Director Michael Bay's Santa Barbara House goes on the market for $6.8 million.

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width: 524px; height: 419px;" /></a><br /><br />Built in 1993, the 4 bedroom 4.5 bath residence is 5400 sq.ft. on approx. 1.3 secluded acres with expansive ocean and island views.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYCqoAR9r9lq5oG0Cf-M6G-sB-AZFDTMjpLFNEh4erZIUi7ulTxGzwPJYEq0y65EjOFhmBNF6S6Dn3WDVKDwSUiC3D2_CBteviqhq0CQ29CL1wWsPetdJD3kQWr1GqdnoAKUw_S7tUWGi/s1600/l7fbe5f43-w3o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652711807668258258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYCqoAR9r9lq5oG0Cf-M6G-sB-AZFDTMjpLFNEh4erZIUi7ulTxGzwPJYEq0y65EjOFhmBNF6S6Dn3WDVKDwSUiC3D2_CBteviqhq0CQ29CL1wWsPetdJD3kQWr1GqdnoAKUw_S7tUWGi/s400/l7fbe5f43-w3o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIFuMB2Cvct8d1Fi_Y_8rCE4KYpA30n34xS9GuxTKroL9_AYOoGJ6X9469fHzTGkfEDlfdegaxcih7NcAWvvO8nAwfRcGdy9_jPdd7K6bU34TCwu3Gj26OJ2t9X1M3amI5sfq6Bi550gf/s1600/l7fbe5f43-w0o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652711743461369330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIFuMB2Cvct8d1Fi_Y_8rCE4KYpA30n34xS9GuxTKroL9_AYOoGJ6X9469fHzTGkfEDlfdegaxcih7NcAWvvO8nAwfRcGdy9_jPdd7K6bU34TCwu3Gj26OJ2t9X1M3amI5sfq6Bi550gf/s400/l7fbe5f43-w0o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 534px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Designed by award-winning Santa Barbara architect <a href="http://www.hbarchitects.com/jan.html">Jan Hochhauser</a>, the 3-bedroom, 3 and two 1/2 bath residence enjoys an infinity pool with spa, vast entertainment patios, lush landscaping and is complete with a 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom guest house.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplKqscvEoXVDWjsQ1GZBYGHeQVQwG0VpsJz7CjPfwo_hC7xmrmSpTqk4uoChjlZ3v2LY6lkxykulnJDR41q6k84odGW_zYzuRBIMHQAADwjf-4I6_XKK4ILmoVql27tFqWVZcgeDuJLZJ/s1600/l7fbe5f43-w14o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652707820533942130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplKqscvEoXVDWjsQ1GZBYGHeQVQwG0VpsJz7CjPfwo_hC7xmrmSpTqk4uoChjlZ3v2LY6lkxykulnJDR41q6k84odGW_zYzuRBIMHQAADwjf-4I6_XKK4ILmoVql27tFqWVZcgeDuJLZJ/s400/l7fbe5f43-w14o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozOLCfUYI-oJGz_0-JBTb69OXt0wyzlu8wQleKixYsv0EU_oas_v4G0BSc4smYI93FwHStrqSkIjX3H6YU0_Z6Hdaxg4VDJfff1GwdiOLPKiY8jHuaE9_5r-jkkiPTzdt_c7QYYGCQgY3/s1600/l7fbe5f43-w1o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652711649760071442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozOLCfUYI-oJGz_0-JBTb69OXt0wyzlu8wQleKixYsv0EU_oas_v4G0BSc4smYI93FwHStrqSkIjX3H6YU0_Z6Hdaxg4VDJfff1GwdiOLPKiY8jHuaE9_5r-jkkiPTzdt_c7QYYGCQgY3/s400/l7fbe5f43-w1o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><br />The home has a bright, open concept floorplan with a giant barrel-vaulted skylight illuminating the sophisticated great room which has a fireplace, of course. The living room, also with a fireplace, opens to firepit patio.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrDe4iXmlXqFc5R3bSazNYd7jU2C6AsuGIBuSOvaQJ3tNElwvO7CGFs2ePqjU8OR-O9piM0atRnkBVNNUB1g7z4OVZsHbQYPmqQHqkZnXMnpwFx2SQm8yOUBpzm_vwnZsSutG1Zjpg6Mq/s1600/great+room+upper+catwalk+and+sylight.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652711253734415778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrDe4iXmlXqFc5R3bSazNYd7jU2C6AsuGIBuSOvaQJ3tNElwvO7CGFs2ePqjU8OR-O9piM0atRnkBVNNUB1g7z4OVZsHbQYPmqQHqkZnXMnpwFx2SQm8yOUBpzm_vwnZsSutG1Zjpg6Mq/s400/great+room+upper+catwalk+and+sylight.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><br />The well-appointed kitchen has carrera marble countertops:.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_qgYwHxUjGWzRZOkeFfPoPzJflxj7gqLCURWt6mRHtxGJpNiPfO87FdUu1F3upjHppuA70cu9GzqgePW42a4fKpN1Yox5f-qsGVw6591u3SYWZfmreB0UzXxJWCbteK2uNHvusKusTkL/s1600/kitchen.