28354 Balkins Drive, Agoura, CA
Imagine the entertainer's paradise sitting at the top of Palo Camodo in Old Agoura. All you have to do to get there is climb the 28 steps, the stairway to a land of enchantment……..where you’ll find a grotto with water spilling out of its Jacuzzi; where the slide down to the pool is as long as any you’d find in a theme park…….where the 2nd waterfall at the end of the pool leads to a lower grotto, complete with water-bar, enhanced by a brilliant tile mosaic of the Italian seaside.
And all a person can do is wonder….. at the canopy of oak trees leading to the entrance of this home, where tumbled travertine floors hint at what’s inside these 5,470 square feet: a family room with a stacked-stone fireplace, vertical garden sunken above its mantle. Right off this huge room is a dream kitchen housing a Wolf range, Sub-zero refrigerator, kitchen island topped with a unique granite imbedded with sparkling quartz, and farmhouse sink. A breakfast nook overlooks the pool. Adjacent is a formal dining and living room, with another fireplace, this one of white stone. The first floor office contains a wall of built-in bookcases, where it’s difficult to work when a patio beckons to the outdoor kitchen and dining area. Along side the office is a newly installed putting green to practice your game.
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Follow the winding staircase, with its soaring cathedral ceiling and massive chandelier. Take a left and prepare to sigh upon entering the master bedroom and en suite bath, bigger than a Manhattan flat: light oak floors, a sitting room facing yet another lovely fireplace. Opening the doors to the patio offers a gorgeous view of a series of mountain peaks, each taller than the other. A walk-in closet holds custom built-ins; the dressing and bath area entrances, with an Oceana soaking tub set in a bay window overlooking a stone waterfall, magnolia trees, and koi pond. On the opposite side of this level is a guest bedroom, with full bath, offering more stunning mountain views. Two more guest rooms lie adjacent, with a jack & jill bath.
The final treasure in this entertainer's haven is the media room. For the movie aficionado, everything is there: perfect insulation, large reclining leather chairs, thick carpets, black-out, custom drapes. But it is more – a multi-functional space holding an oak floor for dancing, a private entrance for screenings, a professional director’s area in the rear of the room. As with the rest of this rare home, nothing is lacking.
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28354 Balkins Drive, Agoura, CA
