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Courtesy of Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty 713-520-1981
Description
John Staub-designed Mid Century Modern house for Mr./Mrs. George Peterkin in 1957; featured in The Architecture of John F. Staub, Barnstone, 1979. Justly famous gardens co-designed and planted by Alice Staub, Odette McMurrey. Extensively renovated/restored, sympathetically updated by present owners. Abundant storage. Appointments include stationary floor-to-ceiling picture windows; rich hardwood parquet and plank floors; solid bifold doors; imported marble fireplace in living room; period ironwork. Magnificent formal rooms for entertaining; paneled library with fireplace, touch-latch cabinets. Sunroom glassed-in by Staub soon after original build. Stunning interior/exterior vista from foyer across enormous formal rooms, through sunroom, into gardens. First floor primary suite with garden views, lavish dual full baths, custom-fitted closets. Updated kitchen with SubZero, Wolf. Full bar; refined powder room; large ensuite bedrooms. Home backs to the park-like gardens of DeMenil House.
Property Details and Features
Property Access
- Driveway Gate
Appliances & Equipment
- Compactor
- Dishwasher
- Disposal
- Icemaker
- Microwave
- Electric Oven
- Single Oven
- Gas Cooktop
Bathrooms
- 5 Full Bathrooms
- 2 Half Bathrooms
- 5.20 Total Bathrooms
Bedrooms
- 3 Total Bedrooms
- 4 Maximum Bedrooms
- 2 Bedrooms Down
- En-Suite Bath
- Primary Bed – 1st Floor
Building
- 4,167 Total SQFT
- 2 Stories
- Built in 1959
- Free Standing
- Tile
- Vinyl Plank
- Wood
- Brick
- Traditional
Cooling
- Central Electric
- Zoned
Disclosures
- Sellers Disclosure
Exterior Features
- Back Green Space
- Back Yard
- Back Yard Fenced
- Exterior Gas Connection
- Porch
- Private Driveway
- Satellite Dish
- Side Yard
- Sprinkler System
- Subdivision Tennis Court
Fees
- Annual Maint Desc: Mandatory
- Maintenance Fee: $2,963
- Maint Fee Pay Schedule: Annually
- Courtesy Patrol
- Other Fee Exists
- Other Type: Resale Certificate
- Other Amount: $375
Fireplaces
- 2 Fireplaces
- Gas Connections
- Wood Burning Fireplace
Foundation
- Slab
Garage
- Additional Parking
- Driveway Gate
Heating
- Central Gas
- Zoned
Home Owner’s Association
- Mandatory HOA
Interior Features
- Alarm System – Owned
- Crown Molding
- Fire/Smoke Alarm
- Formal Entry/Foyer
- High Ceiling
- Prewired for Alarm System
- Refrigerator Included
- Wet Bar
- Window Coverings
- Wired for Sound
Listing
- $9,694,343 per acre
- $1,020 per sqft
Location
- Area: 16
- County: Harris
- Subdivision: River Oaks
Lot
- 1/4 Up to 1/2 Acre
- 0.4384 acres
- Size: 19095 square feet
- Corner
- Subdivision Lot
- Wooded
Parking
- 2 carport spaces
- Carport Description: Detached Carport
Roof
- Composition
Schools
- School District: 27 – Houston
- Elementary: River Oaks Elementary School (houston)
- Middle: Lanier Middle School
- High: Lamar High School (houston)
Sewer
- Public Sewer
- Public Water
Taxes
- Amount: $62,655
- Rate: 2.0148
- Year: 2023
Utilities
- Electric Dryer Connections
- Washer Connections
- Ceiling Fans
- Digital Program Thermostat
- Insulation – Batt
- Insulation – Blown Cellulose
- Insulation – Blown Fiberglass