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652710937233175842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_qgYwHxUjGWzRZOkeFfPoPzJflxj7gqLCURWt6mRHtxGJpNiPfO87FdUu1F3upjHppuA70cu9GzqgePW42a4fKpN1Yox5f-qsGVw6591u3SYWZfmreB0UzXxJWCbteK2uNHvusKusTkL/s400/kitchen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 445px;" /></a><br /><br />The luxurious master suite has two private balconies, generous closets, and a jetted tub in spectacular bath:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4wKJp0UdrOiocprfB1EGrlJys3F8zJstvIGwI7hyE01pBW3wgzJ005_yFTzgiIWCvNvWA3qFk03kHJ8hNwsNDmQ8GYhzc_18Sal43JrG5egxC-JxLlojn2ux7hk97ChCr2xGZlBE_nwM/s1600/l7fbe5f43-w11o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652709202394971986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4wKJp0UdrOiocprfB1EGrlJys3F8zJstvIGwI7hyE01pBW3wgzJ005_yFTzgiIWCvNvWA3qFk03kHJ8hNwsNDmQ8GYhzc_18Sal43JrG5egxC-JxLlojn2ux7hk97ChCr2xGZlBE_nwM/s400/l7fbe5f43-w11o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqFhk2mrrHdUXkIW4hCovhtjHehZ2FJDbNUSzIbJ5AfmPKm0dlrhx_KkLLIVQG8lHZ-K8wHVBcj3DeHLRDFDr95lpV-c-iFv5AKCydze2xQR8_xssG9vGDbvugwJisuEJR8xvNIYFlIx2/s1600/bathtubshower.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652711011362053330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeqFhk2mrrHdUXkIW4hCovhtjHehZ2FJDbNUSzIbJ5AfmPKm0dlrhx_KkLLIVQG8lHZ-K8wHVBcj3DeHLRDFDr95lpV-c-iFv5AKCydze2xQR8_xssG9vGDbvugwJisuEJR8xvNIYFlIx2/s400/bathtubshower.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 468px;" /></a><br /><br />There are two other separate bedrooms, each with en suite baths. The home has a full laundry room, a/c, ample storage, a creekside deck, a rose garden, a sweeping lawn and 35+ palm trees.<br /><br />Aerial view of property (courtesy of google maps):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKmENJxz2QJNdH96zp1pChgkEexV6Hk94adf5VWF02b0HVLsgPGN4qBfnPPUZnA6-4lX2MD80vvfZA-wrtDrvRhwEAwi4ML3NJSLyDIE2CCdP0zpoGK8DoyKaWW0vVUKtOjD3hULUNh8m/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-15+at+3.22.45+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652716848105053890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjKmENJxz2QJNdH96zp1pChgkEexV6Hk94adf5VWF02b0HVLsgPGN4qBfnPPUZnA6-4lX2MD80vvfZA-wrtDrvRhwEAwi4ML3NJSLyDIE2CCdP0zpoGK8DoyKaWW0vVUKtOjD3hULUNh8m/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-15+at+3.22.45+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 374px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlKJ2g6SfcE43EWjhJHRNTmtV9YWpZ3-ZzNMEax9aahcgwf1jgS6BqtXD6e92_0qselhQVJiRnMpLK45hTBLIFy4aiYqPk6liVz0lLVmzoHX5-JV3DDCvaHibi0ZptgJkFHg4hR4x0jtU/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-09-15+at+3.19.20+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652714640588346642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlKJ2g6SfcE43EWjhJHRNTmtV9YWpZ3-ZzNMEax9aahcgwf1jgS6BqtXD6e92_0qselhQVJiRnMpLK45hTBLIFy4aiYqPk6liVz0lLVmzoHX5-JV3DDCvaHibi0ZptgJkFHg4hR4x0jtU/s400/Screen+shot+2011-09-15+at+3.19.20+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 375px;" /></a><br /><br />The very private setting includes a gated entry, a three car garage, and is minutes to Upper Village in Montecito.<br /><br />This listing is represented by <a href="http://www.sothebysrealty.com/eng/associate/180-a-1173-1541/suzanne-perkins">Suzanne Perkins of Sotheby's International Realty</a>. To inquire about the home, call +1 805.565.8643

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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LL-1scAPBikO0U3MQyQlL1Dijj5Hyyt0ufqJLJuN3TY6Q04bgBjSjiupIYOuDADf2Q_r7XhNYTjr06bzJefJ_fqbJcgGpR8uQMa51bopqSOqdrYHmNdaxhOeLEaVDSN-gIl-x5ah9cU/s1600/Front-Facade.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591057492842043554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LL-1scAPBikO0U3MQyQlL1Dijj5Hyyt0ufqJLJuN3TY6Q04bgBjSjiupIYOuDADf2Q_r7XhNYTjr06bzJefJ_fqbJcgGpR8uQMa51bopqSOqdrYHmNdaxhOeLEaVDSN-gIl-x5ah9cU/s400/Front-Facade.