Area: Laurelhurst
Address: 5025 NE Laurecrest Lane View local map
NWMLS: 29122476
List Price: $12,800,000
Status: Pending Inspection
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 5.25
Heat: Gas, Forced Air, Heat Pump, Radiant
Taxes: 2009 - $57,653
Year Built: 2003
Lot Size: 28,625 per KingCounty Records

This exceptional estate property on Lake Washington represents a rare opportunity. Its stately brick Georgian house straddles two lots that combined, offer 125' of waterfront and two docks. Custom built in 2003, the home seamlessly incorporated a house original to one of the lots. The sprawling, almost 10,000-sq-ft structure that emerged does not reveal its true size at the entry -- only from the water, where its full width and all three levels are visible, does the house shows its true scale. While this distinguished residence has refined, classic style, it was designed for comfortable contemporary living. Constructed with luxury materials, a keen sense of proportion and extraordinary attention to detail, the house also takes full advantage of a glorious setting on the lake with Mt. Rainier as a backdrop.

A gated courtyard with a water feature and formal boxwood gardens provides an inviting approach. Exterior features of the house include red brick walls, a center-gabled shake roof, and a portico supported by round columns. An elaborate surround with a fanlight and sidelights of beveled, leaded glass graces a paneled front door of African mahogany. Trim is painted the same shade of white inside and out, providing a sense of cohesiveness.

An entry foyer introduces day rooms with dark-stained oak floors, high ceilings, and exquisite millwork. Rooms are grand in scale but not overwhelming, thanks to carefully thought out proportions. They flow from one to another in a circular floor plan that creates an ideal setting for large-scale entertaining. All day rooms enjoy breathtaking water and mountain vistas.

The living and dining rooms both have 11' ceilings with crown molding. The living room features a gas fireplace with an elegant marble surround and three sets of French doors to the adjoining dining room, terrace and porch. The dining room has a dramatic crystal chandelier and a large picture window flanked by doors to a bluestone terrace with a covered eating area. The 'living porch' offers a particularly captivating setting for outdoor dwelling -- it has an 18' vaulted ceiling clad in dark, tongue-and-groove paneling and a wood-burning fireplace with a massive limestone surround. The porch opens directly onto the terrace.

A wide hall stretches from one end the house to the other, connecting formal and informal living areas. Off the hall is an elegant powder room with gold leaf walls and a sink set in an 18th century French sideboard. Near the living room, pocket doors conceal a wet bar equipped with a Bosch stemware dishwasher and Sub-Zero under-counter refrigerator with an icemaker. A spacious office situated at the end of the hall has built-in cabinetry, an alabaster light fixture and French doors to the terrace.

Informal living areas on the main level, located at the opposite end of the hall, include a kitchen with an adjoining family room and informal dining area -- all with water and mountain views. The kitchen has granite counters, a large center island with counter seating, and two sinks. Top-of-the-line appliances include a Sub-Zero refrigerator, Viking 6-burner gas range with griddle, grill and hood, 2 Viking stainless dishwashers, and a Viking trash compactor. Steps from the kitchen lead down to the eating area, which has terrace access. The family room has a