Single Family Home for Sale in 2264 Bridgeview, Kelowna, British Columbia(B.c.), Canada

Classic Tudor Manor Estate

Located in Canada's wine capital and true 4 season recreation paradise just a short hop from the 2010 Olympic venues! The Okanagan offers famous champagne powder skiing/snowboarding at 4 local mountains to sailing/powerboating on our 60 mile long lake and championship golf at one of the 40 courses in the valley.
This unique manorhouse was handcrafted by a cabinetmaker and Masterbuilder over 1 1/2 years for the builder's own family home on an awardwinning landscaped 1/2 acre site. No expense was spared in creating this one of a kind masterpiece using the best materials and craftsmanship eated in the timeless and traditional Tudor style featuring; wainscotting/chairrails/ceiling beams in the familyroom/handcarved mantles/dormers/awnings/beveled&stained glass doors/exterior trim boards/handsplit heavy cedar shake roof/iron railings/brick pillars, fireplaces and facings with rich dark wood cabinets,sweeping circular staircase and trim throughout, all custom made on site.
Impressive street presence draws you up the curving drive along the exposed aggregate stairways to the double oak front entry doors set back within the large brick and railed, covered entrance. Stepping into the grand marble floored, 2 storey height foyer with the formal living salon on your right and traditional familyroom on your left, you are met with the beautifully crafted oak panelled circular staircase leading to the upper bedroom level, lit by a massive solid brass 18 light chandelier suspended from the beamed and sculpted plaster ceilings.
On the main floor, as you proceed inward, you come to the formal french doored dining room with the private master bedroom suite down the hall to your right with it's own deck overlooking the lake & city. This bedroom offers a full en-suite with gold plated fixtures,bath,shower,comode and marble countered vanity topped by a amber vessel sink across from the walk-in closet. A four posted kingsize bed complete with full custom made bedding is flanked by matching marble topped nightstands, dressers and fireplace mantle under high sculpted plaster ceilings. To the left of the dining room is the eating area with it's glass topped sculpted pedestal table and 4 carved woodframe black leather covered chairs opening onto the familyroom and flagstone floored sunroom. The adjacent kitchen features the latest stainless steel Vicking Professional 6 element Induction cooktop, Thermador convection walloven,trash compactor, Bosch silent dishwasher and Corian countertops over the china knobbed custom crafted oak cabinets. A butler's pantry having built-in 'kitchen centre' equipment ,deep stailess sinks and full laundry with Maytag Neptune frontloaders and built-in ironing board. Beyond the kitchen, off to the left and the side entry, is the private office featuring full wetbar,fireplace mantle,mirrored office closets,oak wainscotting and custom built desk. Adjacent to the office is the indoor, clear cedar lined, 1 1/2 storey spa room having a twin 5 hp 42 jet hottub,sauna and bathroom with wainscotting,marble counter vanity topped with a vessel sink and frameless waterfall glass doored shower. Hardwood floors are featured throughout the main floor excepting the bed and principal rooms which have plush neutral carpeting. Four fireplaces are on the main floor in the master suite,living salon,family room and office.
The upper floor contains 3 bedrooms and full bath. To the left of the landing is the dormer bedroom overlooking the lake and city. Across the landing is a large bedroom featuring built-in drawers and cabinets with a custom mirror adjacent to the sliding doors to a private deck overlooking the pool and grounds. The third bedroom is also at the back of the home with the gold fixtured full bath adjacent. All bedrooms have chairrails and rich dark wood trim.
The lower level offers a billiard/games room, home theatre/library,summer kitchen,aromatic cedar lined closet,large coldroom-pantry, pool bath/change room,and the mechanical room. A THX Lucas Sound certified engineer designed and set-up the 71" home theatre system which is enjoyed from leather sofas in front of a traditional brick, floor to ceiling, wood burning fireplace flanked by wall to wall library bookcases. A video games alcove is across the landing. The games area offers a commercial 12'x6' English billiards table, a shuffleboard table and darts e summer kitchen is fully equipped including an antique woodburning stove with the coldroom/pantry and aromatic cedar storage closet off. The pool bath/change room is accessible both from the outside and the lower level entertainment areas offering towel storage,comode,shower,sink and vanities.
All of this is situated on an mature, award winning, landscaped,automatically irrigated, 1/2 acre property bordered by traditional boxwood hedges at the front and 12' cedar hedges at the back ensuring privacy for enjoying the salt water pool with it's slide and diving board surrounded by extensive flagstone patios. The terraced rear yard has cherry and plum trees along with raspberry and blackberry vines for delicious summer fruit to accompany produce from the raised vegetable bed, should one enjoy e entire grounds feature extensive plantings of specimen trees and shrubs with some now 30' tall.
This property is offered fully furnished for convenience and as a second, recreation area, home. (insurers have valued these personal effects at $1.2 million). Recreating this estate would exceed $4,000,000-not including furnishings! Available now for under $3 million for prompt sale.