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 517px; height: 267px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: the front facade of the most expensive home ever sold in the United States</span></span><br /><br />It's been all over the news for the past few days. The most expensive single family home ever sold in the United States was recently purchased by Russian billionaire Yuri Milner for $100 million dollars.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_HoHgCLeep-ULbek36xEt0glVq9YnJxFZA8yAHjmVjidXkcPBvcEUJqyatz4jsY07FXrxr26EfPVweJ0a0MDB3gyeRjQtbS0XIysMEjOMNk89YdfWjTK2RQ3C3jjjLvpGD7f4k7VGKc/s1600/Yuri-Milner-House.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591054217853263666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_HoHgCLeep-ULbek36xEt0glVq9YnJxFZA8yAHjmVjidXkcPBvcEUJqyatz4jsY07FXrxr26EfPVweJ0a0MDB3gyeRjQtbS0XIysMEjOMNk89YdfWjTK2RQ3C3jjjLvpGD7f4k7VGKc/s400/Yuri-Milner-House.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><br />Yuri Milner, 49, heads Digital Sky Technologies is a major investor in Facebook Inc., Groupon Inc. and Zynga Inc. He is also the stocky founder of DST, a Moscow-based fund that's made a splash in Silicon Valley via its investments.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKzWTDrTgdztW3m_NI2e255v1ArT3NY9xFkc83ih4IixrEl5Aj44Gpl-vrv5EYWKyhAqHdjsFxsHww68g1ZzVeofWynEsgJlHN5Q1_hkxx7xMw-OFpMpX1i403-vfRM50CnjxsiFBV14/s1600/yuri.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591060364160431026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKzWTDrTgdztW3m_NI2e255v1ArT3NY9xFkc83ih4IixrEl5Aj44Gpl-vrv5EYWKyhAqHdjsFxsHww68g1ZzVeofWynEsgJlHN5Q1_hkxx7xMw-OFpMpX1i403-vfRM50CnjxsiFBV14/s400/yuri.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><br />The 25,500 square foot home in Silicon Valley's Los Altos hills is a limestone French-style chateau with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, tennis court and pavilion, a ballroom, a library, a gameroom, a theater and wine cellar.<br /><br />Entry hall:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhV8v8Um95nmoXxFN3ESksi1_SiFCfibc7hFf3_A9rPQk3DHutuFwhU55UAhyphenhyphenFLeGJCfuqPdDNziB1DpwhqU6lE5aygvuMLu3lIFTTqmSLuHwuxuJwHuI8Nesk1Hg9tWXhZ2mmqaKh6dI/s1600/EntryHall.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591057071976318738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhV8v8Um95nmoXxFN3ESksi1_SiFCfibc7hFf3_A9rPQk3DHutuFwhU55UAhyphenhyphenFLeGJCfuqPdDNziB1DpwhqU6lE5aygvuMLu3lIFTTqmSLuHwuxuJwHuI8Nesk1Hg9tWXhZ2mmqaKh6dI/s400/EntryHall.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 343px; height: 473px;" /></a><br />Kitchen:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKuhExyLVwUHRPgTkHgmUdD7JVF9MeXaLsazbeqFYjzj7UO02_z3X8xDCjFuyXrbKxSaT5wjioKZQ2Nm9fSYiGuE4o6jt_yF8P4ASrPoIjsaIuUQg_Bc_vRym1Uo6RDDl0xdnCG83CiQ/s1600/Kitchen.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591056925706874034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKuhExyLVwUHRPgTkHgmUdD7JVF9MeXaLsazbeqFYjzj7UO02_z3X8xDCjFuyXrbKxSaT5wjioKZQ2Nm9fSYiGuE4o6jt_yF8P4ASrPoIjsaIuUQg_Bc_vRym1Uo6RDDl0xdnCG83CiQ/s400/Kitchen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 340px;" /></a><br />Formal Dining room:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfFLjYqgJEtbBPZrBuvt14_pxyGHp-yI-55lMKUSvS1F-4Nj0xvFtllJAn5H1EwOGjbYf9Ggb-0z0KzCb3tA-CXJ8_wst53DibEqKrezzBmbQOc1R_8X1LMDUZhk5DN6ySsi0BWY-wOw/s1600/formaldining.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591056801927464146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfFLjYqgJEtbBPZrBuvt14_pxyGHp-yI-55lMKUSvS1F-4Nj0xvFtllJAn5H1EwOGjbYf9Ggb-0z0KzCb3tA-CXJ8_wst53DibEqKrezzBmbQOc1R_8X1LMDUZhk5DN6ySsi0BWY-wOw/s400/formaldining.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 350px;" /></a><br />One of the Living rooms:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JSPO3_t6AbGg4dK_GA14zRqCajjvqW6YMbF00ic0pZbkqIyvY-Fi27NvNSrKTmkpa-m11yA82jEHZpkzxzD6NBF-Ct1aZfU0Jp39Zgu-MOAQlzijFFkMdt7DHT2uOgpp0Exvve1JTks/s1600/living2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591056668582303170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JSPO3_t6AbGg4dK_GA14zRqCajjvqW6YMbF00ic0pZbkqIyvY-Fi27NvNSrKTmkpa-m11yA82jEHZpkzxzD6NBF-Ct1aZfU0Jp39Zgu-MOAQlzijFFkMdt7DHT2uOgpp0Exvve1JTks/s400/living2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 342px;" /></a><br />Library:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BoqP-DqZG4hJ8O7GSBqmH-PEAan-TYAi7XH-KkI96CO8x5lKsM20y-H_hfvaTCTioz__OeM5wlNcbH71ocYEDkWFONGYBcCfg-tW7ofYQ_RyumYFCNrjasxkf_msHkxGge7kdQLg7SE/s1600/Library.