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Elegant Mountain Living

By Daniel Amezcua ⋅ April 21, 2008
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As Park City continues to grow, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find large, new homes that are centrally located. Most new construction is on the outskirts of the city, requiring residents to trek 10 or more miles to the ski slopes or a restaurant. This home represents one of the few opportunities to get a nearly 5,000 square-foot home that has tremendous views and is close to everything.

Designed with a Mountain European theme, the house is in the pristine Willow Creek Estates subdivision, which is located almost exactly halfway between Kimball Junction and Main Street, and near the Canyons Ski Resort. Beyond its convenient location, this house is ideal for a family or someone who wants to live in Park City year-round. A school bus stops in front of the house. The Park City trail system passes alongside the house. The Willow Creek Park is only a short walk down the street, offering tennis courts, basketball hoops and more.

“Willow Creek is one of the few high-end neighborhoods in Park City that specialized toward the family,” says Cindy Wallace, a Realtor with Signature Group Real Estate who is selling the home. The views at this house are especially breathtaking. It is on a corner lot with preserved open space on two sides. Beyond one of these spaces is the scenic Swaner Nature Preserve.

These lands will never be developed, ensuring the vista will never change. When you drive up to this house you start to notice the attention to detail. Huge timbers frame the front entrance and the garage doors. The grounds are immaculately landscaped. The circular drive welcomes guests inside. The front door leads into the primary living space in the home — the great room. That space is anchored by a living room with a 20-foot vaulted ceiling, distressed timbers and a massive, natural stone fireplace. Linked to this space are an elegant dining room and the state-of the-art kitchen.

The gourmet kitchen has double Wolf oven, a 48-inch Wolf cook top with griddle, side-by-side Sub Zero refrigerator and plenty of granite countertop to go around. Through the great room and down a hall, visitors will find the master suite. Highlights include a vaulted ceiling, a fireplace, a sitting area, access to the back patio and an impressive grand master bathroom with a separate steam shower and travertine tile. Also on the first floor, visitors will find a laundry room, a mudroom leading from the garage and a generous home office.

On the second floor, visitors will find two bedrooms, a second master suite and an elegant home theater. One unique feature on the second floor is a long hallway that looks down to the front entrance on one side and the living room on the other. Throughout the home, visitors will find natural stone and wood, warm colors, faux wall treatments and many other features that put it in a category among the finest homes in Park City.

The home is finely furnished with sofas, chairs and tables that match the home’s design. These items are valued at $150,000 and are for sale with the house for an additional $100,000. Lots at Willow Creek Estates started being sold in 2002, so all the homes are new. The first houses were completed within the following two years. The area continues to see considerable appreciation.

The Highland Group designed this house. The partners at the architectural firm have a combined 20 years experience. They specialize in custom homes that range from sleek and contemporary to rustic mountain Craftsman. Their expertise truly make this home a work of art.

For a closer look, call Cindy Wallace at (435) 901-2781, or go to www.pcmls.com/9969138.

** Text from Cindy Wallace as seen in the Salt Lake Tribune. Photography courtesy of Drew Cain. All photos and text are under copyright by their respective owners.

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