Virtual Tour
This custom, upscale executive home was designed and finished in June, 2006 with meticulous eye for details by a local Gulf Breeze surgeon and his wife.
It is an Arthur Rutenberg St. Augustine VI floorplan, placed on a 1.04 acre estate lot. The house has an estimated 3636 square feet of living space, and estimated 4965 square feet under roof. The home features soaring 12 foot ceilings, with 13 1/2 feet tray ceilings in master bedroom, leisure room, living room and dining room.
If you like quiet estate living, but with shopping, restaurants and beaches just a couple minutes away, this is the home for you! The estate is bordered to the North and East with treed lots, and to the South, a quiet 55 acre nature preserve on the Sound, with lakes and a quiet beach. The nature preserve is known by the locals for it's beautiful flowering camelia trails with each tree showing it's hundreds of blooms through the Winter.
Don't settle for someone else's remodeled or repaired old house... get the best and newest home offered in Soundside Estates. When comparing and pricing houses in the Gulf Breeze area, remember that this modern, new home has over $236,000 in upgrades and amenities custom added by the owners.
The many lifestyle bonuses of this particular home are priceless when comparing homes in the area: the lot is not located in an expensive waterfront flood zone, the home is across the street from the quiet nature preserve, lack of backyard neighbors, full blueprints, interior design details notebook, hundreds of construction photos for future reference, and the remaining term of a 10-year Arthur Rutenberg warranty.
Upon arriving at the home, one of the first and foremost beautiful visual elements seen by visitors are the wrought-iron "Castle Entries" nine-foot double doors, hand-forged in Monterey, Mexico. These were special-ordered and custom-installed at great expense. They are extremely robust, with heavy-weight construction, but open smoothly and easily with one finger. The inner glass panels open for easy cleaning. The door was designed for wind resistance and security, as well as beauty, and carries the balance of a 5-year warranty.
The open floorplan is superb for entertaining, with three sets of large easy-to-open sliding patio multi-panel doors for access to the large lanai areas and pool area. Eighteen-inch Dal Brancacci Fresco Calle tiles are set on the diagonal in the living areas, with tile insets. The bedrooms and office have been lavishly upgraded with the rare imported solid Thailand Rosewood flooring - which is both beautiful and durable.
The Living room has a beautiful view of the pool area and lanai, and boasts the indoor stacked stone natural gas/wood-burning fireplace, ceiling fan, tray ceilings and hidden floor electrical outlets for centered room lamps. (Also installed in the floor of the family room). The living room also features triple full length sliding glass doors, which can be fully opened and hidden from view.
The Dining room at the front of the house features a contrasting tray ceiling, with a large wrought iron bowl chandelier echoing the design elements of the wrought iron front doors. The chandeliers throughout the home feature tasteful upscale hand-painted medallions in subdued matching colors. Between the dining room and the kitchen, there is a windowed butler's pantry with a view to the pool, featuring over-sized matching cherry wood cabinetry and granite countertops, with a wet-bar sink and brushed nickel fixtures. It is perfect for the bartender at your next big party!
The front office is very large, with full length custom wood cabinetry, and halogen under-lighting. The built-in desktop cabinets have fully hidden cable TV/satellite/internet connections, with a custom fitted "smokey topaz" Zodiac quartz top, and extra outlets for computer, monitor, and printer. The room also features Thailand Rosewood flooring and a matching bronzed ceiling fan and remote control. The half-bathroom is located next to the office for easy access to both the office and the foyer.
The heart of the home is the grand kitchen with Cardell Princeton II cherry-wood cabinets with full-overlay and a nutmeg finish with brown glaze. Countertops and backsplashes are expensive "Mahogany Blue Eyes" granite, with beautiful glints of color and custom edging. The oversized island and sitting bar feature the same granite. Wood overlays are present on all cabinetry faces. The home features extra storage space, oversize cabinetry with slideouts, and halogen underlighting.
The kitchen boasts a professional Mongram dual-fuel natural gas range/electric convection oven,professional Dacor hood vent with an attic mounted in-line fan motor for quieter operation.
There is a second Monogram wall-mounted convection oven, a warming drawer and a Monogram Advantium combination oven/microwave.
The refrigerator is a GE Profile stainless side-by-side refrigerator with filtered water and lighted door dispenser.
The sink is an indestructible Moenstone under mount design with brushed nickel hardware and soft soap dispenser, with extra electrical outlets installed under the sink for future needs. The dishwasher is a stainless Kenmore Elite model with SmartWash, gentle china cycle, pot scrubbers, rinse and completely silent operation.
The Morning room just off the kitchen features a beautiful chandelier similar to the dining room with a hand-painted medallion and nine foot seamless windows with a view to the pool and beyond to the backyard forest.
The Leisure room boasts an intricate, hand-made custom entertainment built-in for a large Hi-Def television, with dual cabinets, display alcoves, and wiring for 5.1 surround sound, cable TV, satellite TV, dual internet connections, and XM radio antenna feed.