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591056499813965442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BoqP-DqZG4hJ8O7GSBqmH-PEAan-TYAi7XH-KkI96CO8x5lKsM20y-H_hfvaTCTioz__OeM5wlNcbH71ocYEDkWFONGYBcCfg-tW7ofYQ_RyumYFCNrjasxkf_msHkxGge7kdQLg7SE/s400/Library.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 325px;" /></a><br />Game Room:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoo6ZLrN6CFLPjRXOXZebB8q-EcrrTO_9lE_zfr6x90immAeBiTVEHxcLnRxQU-jQDvNFm3BO0QtwzKsbx8elo8dZxTfiryjhXj4kSl9QrseJYJnCJBiT7ZLvB7jCcCKAz4N0sHY5bVU/s1600/GameRoom.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591056400772888338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYoo6ZLrN6CFLPjRXOXZebB8q-EcrrTO_9lE_zfr6x90immAeBiTVEHxcLnRxQU-jQDvNFm3BO0QtwzKsbx8elo8dZxTfiryjhXj4kSl9QrseJYJnCJBiT7ZLvB7jCcCKAz4N0sHY5bVU/s400/GameRoom.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 366px;" /></a><br />His Bath:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAuxf7wXvTsZtMfWqf_7RJO3MLyVBSKFTY_dGogoc7HoQxQiPUq1hylzSD5oXnrYvnBdUaaOSW2fCuZz7O2ydTebkstsSBbVGiKyTM3hwjr76EVSCvnUvOFjol1DM0nS5kIeHBaDxYQk/s1600/HisBath.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591056120045978082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAuxf7wXvTsZtMfWqf_7RJO3MLyVBSKFTY_dGogoc7HoQxQiPUq1hylzSD5oXnrYvnBdUaaOSW2fCuZz7O2ydTebkstsSBbVGiKyTM3hwjr76EVSCvnUvOFjol1DM0nS5kIeHBaDxYQk/s400/HisBath.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 380px;" /></a><br />her Bath:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrdvfYaS6I5z5oKuhut3B8LtzA34NOCHKOmiC-nRtiIl34Jp9jrnVPMZnUga6jpVoMBqpWxeAJX4xDEfW06wHhO7ncqN55W0t-gHnRJCvefJvvaRPo6BvFXmJ_AkWcZF5HExWlo3Z_jw/s1600/HerBath.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591056210381188690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqrdvfYaS6I5z5oKuhut3B8LtzA34NOCHKOmiC-nRtiIl34Jp9jrnVPMZnUga6jpVoMBqpWxeAJX4xDEfW06wHhO7ncqN55W0t-gHnRJCvefJvvaRPo6BvFXmJ_AkWcZF5HExWlo3Z_jw/s400/HerBath.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 479px;" /></a><br />Master bedroom:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcTS4eL5LNsew6KU9641bIU5l9IOCP6DZ9xoGI9QKfEmy8bnWECdOXcJKDc69x3AGmkI9Dz2wjtzbseR9rNJU2QrxMGAmpnLWefJkHvC2lhnn3JyCOAz9m5vJSqrI7kmFg99KRwZFYWQ/s1600/MasterBed.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591055910288116722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcTS4eL5LNsew6KU9641bIU5l9IOCP6DZ9xoGI9QKfEmy8bnWECdOXcJKDc69x3AGmkI9Dz2wjtzbseR9rNJU2QrxMGAmpnLWefJkHvC2lhnn3JyCOAz9m5vJSqrI7kmFg99KRwZFYWQ/s400/MasterBed.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 325px;" /></a><br />Master bedroom's sitting area:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNa96r-Fprrhmi6oQnP0F8KILeNCdc5NtSCFR9VehaqRG_ddsS2Pp4lvj3XGL1VNrNN6ssZ0W7AAkmlebxX7YXow2zNc_ZOR6VoKCavbGFo8Hz-c79z64Fi5h4KGqUvA7sG7QzN-V2JMM/s1600/MasterSitting.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591055773416248306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNa96r-Fprrhmi6oQnP0F8KILeNCdc5NtSCFR9VehaqRG_ddsS2Pp4lvj3XGL1VNrNN6ssZ0W7AAkmlebxX7YXow2zNc_ZOR6VoKCavbGFo8Hz-c79z64Fi5h4KGqUvA7sG7QzN-V2JMM/s400/MasterSitting.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 315px;" /></a><br />Theater:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1etU2yWmqMPuSpzYN45yM9RGA_vAPlZluVDU7CT_hu56X07MWfS2HbDGmOurdx6JKLKoqQpouZDKolunKcUOYu5ygYZc09df3RHbTm3jBcweyD5nRz1tBHn8HXkRALHD2ZUeqRZut4Q/s1600/Theater.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591055514958947666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM1etU2yWmqMPuSpzYN45yM9RGA_vAPlZluVDU7CT_hu56X07MWfS2HbDGmOurdx6JKLKoqQpouZDKolunKcUOYu5ygYZc09df3RHbTm3jBcweyD5nRz1tBHn8HXkRALHD2ZUeqRZut4Q/s400/Theater.