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[Front Elevation] The transformative residential design introduced by the architect Addison Mizner in the 1920s resonates in this magnificent Italianate home designed by the late Elby S. Martin, AIA. The interior of this inviting home offers rustic sophistication and romance without fuss. Sweeping vistas travel through open, seamlessly transitioning rooms, most enhanced by panoramic views of the patios, loggias, and pool.
[Foyer - 19x8] Beneath a barrel-vault ceiling, the light-filled foyer and reception space transition through tall arches into flanking formal rooms.
[Foyer / Front Door - 19x8] Bespoke alder pocket doors may be closed behind the glass and iron front door when more privacy is desired. Photo shows the pocket doors partially drawn.
[Living Room - 29x19] Beneath a soaring beamed ceiling, the living room has a massive carved stone fireplace and banks of French doors that overlook the front lawn and gardens.
[Living Room - 29x19] An alternate view of the living room reveals panoramic butted-glass windows and views of the patios and pool.
[Dining Room - 21x15] The dining room has a coffered ceiling and shares the living room’s front views. Note alder wood pocket doors in closed position. Opening at right reveals the butler's pantry.
[Dining Room - 21x15] A closer view of the dining room.
[Butler's Pantry - 20x9] In addition to abundant cabinet and countertop storage and a sink, the butler's pantry features a French door that allows easy access from the front loggia for a quick trip into the kitchen.
[Home Office - 11x6] Spacious home office features a granite countertop/desktop and abundant cabinet, drawer, and open-shelf storage.
[Gathering Kitchen - 25x16] . Kitchen amenities include cabinet-front SubZero refrigerator and freezer; cabinet-front dishwasher and dishwasher drawers; an island with prep sink and warming drawer; professional-grade Wolf range; Thermador wall ovens; and a breakfast bar with pull-up seating, icemaker, and counter-top coffee garage.
[Gathering Kitchen - 25x16] . Kitchen amenities include cabinet-front SubZero refrigerator and freezer; cabinet-front dishwasher and dishwasher drawers; an island with prep sink and warming drawer; professional-grade Wolf range; Thermador wall ovens; and a breakfast bar with pull-up seating, icemaker, and counter-top coffee garage.
[Breakfast Area 20x18] This view focuses on the kitchen's breakfast bar with pull-up seating. Welsh-style dresser at right is one of a pair that flank the entry into the main staircase hall with powder room and full-stop elevator.
[Breakfast Area - 20x18] Note full-length bow window in breakfast area.
[Family Room - 22x16] This view travels to the rotunda bar (right rear), wine vault (left rear), and French door that opens to the summer kitchen / outdoor living/dining.
[Family Room - 22x16] This view travels across the family room into the breakfast area and kitchen. Features in the family room include impressive, carved alder cabinet doors; a massive carved stone fireplace flanked by French doors to the patios and pool; wine vault; and a rotunda full bar encircled by walls of butted glass.
[Family Room - 22x16] A closer view reveals the magnificent alder doors in the family room. Arched opening at right leads to the main staircase hall, elevator, and formal powder room.
[Rotunda Bar -11x10] The rotunda bar projects into the loggia overlooking the open patios and pool. Encircled by bow windows of butted glass, the bar is positioned to serve both inside and outside gatherings. Note domed ceiling.
[Walk-in Pantry - 8x7] Superb storage with refrigerator/freezer niche.
[Main Staircase Hall] Perhaps the most romantic space, the staircase hall includes the formal powder room, all-stop elevator, and stone staircase. Note full-length stained-glass window at staircase turn.
[Formal Powder Room] Exquisite carving enhances the floating stone sink counter in the formal powder room.
[1st Floor Primary Suite - 22x18] Secluded in a private wing on the first floor, the primary suite offers alder double entry doors and an alder floor; French doors that open to the pool; a boxed-beam ceiling; and a carved stone fireplace.
[One of Two Primary Baths - 18x16] The sumptuous, marble-clad primary bath offers separate sink and vanity cabinets; an oversized seamless-glass shower; jetted tub; separate water closets; and two room-sized, custom-fitted, walk-in closets.
[One of Two Primary Closets - 18x13] Bespoke storage and a tiered packing island.
[One of Two Primary Baths] The previously shown bedroom 's bath is the largest on the second floor. Note large walk-in closet at rear.
[One of Two Primary Closets - 16x11]
[All-Stop Elevator] The elevator stops in the main staircase hall and on the second floor staircase landing.
[Upstairs Den / Sitting Area - 18x12] The staircase landing expands into this den / sitting area. Bow window overlooks the patios and pool.
[Gameroom - 26x20] Adjoining the den/ sitting room, the gameroom has a deep tray ceiling.
[Study - 22x13] The study features a tray ceiling, lighted full-length book/display cabinets, and French doors to the wide stone front balcony.
[Hall Half Bath] This half bath serves the study, gameroom, and den / sitting room.
[Front Balcony] A wide front balcony with custom iron railing and stone hardscape serves the bedrooms and gameroom on the second floor.
[Second Floor Front Balcony] French doors in one of the three en suite bedrooms on the second floor open to the wide front balcony.