The built-in media center also is the hub for the 10-speaker whole-house stereo sound system, allowing music and entertainment throughout all the interior of the home and both patio lanais (all spaces and rooms are on individual volume controls).
The Leisure room also has floor electrical outlets, and two walls of large triple sliding windowed doors, which can be opened for fresh air and for entertaining, and are an Arthur Rutenberg design touch.
The home features a large master bedroom suite, with 13 1/2 foot high tray ceilings, tasteful draperies custom designed and sewn in Atlanta. The master bedroom also has a large bay window sitting area with a view to the pool, waterfall and forest. The suite has dual his & her walk-in closets with "California"-type custom wood shelving throughout, and designer ceiling fixtures.
There is a large finished master bathroom, with His & Hers Mahogany Blue Eyes granite countertops, elegant crafsman Fresco Cafe tilework surrounding the almond Jacuzzi "Milano" garden tub and floor-to-ceiling tilework in the walk-in shower with a frameless glass wall. The sinks are almond Kohler Memoirs collection with Moen Kingsley brushed nickel fixtures. The cabinetry is a cherrywood design, matching the kitchen, and both cabinets have storage-saving slideout shelves, and a hidden power outlet inside for shaver charging. The double-tray ceiling also features romantic recessed lighting.
There is a total of four bedrooms in the home, with the back bedroom custom designed as the Home Theater. It features a raised back row, 7.2 surround sound, and is fully wired for cable & satellite TV, with dual internet LAN outlets, and custom electrical outlets behind the front row seating for remote control charging and gaming accessories. It is also prewired for "butt-shakers", with additional soundproofing in the room's construction. The home theater features double entry doors, a ceiling fan, sconce lighting on dimmers, and blackout & acoustic drapes for theater atmosphere and superb sound.
The other two bedrooms are large, with Thailand Rosewood flooring, wood closet shelving, bronzed ceiling fans with remotes, custom tasteful draperies and wood blinds.All bedrooms have bronzed finished ceiling fans with bowl lighting and remote controls. Matching ceiling fans are also present in the living room, and family room. Both lanai patios also feature bronzed finish ceiling fans.
There are a total of three full baths and one powder bath. The bathrooms feature adult-friendly walk-in showers with frameless glass doors and full floor-to-ceiling tilework, done by one of Pensacola's premier tiling professionals.
Toilet fixtures are almond Kohler Memoirs collection, with Moen Kingsley brushed nickel fixture, and faucets.
Toilet fixtures are almond Kohler Memoirs collection, with Moen Kingsley brushed nickel fixture, and faucets.
All bathrooms feature centralized attic fans for low exhaust noise.
The washer-dryer room features both natural gas and electric hookups, with a closet, a deep utility sink, and high cabinets with an additional shelf for extra storage. The communications cabinet is tastefully hidden behind the door for easy access to phone, internet, cable and satellite TV connections.
The home features two natural gas fireplaces (both capable of burning wood with full chimneys) made with stacked stone and full hearths. The stone design elements are echoed in both indoor and outdoor fireplaces and on the beautiful and functional outdoor kitchen facade and chimney. The living room fireplace is pre-wired for a flat-screen television above the mantel.
The outdoor kitchen features a full-size Jenn-Air stainless four burner natural gas grill with additional sear burner, smoker tray, electric start and infrared rotisserie. The outdoor kitchen also has a sink, matching refrigerator and a stainless steel Broan exhaust hood with infrared heating lamps and halogen lighting. The backsplash design incorporates tile elements found throughout the home's interior.
The home features two natural gas fireplaces (both capable of burning wood with full chimneys) made with stacked stone and full hearths. The stone design elements are echoed in both indoor and outdoor fireplaces and on the beautiful and functional outdoor kitchen facade and chimney. The living room fireplace is pre-wired for a flat-screen television above the mantel.
The outdoor kitchen features a full-size Jenn-Air stainless four burner natural gas grill with additional sear burner, smoker tray, electric start and infrared rotisserie. The outdoor kitchen also has a sink, matching refrigerator and a stainless steel Broan exhaust hood with infrared heating lamps and halogen lighting. The backsplash design incorporates tile elements found throughout the home's interior.
There are two large outdoor patio lanai sitting areas with ceiling mounted music speakers and ceiling fans, and textured painted concrete surface for safety and beauty. These areas are great for entertaining guest or just relaxing in front of the fireplace with family or a few friends.
The geometric gunite pool is 12,500 gallons with a natural gas heated pool & jetted hot-tub, three waterfall features, with a sunning area and two swim-outs. The pool was a $65,000 upgrade to the home. The pool has a water level "auto-fill" system, and an automatic chlorinator costing only $60 per year to maintain chlorine levels perfectly. The patio area was oversized from the standard dimensions, and features a covered bronze-finish lanai screen. The screened lanai prevents insects and debris from entering the pool area, and makes the lanai an insect-free delight, but pool cleaning becomes a very easy, infrequent event.
The garage features a three car design, with full cable TV, phone and internet hookups for the best "man-cave" possible. The extra-deep garage design allows additional space along the back wall for a workbench, lawn equipment, refrigerator, and storage shelving without hindering access.
