2006 Home Show Expo Best of Show Winner on the Market

While you’re checking out the Greater Des Moines Home Builders Association’s 2013 Home Show Expo at Urbandale’s Bent Creek Estates, check out this 2006 winner. The house is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.

You’ll see immediately why this mansion at 15015 Northview Drive was a favorite of judges. With a beautiful stone facade, oversized double doors and a stone fountain are just the beginning of extras you haven’t even imagined.

A soaring two-story entry, great room and library greet you inside the front door set apart by walnut floors, custom forged iron railings, hand-applied textured walls and custom paint.

The master suite, located on the main floor, is more of a retreat. It boasts cathedral ceilings, a fireplace and a beautiful ensuite tub that is simply fantastic.

The gourmet kitchen is fully equipped with top-line appliances and a huge (but hidden) walk-in pantry.

There’s a formal dining room, of course, but also a large breakfast nook with a double-sided fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows looking out to a private back yard.

An overhead catwalk leads you to a guest bathroom with a full bath and twomore bedrooms that share a jack-and-jill bathroom.

The finished basement is a party-giver’s dream with a theater room, game room, flex room, and a full bar and wine cellar. The bar has cascading lights built into the counter top and also features a sink, dishwasher, microwave and refrigerator.

There’s also another bedroom and full bath on the lower level.

A photo gallery and complete property description are found on Aol Real Estate.

By the Numbers

House size: 3,389 square feet

Price: $795,00

Cost per square foot: $235

Assessed valuation: $740,830

2012 taxes: $12,500

Bedrooms: 5

Baths: 5

Coldwell Banker MidAmerica Group Realtors is the broker. For an appointment, call listing agent Rob Ruby at (855) 736-5654.