The standards for luxury home building in Dallas are quite simply the best in the nation. This French Eclectic manor house is an excellent example of what luxury buyers expect. Of course, it’s a Mark Molthan home.
Mark Molthan’s Platinum Series Homes , a Daltxrealestate.com Approved Builder, continually exceed luxury building standards. If you can snag a house from the company that has been voted a Dallas Best Custom Home Builder every single year since 2006, don’t think twice. Fortunately, Molthan has a beautifully remodeled French Eclectic manor house available at 3836 Centenary Avenue in University Park.
Don’t let the word remodeled fool you.
“Basically, it was gutted,” listing agent Katie Schortman said. “It was originally built in 1985, but every part of the house was touched.”
And this is a lot of house! With 6,511 square feet, three levels, five bedrooms, five bathrooms, and a powder bath, it’s the perfect size for a family.
“All the rooms are extremely large and comfortable, but they retain an air of intimacy,” Schortman said. “It’s such a bright and livable home, and it’s fabulous for hosting events.”
Molthan’s attention to detail in this French Eclectic manor house is supremely well thought-out. He brings just the right amount of color and texture into spaces to allow landing points for the eye.
The kitchen, for instance, has dramatic black accents with the vent hood, pantry door, kitchen island, and windows. “We put a bit of playfulness into the kitchen,” Schortman said. “The cabinets are very different from what you usually see in high-end homes. They are by Burl and Oak Custom Cabinetry and are frameless. It’s such a handsome kitchen.”
These elements segue beautifully into the family room’s most stunning feature, a hand-carved Café Bruno marble fireplace. The dark accent color on the bar provides another bold focal point.
“I love the bar placement, between the formal living and family rooms,” Schortman said. “It allows for easy entertaining.” Opposite the bar, floor-to-ceiling, sliding glass doors let the party continue to the patio and pool.
There is a genius touch in the master suite you don’t want to miss. Molthan has put a vanity area in the ladies master closet. So essentially the closet is a full-fledged dressing room with, I might add, a window so you can apply your make-up in natural light. I told you it was genius.
The Dallas luxury market is booming, and that’s not at all surprising, so don’t let this gorgeous French Eclectic manor house slip past you. It hits every sweet spot, beauty, location, and yes, price. At $3.295 million, it’s worth every penny, and then some.
Karen Eubank is the owner of Eubank Staging and Design. She has been an award-winning professional home stager and writer for over 25 years. Karen teaches the popular Staging to Sell class and is the creator of the online course, The Beginners Guide to Buying Wholesale. Her love of dogs, international travel, history, white paint, champagne, artificial turf, and Tudor and Midcentury Modern homes, and any house designed by Clifford Hutsell knows no bounds. Her father was a spy, so she keeps secrets very well! Find Karen at www.eubankstaging.com