Extra fluorescent fixtures were installed in the garage by the owner and provide lots of task lighting for shop work. Extra electrical outlets were placed throughout the garage, including outlets on the wall between the garage doors for easy access for powering equipment on the driveway.
There is access to a large walk-up attic storage space located in the center of the garage.
The garage doors have Genie screw-drive units with lifetime warranty, and outside mounted remote keypad. The pedestrian door features a keypad deadbolt for keyless entry.
The garage is stubbed for an outdoor sink. The garage also has a second hookup for an outdoor refrigerator w/ice maker, especially nice when working outdoors.
There is access to a large walk-up attic storage space located in the center of the garage.The garage doors have Genie screw-drive units with lifetime warranty, and outside mounted remote keypad. The pedestrian door features a keypad deadbolt for keyless entry.
The garage is stubbed for an outdoor sink. The garage also has a second hookup for an outdoor refrigerator w/ice maker, especially nice when working outdoors.
The landscaping has been professionally designed, featuring many low-water native trees and plants, and flowers to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. The deep well provides rust-free irrigation for pennies a day, with eight-zone programmable digital control. The home features Empire Zoysia grass for a softer texture, lower maintenance, and lower water requirements.
The front of the home features decorative night-time landscape lighting.
Mulched areas front and back have full weed control fabric for low maintenance.
The home has architectural durable rust-free aluminum fencing with wrought-iron appearance and three gates. One side gate is double-wide for lawn tractor access. Another arched decorative gate in the back yard leads to the forested rear portion of the lot, which has a split-rail fence on the far property line.
The HVAC system features dual 3-ton efficient Trane A/C units with dual digital programmable thermostats, and dual variable speed air-handlers for superb humidity control inside the house. These Trane outdoor units also double as energy-efficient heat pumps on cool nights. Foil-backed radiant barrier roof sheathing was installed at extra expense during construction to enhance the "green" energy-efficiency and dramatically lower cooling costs during the Summer.
A quality low-maintenance Guardian natural gas-powered 15kW generator powers the home, refrigerators and air conditioners indefinitely in the event of an unexpected power-outage.
The circular driveway is 14 feet wide and parking areas are oversized in all dimensions for easy entry and exit from all three garages, while allowing 15-car entertainment parking.
The circular driveway is 14 feet wide and parking areas are oversized in all dimensions for easy entry and exit from all three garages, while allowing 15-car entertainment parking.
There are hundreds of construction and design details that you may not notice, but were chosen to ensure the high-end quality and integrity of the home.
The dryer and water heater areas are set up for both natural gas and 240v electric.
The home features a hot water circulating pump for instant hot water throughout the house. The master bath is powered by a tankless water heater.
A dozen electrical outlets were installed with Christmas lighting in mind: switched outlets in the eaves, outlets centered below all windows, and outlets for lighting fireplace mantles.
Extra water and electrical outlets were installed around the sides of the home, and an over-height utility wall to hide the refuse receptacle from driveway and street view.
Many other features include two-by-six wall construction on 16-inch centers with horizontal blocking for wall stability and extra insulation, drapery nailers for draperies at windows, light switches at same height as doorknobs for easy reach, dimmers on many switches throughout the house, low-height but efficient heat attic vents, supergutters on the lanai screening, and a french drain for the pool patio.
The house was built up higher than standard, with an extra two rows of foundation block for an extra $12,000. The lot is high and dry, and not in a flood plain, and flood insurance is not required.
The house was built up higher than standard, with an extra two rows of foundation block for an extra $12,000. The lot is high and dry, and not in a flood plain, and flood insurance is not required.
The home conveys with all full-size construction blueprints, design details book, landscaping diagrams and planting details, with all extra tiles and wood pieces for future reference and use. Extra stucco coating and Sherwin-Williams paints are included, with full color chips and descriptions for future touch-ups.All home appliance owner's manuals and instructions are included.
A 10-year Arthur Rutenberg structural warranty is included, with a construction list of all contractors who helped construct the home.
Today, this home would cost upwards of $1,100,000 to build the same amenities on the same acreage, neighborhood, floor plan and upgrades. We hope you will enjoy the home as much as we have!
The home is located 20 minutes from downtown Pensacola, 20 minutes from Pensacola Beach and Navarre Beach, and just three minutes from Wal-Mart, Lowe's and many restaurants. The home is about 30 minutes from NAS Pensacola and Hurlburt Field. Multiple public boat launches are just down the street on Soundside Drive, with kayak launching and hiking available in the Nature Preserve.
Year-round average utilities: $220/mo electric, city water $19, natural gas $31. (Past 24mo average)
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Email me at matthewrings@yahoo.com if you need information on the area and neighborhood. Though we live in Okinawa now (US Navy), we can give you objective opinions on the area.
All square footage / acreages are estimates and subject to verification by buyer. Estimates based on blueprints, county tax records and Arthur Rutenberg website for St. Augustine VI.