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 336px;" /></a><br />Upstairs Hall:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmqfin7MHXczxHII9QJcOzCaMI-HFoFwECl8fgoJHHwWcEE3vOspZYj8lZLJ828lbfMHXv2Rd2djw95jGXHmgGWFX6izLWYJuqR4l-hWGAtPhlAx-0OYbsV8ZDZC6UJqdNr1bvhWd7WM/s1600/UpstairsHall.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591055646924650178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmqfin7MHXczxHII9QJcOzCaMI-HFoFwECl8fgoJHHwWcEE3vOspZYj8lZLJ828lbfMHXv2Rd2djw95jGXHmgGWFX6izLWYJuqR4l-hWGAtPhlAx-0OYbsV8ZDZC6UJqdNr1bvhWd7WM/s400/UpstairsHall.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 414px;" /></a><br />Loggia:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiT_72ZeQW3dCd_5Lop-cvnTdtv2BRMkaMpSi75uJadsNqfMcL9WC2jzeQ2Rxc8oSxiuPt3tU_bE95DJ1Pu4hrXre_Spi7znme_6URJzugcjlCeFttYyCSO6fRk5tGAvHOa7TacWwm-wE/s1600/Loggia.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591057405454119362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiT_72ZeQW3dCd_5Lop-cvnTdtv2BRMkaMpSi75uJadsNqfMcL9WC2jzeQ2Rxc8oSxiuPt3tU_bE95DJ1Pu4hrXre_Spi7znme_6URJzugcjlCeFttYyCSO6fRk5tGAvHOa7TacWwm-wE/s400/Loggia.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 345px;" /></a><br />Tennis Pavilion:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKZqSLDUMut9Hi6ZeC7V0NHKMKXhi0ZzBz-W3YwDGIBOouIJn2DzNEcunzF0SbDBT-fsIlWuRKV7UmvTywDikR9izirQuWQaLdFZu4wySYoPA4PG9SPVbgzLYQZ-pFi4U6XbsnsFreT8/s1600/TennisPavillion.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591057630607563522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKZqSLDUMut9Hi6ZeC7V0NHKMKXhi0ZzBz-W3YwDGIBOouIJn2DzNEcunzF0SbDBT-fsIlWuRKV7UmvTywDikR9izirQuWQaLdFZu4wySYoPA4PG9SPVbgzLYQZ-pFi4U6XbsnsFreT8/s400/TennisPavillion.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 272px;" /></a><br />Hilltop views:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwQ3SSyYPV9uAqCFgvl465QEO40DbCmNurqMIexte09Ar96b-G6mBYA2nMG7T-lesB-5o1vjqQexEdimc1PoWhPjtPCgG4ejEu0l9jOfj4issgCOg6jn-MehE-4ABDFoqbUkXZTjjLS4/s1600/mansion+view.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591058404947446882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWwQ3SSyYPV9uAqCFgvl465QEO40DbCmNurqMIexte09Ar96b-G6mBYA2nMG7T-lesB-5o1vjqQexEdimc1PoWhPjtPCgG4ejEu0l9jOfj4issgCOg6jn-MehE-4ABDFoqbUkXZTjjLS4/s400/mansion+view.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 273px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopWJoS4ktlA7s1Kwz7ebGJVb_LqEAWMjVhC2hs7N3nDvp4BTuwrj6b1xUP0W3wVUlPCYJ7h1bIpJLqqrhI3AMJw8_BTY5hvutvb8wSICFip50ST8NdLuEF3dSwqPrDalcwb5NXVGFeNs/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-02+at+11.52.30+AM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591061195428040034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopWJoS4ktlA7s1Kwz7ebGJVb_LqEAWMjVhC2hs7N3nDvp4BTuwrj6b1xUP0W3wVUlPCYJ7h1bIpJLqqrhI3AMJw8_BTY5hvutvb8wSICFip50ST8NdLuEF3dSwqPrDalcwb5NXVGFeNs/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-02+at+11.52.30+AM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 326px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaZdUv3S0pCc-aamm_eiMhdRhBMD9mIeGcloJ7-tU_p27lVUAxJ-CL2x1g3nldBp9MedwqLlUSC_bV1m8FZkfu9_lCO77TiJ2fDsUDYs98TxjA2Zkg8GxT60k_ev6mRty86T8cPuCvNc/s1600/hilltopview.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591057765898428370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaZdUv3S0pCc-aamm_eiMhdRhBMD9mIeGcloJ7-tU_p27lVUAxJ-CL2x1g3nldBp9MedwqLlUSC_bV1m8FZkfu9_lCO77TiJ2fDsUDYs98TxjA2Zkg8GxT60k_ev6mRty86T8cPuCvNc/s400/hilltopview.