Balancia
When You Have No Need to Compromise
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A Record Sale for Serrano, El Dorado Hills, and the Entire Western Slope of El Dorado County!
El Dorado Hills’ Most Breathtaking Estate
Privacy. Tranquility. Security.
4473 Greenview Drive, El Dorado Hills
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4473 Greenview Drive, Serrano, El Dorado Hills
Sold for $4,300,000
Balancia delivers the lifestyle and value you could be enjoying today!
It’s beautiful, It’s tranquil, It’s private and secure. It has every amenity you can think of and then some. You are going to fall in love with Balancia, one of the most amazing estates the Sacramento Foothills has ever seen!
A remarkable, unhurried 15,000 feet under roof. Two acres of gorgeously landscaped grounds. The central courtyard is completely private and the entire property walled and fenced. All backing the championship Robert Trent Jones, Jr. golf course inside the manned gates of the award-winning Serrano Country Club.
From the minute you pull into your circle drive and step into the gated portico, Balancia welcomes you in every way. Water, stone, air, fire, iron, wood, and earth come together to create an oasis that is organic, natural and unforced.
You can just feel how this home will be filled with great stories, celebrations, noteworthy guests, and family memories that will last for generations.
Balancia is welcoming in every way. The architectural style perfectly integrates the inside with the outside, and has ample private, meditative spaces, but also expansive-but-graceful entertainment options with amenities and private preparation spaces and equipment.
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With its single-story living, there is a degree of homeyness and comfort that is rare for a home of this scale. Balancia has easy internal and external flow that comes to life with consideration for the needs of family, children, pets, both long and short-term guests, and festivities large and small.
Balancia’s most noteworthy aspect is that everything remains organic and unforced. Every aspect of the home was executed with purpose and precision. It is that rarest of homes that is built to age, adding a patina that will improve year after year.
Balancia – 4473 Greenview Drive, El Dorado Hills
~15,000 feet under roof
9,560 feet of conditioned space
5 bedrooms
5 full bathrooms, 3 partial bathrooms
2.16 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds
Single-story living – Owner’s suite on the main level
Guest suite with private entrance and kitchenette
Elevator and dumbwaiter
Pool
2 Spas
Water features
Casita
Pavilion
Walled and fenced
Garages for 5 cars plus auto court
Inside the manned gates of Serrano Country Club
World class design, construction, and materials
Much, much more
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This beautiful estate was featured twice in the Sacramento Bee:
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Luxury Amenities and Custom Details
Balancia – 4473 Greenview Drive, El Dorado Hills
Balancia features custom and hand crafted finishes throughout the estate, inside and out. Many items were imported from around the country and around the world. Others were handcrafted onsite by skilled artisans. The quality of materials and construction is evident at every turn!
FEATURED THROUGHOUT THE HOME
- Jerusalem limestone flooring
- Hickory and walnut flooring
- Custom masonry
- Solid cedar doors
- Sierra Pacific windows
- Rocky Forge hardware
- Custom lighting design
- Custom made light fixtures
- Isokern fireplaces
- Security system
- Lutron lighting controls
- Casablanca fans
- Elevator
- Dumbwaiter
- 3 laundry rooms each with washer and dryer (main service area, master suite, outside secondary bedrooms)
- Multiple water features and fountains
- Exquisitely designed landscaping and gardens
INTERIOR FEATURES
Kitchen
- AGA ovens with 6-burner range
- Wolf oven & microwave
- Side-by-side Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer with doors matching kitchen cabinets
- 2 Asko dishwashers
- Wolf warming drawer
