Fairytale Santa Cruz Home On Hilltop Offers Otherworldly Views

SANTA CRUZ, CA — This stunning Santa Cruz home is going for $3.5 million, but buyers will never be bored.

The hilltop mansion features an outdoor firepit and sink, unreal views of flora and ocean, and a sleek interior with a dream kitchen, and updated appliances and cabinets.

The home sits on six acres and is great for entertaining guests. Admire its 300-year-old wood carvings or sip tea in the room equipped for a tea ceremony.

• Address: 260 Castle Dr, Santa Cruz, California
• Price: $3,475,000
• Square Feet: 5127
• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 4 Full and 1 Half Baths
• Built: 2003
• Features: BREATHTAKING MAGNIFICENT PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEWS! Welcome to this one of the kind, luxurious elegant estate which sits on a 6.2-acre private property consisting of two homes. Main house is a custom built modern Japanese house over looking 180 degrees of ocean view with many Japanese features;100 year lasting roof-tiles, entertainment rooms with amenities for tea ceremony - tatami-mat, hinoki & kokutan woods, a recessed floor horigotatsu and 300-yr-old antique wood carvings ranma all imported from Japan. Master suite and two additional suites with lofts are on the 2nd floor overlooking the ocean and additional guest suite is on the first floor. Radiant floor heating, built in vacuum system, gourmet chef's kitchen with subzero refrigerator, bar with entertainment system. Property also has a Koi pond, Brazilian Ironwood deck, outdoor kitchen, fire pit, and more. 1940 sqft 2nd house is currently rented out. 5 minutes to HWY1, 7 minutes to HWY17, and less than 40 minutes to Silicon Valley.

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