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 360px;" /></a><br />Aerial views:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUaEAmZd6mW3_lyi3Iv2Ch7oTQb7c7rwTMcHP0MLnTiztqtnsZvChP2XXgYnNOQw2_Iy4JI89Wks6Er5Uu6MGa_nj0hvGjLnb-cQkPGnJdYEFw_cZOSiWzO8ad-JTpxMnHVTPJDxkWFc/s1600/aerialview1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591057946227166418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUaEAmZd6mW3_lyi3Iv2Ch7oTQb7c7rwTMcHP0MLnTiztqtnsZvChP2XXgYnNOQw2_Iy4JI89Wks6Er5Uu6MGa_nj0hvGjLnb-cQkPGnJdYEFw_cZOSiWzO8ad-JTpxMnHVTPJDxkWFc/s400/aerialview1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMgL-tgqZw0BjPKGhs7yuGFej4rYhyqz_C8U7jma5mQDCiJrlqrKv3yioKioUQ5UnZD1JlXfHvKkDQNqCJ5O1HW5Do1wH_kLvxZlVQ171Qmeip7SdvGxBv3iPDMUuLegN3NKRP-L1lR4/s1600/Aerial-view2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591058137879876466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMgL-tgqZw0BjPKGhs7yuGFej4rYhyqz_C8U7jma5mQDCiJrlqrKv3yioKioUQ5UnZD1JlXfHvKkDQNqCJ5O1HW5Do1wH_kLvxZlVQ171Qmeip7SdvGxBv3iPDMUuLegN3NKRP-L1lR4/s400/Aerial-view2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 602px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images courtsey of the architect and the AP</span></span><br /><br />The home, referred to as the Loire Chateau, sits atop an 18-acre hilltop site with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay. The classical estate was inspired by an 18th-century French Chateau and is organized around a central entry court enclosing a formal entrance on three sides. The north wing is designed for entertaining on a grand scale, with a ballroom, formal dining room, home theater, wine cellar and spa/gym, while the south wing houses family rooms and bedroom suites. The living areas are all located on the second floor to take advantage of the dramatic Bay views.<br /><br />Designed by classical architect<a href="http://www.williamhablinski.com/"> William Hablinksi </a><br />Interiors by <a href="http://www.daviddesmond.com/">David Desmond</a><br />Landscape by <a href="http://www.klope.com/">Thomas Klope</a>

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<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8jb2lns-Xj-aZcJ8ZkRfnu8AMeTpB6UO4TzRQQeEddTAWNUvnEDn5vLuYJxhpwtnEwe6-y83rLkfv0lxc_2nTBND9SJkQ6vbpKa4LSu-ccgVW68qx5O59Y9cy0PayJaWan0vCa6ve5g/s1600/moon+and+deck.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574487055050359138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr8jb2lns-Xj-aZcJ8ZkRfnu8AMeTpB6UO4TzRQQeEddTAWNUvnEDn5vLuYJxhpwtnEwe6-y83rLkfv0lxc_2nTBND9SJkQ6vbpKa4LSu-ccgVW68qx5O59Y9cy0PayJaWan0vCa6ve5g/s400/moon+and+deck.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDVxc963yQ5PGCYjYbD5vhG5lHlK6bqpkkCwZamy-eparO5ky0pIGyLqjTOJS9WKkvZB0cfstFsh99PV_VUv1OgI02TOlNYBsv526C9WEdIw6LJZL3pe9-JKO-EnhleuYxPsnnkPLL20/s1600/bedroom+view.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574513082877630194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnDVxc963yQ5PGCYjYbD5vhG5lHlK6bqpkkCwZamy-eparO5ky0pIGyLqjTOJS9WKkvZB0cfstFsh99PV_VUv1OgI02TOlNYBsv526C9WEdIw6LJZL3pe9-JKO-EnhleuYxPsnnkPLL20/s400/bedroom+view.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br />Most of us, heck... just about every single one of us, can only dream about a house like this. Unless you make a habit of browsing the luxury real estate magazines, few are even aware that a home like this exists, let alone could consider it for purchase.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8PivX10pTVV_tMqG2A0nY4kBzZoZo6b_JEowz_mo4rL0g_5dWcQgn-RY8H5bDAhwkJRKzG8_-BfgFH5k7PK6H8byJgHjcV1IEbyegeNeTEs709KXZRjOcXjxUU7OG9ss4xJ6RzHPNRQ/s1600/Belvedere-home11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574490959626153874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8PivX10pTVV_tMqG2A0nY4kBzZoZo6b_JEowz_mo4rL0g_5dWcQgn-RY8H5bDAhwkJRKzG8_-BfgFH5k7PK6H8byJgHjcV1IEbyegeNeTEs709KXZRjOcXjxUU7OG9ss4xJ6RzHPNRQ/s400/Belvedere-home11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TNhR5KV3uODdcQJeky1xa6SX5hd9Ne3AZXuw3Kuj0AYL3tUXpUtBNOY0hXHNrrtkJjPe4-1LQps62ruRy2WDKEN-348HnFrDohNe1pABgfT7OtTV32M-FOPzbw0UUB5xVxAW-7Phfcc/s1600/Belvedere-home13.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574490792930583170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8TNhR5KV3uODdcQJeky1xa6SX5hd9Ne3AZXuw3Kuj0AYL3tUXpUtBNOY0hXHNrrtkJjPe4-1LQps62ruRy2WDKEN-348HnFrDohNe1pABgfT7OtTV32M-FOPzbw0UUB5xVxAW-7Phfcc/s400/Belvedere-home13.