Doris Jacobs Presents 4808 Lakeside Drive | Old Highland Park Legendary Lakeside Villa
Waterfront property in old Highland Park is excessively rare. On fabled Lakeside Drive, in the 4800 block, only three splendid residential sites exist. Then, for the final once-in-a-lifetime touch, find one of the original homes from the time of the Town’s incorporation, owned by a family sharing credit for the existence of this premier residential community. Nestled on a gorgeous 0.62’-acre lot with its grand circular drive, the 7,162 square foot Italianate villa at 4808 Lakeside Drive commands a superb sweeping view of Exall Lake, created at the turn of the 20th century by Henry Exall, who harnessed Turtle Creek, enhancing the majestic pastoral greensward recognized statewide among Texas’ cherished natural assets. The Exall family chose this property as the best address on Lakeside Drive, lived here and savored the view. Offered at $9,925,000, the stunning two-story manse offers three bedrooms, 3.2 baths, ten entertaining areas, two dining areas, four fireplaces, two wet bars, a wine room, front and rear terraces, guest house/cabana, pool and spa, huge verdant backyard, three-car garage, and an automatic gate.
Enter through a magnificent iron and glass door into a two-story entry, marked by a superb iron-grilled limestone stairway traversing a Venice-muraled wall. The unique Lakeside vista is the scene through the gallery, with Palladian windows, limestone flooring, and triptych arched openings into the living room and music room, with focal point the custom iron-scrolled doors into the living room. High ceilings in the living, dining and music room areas are trimmed with gilt framing. Adjacent to the formal areas, where gleaming hardwood flooring reflects natural light, is a circular solarium, whose domed skylight magnifies the sparkling flow from a stone fountain and is also accented with limestone flooring.
The great room, with its marble and cast stone-surrounded fireplace and built-in bookshelves, refracts light with leaded glass transom/casement windows. Light-filled French doors also open to a front terrace. Then, a richly paneled study with its cross-beamed ceiling and marble-topped wet bar, reveals a wine room. The glorious granite kitchen, in Mediterranean white, has its own island with breakfast bar and colorful Italian backsplash, whose vibrant hues are matched in the double sinks. The kitchen also conveniently showcases premier appliances, including Viking, Thermador, Asko and SubZero, and butler’s and walk-in pantries. Additionally, the sunlit breakfast area opens to the rear grounds. Two marble powder rooms and a granite-trimmed office round out the first floor.
Second level living is equally luxurious. Ascending the stairway, first stop is an arched shelved wall for the retiral landing, with a door leading into an upstairs den with a granite-surrounded fireplace. Luxurious and private, the master suite’s credentials include a hand-carved door, bleached wood floors with a matching cornice molding surrounding the tray ceiling, limestone fireplace wall and the gorgeous Versace-tiled bath, which is graced with His and Hers vanities, a vanity desk area, separate steam shower, jetted tub, toilet room with bidet, abundant built-ins, and a huge walk-in closet. Two additional spacious bedrooms plus an oversized fourth bedroom/game room, with a full granite wet bar, range in size and style and are served by two elegant marble baths. The third floor vaulted fitness room has its own sauna.
In addition to a basement, this Medici mansion has a guest house with three generous-sized bedrooms and two baths plus a cabana, which overlooks an expansive terrace surrounding the gorgeous Olympian pool and spa and the huge verdant landscaped backyard grounds. A three-car detached garage and an automatic gate complete this majestic estate.
Lakeside Drive. The address says it all. Ageless. Scarce. Known for its names.
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Doris Jacobs
Executive Vice President
& Founding Partner
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