In the rarefied air of Phillips Park, where every residence whispers wealth, one property has decided to sing opera instead. This isn’t just another luxury home—it’s a 10,700-square-foot stage where daily life transforms into performance art, and where the line between living and curating a lifestyle dissolves entirely.
The Barnes-Vanze Signature: Architecture as Autobiography
When renowned architectural firm Barnes-Vanze collaborates with acclaimed Gibson Builders, something magical happens. Built in 2013 and perfected through a 2024 renovation that reads like a love letter to luxury, this stucco and limestone symphony commands its Phillips Park stage with the confidence of a property that knows it’s destined to become legendary.
The imposing regal façade doesn’t just announce your arrival—it proclaims your taste, your standards, and your understanding that true luxury lies in details most people will never notice.
The Choreography of First Impressions
Forget ordinary entrances. Here, gently rising limestone stairs create anticipation, leading to a circular vestibule with scalloped accent walls that functions as an architectural prologue. But the real magic happens in the dramatic 35-foot gallery with 11-foot ceilings—a space so perfectly proportioned it makes ordinary hallways seem like apologies.
This isn’t navigation; it’s orchestration. Every step has been choreographed to build toward the revelation of your private rear garden vista.
The Main Floor: Where Entertaining Becomes Art Form
The Reception Theater
The spacious reception room doesn’t just welcome guests—it seduces them. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame your world like gallery installations, while the sleek marble fireplace serves as a sculptural anchor. The semi-circular bar with scalloped marble base mirrors the entry vestibule’s details, creating visual poetry that guests will remember long after the evening ends.
Dining as Performance
The banquet-sized dining room transforms every meal into an event. This isn’t where you eat; it’s where you create memories that become family legends and business relationships that shape careers.
The Living Room Revelation
Through wide double doors lies the step-down living room—a theatrical gesture that literally elevates the experience. With 12-foot ceilings and massive walls of floor-to-ceiling windows, this space dissolves the boundary between indoor luxury and garden tranquility.
Culinary Command Center
The gourmet kitchen features a center island that functions as mission control for sophisticated entertaining, equipped with Miele, Sub-Zero, and Wolf appliances that transform cooking from chore to craft. The adjacent breakfast room with banquette seating creates intimate morning rituals that feel like private club experiences.
Second Floor: The Private Palace
An elegant circular staircase ascends to reveal 11-foot ceilings throughout, because luxury should never feel compressed. The spacious primary bedroom functions as a private resort, complete with a luxurious marble bathroom featuring separate water closets and an oversized custom walk-in closet that rivals boutique shopping experiences.
Three additional large bedrooms, each with en-suite bathrooms, ensure that every guest feels like they’re staying in a five-star hotel rather than a friend’s home.
The Underground Empire: Entertainment Redefined
The lower level seduces with an intimate lounge/media room featuring surround sound and a separate wet bar—because basement entertainment rooms are for amateurs. A large bedroom with en-suite bathroom provides flexible living options, while the connection to a two-car garage maintains practical luxury.
But here’s where convention gets demolished: a sub-lower level housing a spectacular, fully equipped state-of-the-art gym. This isn’t home fitness; this is private club-level wellness without leaving your property.
The Garden Theater: Outdoor Living Perfected
The tranquil private rear garden features mature plantings that create natural walls, while the expansive limestone patio serves as your outdoor ballroom. The shimmering swimming pool and jacuzzi aren’t just amenities—they’re the centerpiece of a complete outdoor entertainment ecosystem, complete with a separate pool house that functions as your private cabana.
The Technology Symphony: Invisible Luxury
- Commercial-grade elevator serving all floors (because stairs should be a choice, not a necessity)
- Sonos sound system creating seamless audio experiences
- State-of-the-art security cameras and system providing invisible protection
- Smart home features that anticipate your needs
- Generator ensuring your luxury lifestyle never experiences interruption
The Ultimate Luxury: Turnkey Perfection
Here’s what sets this apart from every other luxury property: it’s being offered as a fully-furnished, turnkey residence. Walk in and start living your elevated life immediately. No designers to hire, no furniture to select, no compromises to make. Pure, immediate luxury activation.
Phillips Park Positioning: Among the Chosen Few
As one of the largest homes in Phillips Park, this property doesn’t just occupy premium real estate—it defines it. In a neighborhood where excellence is expected, this residence exceeds those expectations so thoroughly that it creates its own category.
The Investment Equation: Beyond Market Metrics
This isn’t traditional real estate math. When you combine:
- Barnes-Vanze architectural pedigree
- 2024 perfection-level renovation
- Phillips Park’s most coveted location
- Turnkey luxury activation
- Resort-level amenity integration
You get something that transcends property ownership and enters the realm of lifestyle curation.
Living the Cinematic Life
Some homes provide shelter. Others offer luxury. But this Phillips Park masterpiece delivers transformation—where morning coffee feels like a hotel suite experience, where dinner parties become legendary, and where your daily routine unfolds like scenes from a film about how extraordinary people live.
This is Phillips Park luxury evolved beyond recognition, where architecture doesn’t just house your life—it elevates every moment of it.
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