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><br />Presently for sale, offered by <a href="http://deckerbullocksir.com/">Decker Bullock Sothebys International Realty</a>, this 8,000 sq. foot contemporary home and guest house has views to die for from almost every room in the house, except maybe the wine cellar.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLlxN1Sa2DPpc1pZZoLFndD9zT2Elwnr-LHtgQk4FMU8s5Cryt9v89ZDwY2pxW0dAh2L2mSk7epO8TrSZTz0oLVluYCvIXq-ExCzXwVUkPQcqi4hi9mD54qDjACWE5E1wvXwnqfTd6Rw/s1600/Belvedere-home1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574491841509322322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfLlxN1Sa2DPpc1pZZoLFndD9zT2Elwnr-LHtgQk4FMU8s5Cryt9v89ZDwY2pxW0dAh2L2mSk7epO8TrSZTz0oLVluYCvIXq-ExCzXwVUkPQcqi4hi9mD54qDjACWE5E1wvXwnqfTd6Rw/s400/Belvedere-home1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvcq0-AtBHMVSNvyS7yPK7gMeNUV36ePjMuK9zSD-dGCpS-e0rYXaswXW0heUIAd_bAr0C93iTaErWPxo8m2KSzZUBRllTUSeZzA6nn3JsYeS50x-6ftwljRCIoBS0Y7hkdFnQarKBrM/s1600/Belvedere-home2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574491772804740898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinvcq0-AtBHMVSNvyS7yPK7gMeNUV36ePjMuK9zSD-dGCpS-e0rYXaswXW0heUIAd_bAr0C93iTaErWPxo8m2KSzZUBRllTUSeZzA6nn3JsYeS50x-6ftwljRCIoBS0Y7hkdFnQarKBrM/s400/Belvedere-home2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 394px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1g4khq46x7peEBN5qIAk44CehDj1kHFYZ-OOIqkqHeGUG3SRk21Tl2CzlDu2vF05sTXB_ppNQnG1RU0l6mTo48ImFtc_iQSDRZNESiu3Vxj-DPe0ovvm3Br6EWZW2sYsVYP7UwhQ38Y/s1600/bathroom.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574486679221926258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht1g4khq46x7peEBN5qIAk44CehDj1kHFYZ-OOIqkqHeGUG3SRk21Tl2CzlDu2vF05sTXB_ppNQnG1RU0l6mTo48ImFtc_iQSDRZNESiu3Vxj-DPe0ovvm3Br6EWZW2sYsVYP7UwhQ38Y/s400/bathroom.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 394px;" /></a><br /><br />Located in Belvedere, just north of San Francisco, the very private, park-like resort is sited on possibly the best water-level parcel in Northern California. Designed by award-wining architects, it weaves along its approximate 220 ft of shoreline, fully integrated with the surrounding natural & man-made beauty.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonJrnboSDcquB1ZsinSftZDqY6iL4_xgx3_PLeBMX6MudNhuWgkAWGnU82swElP2rC55EZbBRhyphenhyphenBs-wlw8lofy-zs-SXt5aklvdGX7zt9zIlmGP7ubvBrzVGNinXuOeQ-EHDg25mRnus/s1600/home+from+water.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574487173380499954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgonJrnboSDcquB1ZsinSftZDqY6iL4_xgx3_PLeBMX6MudNhuWgkAWGnU82swElP2rC55EZbBRhyphenhyphenBs-wlw8lofy-zs-SXt5aklvdGX7zt9zIlmGP7ubvBrzVGNinXuOeQ-EHDg25mRnus/s400/home+from+water.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMI60crNclwJEhxYOKhu7sMPnBw5rV9DNK2HUwRf-HFzbaLNKCswAeNOF3KhwT0kcz5Rg-wBkQtkpT3rWLDcqCt8kheZhNeQKZTGQihU4EU8ojYUJ78GV8wamGepJjVq6IifdfS-nhWE/s1600/Belvedere-home5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574491349481600530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMI60crNclwJEhxYOKhu7sMPnBw5rV9DNK2HUwRf-HFzbaLNKCswAeNOF3KhwT0kcz5Rg-wBkQtkpT3rWLDcqCt8kheZhNeQKZTGQihU4EU8ojYUJ78GV8wamGepJjVq6IifdfS-nhWE/s400/Belvedere-home5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><br />Facing due south west, the unobstructed and expansive views span the Mount Tamalpais [aka Mt. Tam] ridgeline to the west, through the Bay Bridge to the east, and across the bay to the Sausalito harbor, the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUt5asd2vXlab79PjL-6K_-YFhGx_scqayIV-jkcrA5miEVd0Pbg7DAOKm5ZMG1ZhR5ifHbTzpLW2DwfGxAEA1sDd_mzND2pYlDRsrpaYIZQvg0TRuw7RLYiYS5LoKrjGcnb3tljD2yTk/s1600/Belvedere-home3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574491680848189458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUt5asd2vXlab79PjL-6K_-YFhGx_scqayIV-jkcrA5miEVd0Pbg7DAOKm5ZMG1ZhR5ifHbTzpLW2DwfGxAEA1sDd_mzND2pYlDRsrpaYIZQvg0TRuw7RLYiYS5LoKrjGcnb3tljD2yTk/s400/Belvedere-home3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3AIdeI-fq4nDELivBSbQbB_MTVBsGu3EBvJri8x7JiJCBfLXJNbUVyK5sU2gYdsO11Bi2VzqyAKOBnsNm6kRVYoEZkaZudA1bMF9wmcbPdpQkm70rK-inar6XUHZRhucDboahLTedAg/s1600/Belvedere-home14.