- Built-in Miele coffee/espresso machine
- 2 Villeroy & Boch sinks
- Broan compactor
- Wine refrigerator
- Two islands
- Granite countertops
- Multiple seating/dining options
Service Kitchen & Pantry
- Wolf oven & microwave
- Villeroy & Boch sink
- Dumbwaiter
- Side-by-side Sub-Zero refrigerator/freezer
- Abundant storage and countertops
Grand Hall
- 20′ high wood ceiling
- Isokern fireplace with custom surround built on-site
- Floor to ceiling entertainment center with remote controlled panel to hide television
- Surround sound
- 3 sets of French doors to covered patio and gardens
- 3′ thick stone wall with clerestory windows
- Additional UV protection on windows to protect artworks
- Open to kitchen
Owner’s Suite
- French doors to private covered patio and owner’s spa
- Walnut flooring in bedroom area
- Rotunda featuring trompe l’oeil on ceiling and starburst wooden floor
- Heated limestone floors throughout master bath
- Dual vanities with travertine countertops
- Mirrored cabinets with hidden, lighted makeup mirrors
- His and hers walk-in closets with custom built cabinetry
- Double shower lined with stone and river rock
- Hydro Systems soaking tub with “champagne” bubbles
- Toto toilet and bidet
- Owners’ laundry room with washer/dryer, cabinetry, and Hydro Systems “Delicate Touch” lingerie sink with forced-air aeration system
- Exercise room/secondary office with sliding glass doors to loggia, central courtyard, and pool house
- Suite has solid, fire-rated doors, with key-locked deadbolts for added security
Entry, Dining Room, Wine Cellar
- Custom front door
- Venetian plastered walls
- Roman-style groin vault ceilings in dining room and powder room
- Direct access to loggia for indoor outdoor entertaining
- Mahogany wine cellar door hand-carved in Mexico
- Redwood racking for 1200 bottles of wine
- Dedicated wine cellar cooling system
- Beautiful powder room
- Handcrafted iron and wood stairway
- Antique newel, hand carved in 1905
- Elevator
Office
- Walnut desk, cabinetry, shelving, and flooring
- Direct access to backyard and soothing waterfall
- View through glass wall to central courtyard, pool, fountain, and entry gate
- High-speed networking
- Isokern fireplace
Guest Suite
- Private location
- Kitchenette
- Sitting area
- Hickory flooring
- Private entry from central courtyard
- Ensuite bathroom with Toto toilet and bidet
Laundry/Craft Room
- Custom cabinetry throughout
- Island
- Laundry sink
- Utility closet
- Water closet
- Serves as staging area for catered events
Game Room/Wet Bar (Upstairs)
- Beverage refrigerator
- Locking wine refrigerator
- Sink
- Microwave
- Dumbwaiter
- French doors to rear view balcony with horizon views overlooking the gardens and the 2nd green and 3rd tee box of the Serrano Country Club
- French doors to handmade interior Juliet balcony overlooking the Grand Hall
Secondary Bedrooms (Upstairs)
- Generously sized bedrooms
- Direct access to front viewing balcony with stairs to central courtyard
- Laundry closet with stacked washer & dryer
Sanctuary
- Private retreat on top level for quiet escape, reading, children’s playroom, or…
- Views over the central courtyard to the horizon
OUTDOOR FEATURES
Entry and Central Courtyard
- Walled central courtyard for complete privacy and security
- Salt-water, PebbleTec pool & spa with laminar fountains and LED lighting
- Sheer granite waterfall into pool, bookended by waterfall to front yard, viewable from the street
- Black granite fountain
- 2″ thick Cortona limestone pavers, chosen for their lack of iron, keeping them cool on even the hottest days
- Loggia featuring Roman groin-vault ceiling, Isokern gas/wood-burning fireplace, and opposing sliders that open the breezeway to the gardens
- Covered dining patio
- Portico wall fountain, handmade on site
- Custom gas lanterns on exterior walls of portico
- Electric security gate integrated with home security system
- Cloister features hand-cut cedar beams and custom lanterns
- Hand painted ceramics sourced from Deruta, Italy
- Steel-backed stairwell to front viewing balcony
Pool House
- Multiple sliding doors for indoor/outdoor access.