[Flexible Room - 22x13] This flexible room would serve as another home office, craft room, gym, or as desired.
[En Suite Bedroom - 22x16] This en suite bedroom is the largest of the three en suite bedrooms on the second floor.
[Second-Floor En Suite Bedroom - 16x15]
[Summer Kitchen] Positioned just outside of the rotunda bar and family room. Note Viking grill, sink. Arched opening leads to the expansive living and dining area overlooking the pool and open patios.
[Outdoor Living / Dining Area] This view reveals the inviting outdoor living and dining room with raised stone fireplace. Paneled door at rear opens to the full pool bath and changing room. Note butted glass window in rotunda bar.
[Loggia] This loggia spans the rear of the main house. The primary bedroom wing is visible at left rear.
[Loggia] Alternate view of the loggia just outside the primary suite.
[Pool and Raised Spa] Note grotto waterfall. Summer kitchen is shown at rear.
[Pool and Spa] Note bow windows in breakfast area (1st floor) and den (second floor).
[Pool and Spa] This view travels across the grotto waterfall.
[Outdoor Living / Dining Space]
[Side Patio] This shady patio, located in a side yard just outside the cross gallery that travels from the foyer to the open French doors shown at left, features a stone fountain. Open yard at rear would serve as a putting green, play yard, or as desired.
[Mezzanine Climate - Controlled Storage Room 26x20] A unique feature of this residence is an enormous, mezzanine-level, climate-controlled storage room accessed from a short flight of stairs from the second-floor staircase landing.
[Three-Car Garage and Motor Court] 
[Three-Car Garage] Note epoxy floor, work counter and cabinets, and storage room.
[Front Elevation] The transformative residential design introduced by the architect Addison Mizner in the 1920s resonates in this magnificent Italianate home designed by the late Elby S. Martin, AIA. The interior of this inviting home offers rustic sophistication and romance without fuss. Sweeping vistas travel through open, seamlessly transitioning rooms, most enhanced by panoramic views of the patios, loggias, and pool.
Refined classic design by Elby Martin, AIA, in the tradition of Addison Mizner w/ impeccable scale, proportion, & massing. Romantic w/out fuss; rustic yet sophisticated. Elevator. Barrel-ceiling foyer, palatial formal rms, light-filled vaulted/butted glass gallery w/ panoramic view of patios, pool, spa, loggias, summer kitchen. Venetian plaster walls/ceilings; honed limestone & wide-plank alder floors; alder interior doors, cabinets; beamed & coffered ceilings; metal-framed arched French doors; winding staircase w/ custom full-length stained-glass window. Gathering kitchen w/ Wolf, Thermador, SubZero; breakfast area w/ full-length bow window. Rotunda full bar overlooks pool. 1st-floor primary suite w/ 2 opulent full baths, bespoke closets. Expansive en suite bedrms w/ lavish baths, custom closets, balconies, balconet windows. Den; media/gamerm; study; flex rm; enormous, climate-controlled, mezzanine storage rm. Side yard w/ stone fountain & flex area for putting green, play yard, etc.
| District: | Houston ISD |
| Elementary School: | River Oaks Elementary School   Excellent |  |
| Middle School: | Lanier Middle School Excellent | |
| High School: | Lamar High School  Good | |
| Tax Year | Cost/sqft | Market Value | Change | Tax Assessment | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $860.74 | $12,038,324 | 14.98% | $11,516,716 | 10.00% |
| 2022 | $748.59 | $10,469,742 | 9.89% | $10,469,742 | 9.89% |
| 2021 | $681.22 | $9,527,529 | 3.39% | $9,527,529 | 3.39% |
| 2020 | $658.89 | $9,215,265 | 0.08% | $9,215,265 | 0.08% |
| 2019 | $658.35 | $9,207,659 | 2.70% | $9,207,659 | 4.07% |
| 2018 | $641.04 | $8,965,644 | 0.00% | $8,847,852 | 10.00% |
| 2017 | $641.04 | $8,965,644 | -4.81% | $8,043,502 | 10.00% |
| 2016 | $673.42 | $9,418,395 | 0.00% | $7,312,275 | 10.00% |
| 2015 | $673.42 | $9,418,395 | 25.45% | $6,647,523 | 10.00% |
| 2014 | $536.78 | $7,507,412 | 36.65% | $6,043,203 | 10.00% |
| 2013 | $392.81 | $5,493,821 | 10.00% | $5,493,821 | 10.00% |
| 2012 | $357.10 | $4,994,383 | $4,994,383 |
2023 Harris County Appraisal District Tax Value |
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|---|---|
| Market Land Value: | $5,066,170 |
| Market Improvement Value: | $6,972,154 |
| Total Market Value: | $12,038,324 |
2023 Tax Rates |
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|---|---|
| HOUSTON ISD: | 0.8683 % |
| HARRIS COUNTY: | 0.3501 % |
| HC FLOOD CONTROL DIST: | 0.0311 % |
| PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY: | 0.0057 % |
| HC HOSPITAL DIST: | 0.1434 % |
| HC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: | 0.0048 % |
| HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE: | 0.0922 % |
| HOUSTON CITY OF: | 0.5192 % |
| Total Tax Rate: | 2.0148 % |
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