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574490703006201442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3AIdeI-fq4nDELivBSbQbB_MTVBsGu3EBvJri8x7JiJCBfLXJNbUVyK5sU2gYdsO11Bi2VzqyAKOBnsNm6kRVYoEZkaZudA1bMF9wmcbPdpQkm70rK-inar6XUHZRhucDboahLTedAg/s400/Belvedere-home14.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TKLU2cgn7yV4uUmoSYYTX3Uv2BTkWoNIRAXIPVQmn40hZZtungvt0M1oiyhogfbOM2VspNstNkIPVrLcpAhsERPE0lwMoMUAoecSoh0CtLbLutfwS7DA4TEH_wPRGGFqyNg_PkxcXyM/s1600/Belvedere-home10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574491246132900226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TKLU2cgn7yV4uUmoSYYTX3Uv2BTkWoNIRAXIPVQmn40hZZtungvt0M1oiyhogfbOM2VspNstNkIPVrLcpAhsERPE0lwMoMUAoecSoh0CtLbLutfwS7DA4TEH_wPRGGFqyNg_PkxcXyM/s400/Belvedere-home10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br />Located on approximately 1.2 acres with 7,900 square feet of view-oriented interior space, the main residence comprises 5 large bedrooms & 5.5 baths, and the separate guest house offers an additional 2 bedrooms and 1 bath.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBzusI9aY5o18WNn1J6KFjwkJYQLvnpw8eUaQVvQ2yw1egbDPiSIqK0X2W49v_-2rFWvCZvS76QkMSRnC4-P8uCAXhtMMdEQIqMKLCdzBmHZB1mF7BFN6Wka6oFAdzjJKLXWrwz2fGUY/s1600/Belvedere-home15.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574490587184464210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBzusI9aY5o18WNn1J6KFjwkJYQLvnpw8eUaQVvQ2yw1egbDPiSIqK0X2W49v_-2rFWvCZvS76QkMSRnC4-P8uCAXhtMMdEQIqMKLCdzBmHZB1mF7BFN6Wka6oFAdzjJKLXWrwz2fGUY/s400/Belvedere-home15.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZisuGDKbtpoE9dAg7jZktjxgwWlkgheVzZVw6G30KCYcKYoprlVZNtIR_hpWeBLJozfSQdKtAMCqmsHqB8PZm90cIztBTZXrguJfU3-TE9v6J-gnO3Rfmki2Xh3cp2I3M4VL9zhSEmV0/s1600/Belvedere-home20.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574490161957019698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZisuGDKbtpoE9dAg7jZktjxgwWlkgheVzZVw6G30KCYcKYoprlVZNtIR_hpWeBLJozfSQdKtAMCqmsHqB8PZm90cIztBTZXrguJfU3-TE9v6J-gnO3Rfmki2Xh3cp2I3M4VL9zhSEmV0/s400/Belvedere-home20.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEjmXLfJAdE37dT8_iQwVkdP5n865WjDPfZUJGRoHoSnMPN3toMC0U1PI-SVohbN6dcyFOeUkfv9jbTQcKrwIHCmFdEQXulspQop1aYsY5JDBVW7cwY7Sr847nyTcWMV83z0GhZ-pZbg/s1600/Belvedere-home16.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574490457386024834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEjmXLfJAdE37dT8_iQwVkdP5n865WjDPfZUJGRoHoSnMPN3toMC0U1PI-SVohbN6dcyFOeUkfv9jbTQcKrwIHCmFdEQXulspQop1aYsY5JDBVW7cwY7Sr847nyTcWMV83z0GhZ-pZbg/s400/Belvedere-home16.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br />Views of sunrises, sunsets, and the moon reflecting on the bay waters are accompanied by the calls of the seals and sea gulls. Graceful pelicans glide by the windows, and the ever-changing living-mural of sea life can be watched from the living room.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lqnq-eBCt2sz1rYvTX5fvZSNomt_Cy6XekkLLWL9LrbhOzZMbSwp2JfD2cOY5HcWnF-uiYqOw4jpaene4imAVFhk4Gt-0uqxVeUoVGJVYvaChXHrMTRwkikIB3_7q5ZMLTC-Nemj-Cw/s1600/Belvedere-home17.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574490262525326066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5lqnq-eBCt2sz1rYvTX5fvZSNomt_Cy6XekkLLWL9LrbhOzZMbSwp2JfD2cOY5HcWnF-uiYqOw4jpaene4imAVFhk4Gt-0uqxVeUoVGJVYvaChXHrMTRwkikIB3_7q5ZMLTC-Nemj-Cw/s400/Belvedere-home17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><br />This destination-home sits alone in its class at the end of the street and can be yours for $28,850,000 USD. If you buy it, let me know. I want to come stay in the guest house.<br /><br /><br />One Cliff Rd<br />Marin County<br />Belvedere, California, United States<br />$28,850,000 USD<br />Property ID# 4196883<br />MLS ID# 20926142

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