- Designed for direct access when wet
- Full bath
- Kitchenette
- Reclaimed Ohio barn wood wall
- Eating and sitting areas
Grounds & Gardens
- Garden pavilion with 3 walls of sliding glass pocket doors, wisteria covered arbors, fireplace, and bathroom
- Outdoor kitchen with top-of-the-line Kalamazoo gas/wood/charcoal grill, refrigerator, and cabinetry
- Artwork throughout the gardens
- Lawn area can easily seat 200 guests
- Garden entry gate sized to fit a Bobcat-size tractor
- Over 100 different species of plants throughout the 2-acre property
- Multiple citrus trees (Meyer lemons, Mandarin and Navel oranges, limes, & kumquats)
- Multiple varieties of roses, lilies, and grasses
- Two 100+ year old olive trees and several younger olive trees
- Gardens walled, fenced, and landscaped to provide privacy and security from street and golf course
- Dog bath with hot & cold water
Garages & Autocourt
- Separate oversized 3-car and 2-car garages with direct access to the house
- Auto court and driveway parking for 9+ additional vehicles
- Ramp to house provides handicap access
- Custom cabinetry and storage throughout, 24″ deep and floor to ceiling
- Closet for wet raincoats and umbrellas
- Multiple workbenches
- Rain glass windows for privacy
- Wood garage doors
- Sink with hot & cold water
- Barn door to garden for riding mower, etc.
Roof & Exterior Detail
- Roman pan-style roof with custom Redland clay tiles
- Génoise-style tile eaves common throughout the south of France
- Roman-style, groin vault ceilings in portico and loggia
- Roof detailed with “candy kisses” custom made by Gladden McBean and a mix of antique and custom made “fairy house” vent covers.
- Custom cedar shutters
- Stone on exterior walls of the home was specially quarried for Balancia
- Circle-drive and auto court built with paver stones and provide parking for 9+ cars
Systems
- 6 HVAC zones including Fujitsu Ductless Mini-Split Systems
- Lutron lighting controls
- Custom security system
- 3 built-in vacuums
- Recirculating hot water
- Saltwater pool
- High-speed internet cabling
- Timed and zoned landscape lighting
Balancia’s Artisans and Craftspeople
Architect: Kevin Patrick O’Brien
Landscape Architect: Ronald J. Allison
General Contractor: John Sedar
Ironwork: McClellan Blacksmithing
Iron Fixtures: Steven Handelman Studios
Stonework: Manell Masonry
Tile Roofing: Redlands Clay Tile Company
Decorative Plaster: Nevco
Trompe L’oeil: Gemma Decorative Art
4473 Greenview Drive, Serrano, El Dorado Hills
About Serrano and El Dorado Hills
Serrano is the preeminent community in the Sacramento region. 3,000 acres master-planned to take advantage of its beautiful setting in the Sierra Foothills, 30 miles east of Sacramento on Highway 50 in unincorporated El Dorado Hills.
Designed to take full advantage of its beautiful setting, over 30% of the community is dedicated open space. Residents enjoy 17 miles of trails through Serrano’s oak-studded hills and preserved wetlands with views of the Sierra Nevada, Mt. Diablo, and the Coastal Range from various spots in the community.
Serrano’s centerpiece is the private, award-winning Serrano Country Club with a Robert Trent Jones Jr. championship golf course, tennis courts, fitness center, a swimming pool, and a range of restaurants. All just a short cart ride from your door at Balancia.
Serrano homeowners enjoy roving security with manned gates into Balancia’s country club neighborhood, a professionally managed homeowners association, on on-site public library, and adjacent award-winning elementary, middle, and high schools.
Within five minutes of home, you will find shopping, dining, and and entertainment venues. It’s a short drive to the Folsom Lake boat launch and the American River.
It’s an easy 40 minutes to the Sacramento International Airport where you will find the size and convenience a nice change from the larger SFO and LAX airports. The Sacramento Executive Airport is even closer where private and charter jets make regular flights to the Bay Area, LA, and beyond. Private pilots will love the easy access to the Cameron Park Airport!
El Dorado County’s wineries and wine country will be a pleasant surprise for those who have not yet had the pleasure of a visit. Fifty miles east of El Dorado Hills, beyond the summit of the spectacular Sierra Nevada and El Dorado National Forest, Lake Tahoe is an easy drive for quick day trips or an extended stay.
It’s no wonder that so many families from the Bay Area, Southern California, and around the country are discovering the amazing lifestyle offered in Serrano, El Dorado Hills!
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Live the life you’ve dreamed about at Balancia, El Dorado Hills’ most spectacular estate!
4473 Greenview Drive, El Dorado Hills, California
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