A rare opportunity to own a newly constructed home with a WhoÂ’s Who private address in Highland Park. This stunning French Renaissance Regence Chateau, designed by Richard Drummond Davis and built by Sharif-Munir, sits on a richly landscaped property backing Lakeside Park. Sophisticated and elegant in every detail.

The ironwork doorway opens to a grand, two-story foyer with limestone floors and a winding staircase with gilded accents. The foyer leads to a stunning family room with soaring ceilings featuring elaborately carved wooden coffers. The stone fireplace rises up almost the full height of the room and is framed by inset art niches. The arched windows overlook the treetops of the backyard with complete privacy, and the deep outdoor living loggia overlooks the pool with fountains and spa below.

The entry also opens to a formal dining room with imported 18th century French marble fireplace, inlaid wood floors, and custom plaster ornamental detailing. Opposite the dining room is a living room with floor to ceiling built-in display cabinets, and an additional antique French fireplace. All three rooms share an openness that is ideal for entertaining. Across from the living room is the rich, wood-paneled library with a marble fireplace, herringbone wood floors, and a covered balcony porch overlooking the back yard.

Down the hall, you enter the expansive master suite with a fireplace and gorgeous views of the treetops from the bedroom and spacious sitting room/ladies study. His and her large bathrooms with inlaid marble floors each have their own spacious closets with elegant glass-front cabinetry, marble-topped dressers, and heated floors. There is also an additional large cedar closet.

The gourmet kitchen features hand-carved custom cabinetry and an exquisite vent hood reminiscent of Italian statuary. The breakfast room provides 180 degree views of the garden, and the spacious butlerÂ’s pantry has easy access to the dining and family rooms. The utility room provides extra workspace for catering with an additional refrigerator, large sink and dog bathing area..

Three upstairs bedrooms each have their own unique and richly appointed marble bathroom, and one of the bedrooms and the upstairs game room each have a large private covered balcony. A second-floor attached quarters is accessible through a private hallway and has a separate staircase to the first floor.

The basement level features an additional private residential suite with full bath and sitting room that could also serve as a wonderful, private home office space. The wine room offers space for intimate dining. A large downstairs game room with fireplace has brick floors inlaid with stone and wood pilasters, columns, and Pecky Cypress ceilings. French doors open to the patio, heated pool, and spa. Additional amenities include a wet bar, media room, and a spacious exercise room with full bath and sauna, overlooking the pool, pre-wiring for Smart Home features, and large, climate-controlled storage room.

The gated entrance and circular parking court are framed by double two-car garages, and additional parking space is available on steel grates discretely covered by lush grass.

Exclusions: See Listing Agent. refer to mls:11143054