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Pools, Patios And Gardens To Die For
Morgan Brennan, 05.25.11, 03:40 PM EDTLavish amenities top off some pretty fancy digs for sale around the country.
Summer is upon us, which means backyard barbecues and dips in the pool. For home buyers with a few million to plunk down, some high-end homes offer a lot more in the backyard than a patch of grass and a kiddie pool.
Take 7 Shire in Coto de Caza, Calif., for example. The Orange County party palace, which can be yours for $2.7 million, packs quite an entertainment experience into its one-acre lot. The palm tree- and rock-lined pool, with its swim-up, five-seat bar and winding rock slide are the backyard's centerpiece. Behind the pool sits a recessed grotto lounge that offers non-swimmers television and a full bathroom, so as not to track water into the house. An outdoor kitchen with built-in barbecue completes the patio.
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The Coto de Caza estate is one of 15 properties we deemed lavishly fit for summertime shindigs. We recruited the help of our friends at listing sites Realtor.com and Trulia.com, as well as realty firms like Coldwell Banker Previews International, Sotheby's International Realty and the Corcoran Group. Perusing dozens of impressive properties, we compiled a list of for sale homes with amazing pools, gardens and patios. One home on the list--a $1.8 million townhouse in San Francisco--has recently gone into contract, but its pool was just too outrageous to exclude: It's indoors, in the family room.
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Pools are amenities particularly sought out in areas of the U.S. where the weather is warm year-round.
Given the scarcity of land in California's posh ZIP codes, a multimillion-dollar price tag does not guarantee a backyard, let alone a lavish pool. "It's like the idea of a million-dollar view--everyone wants one, but they can be hard to come by," says Ginger Glass, a listing agent for Coldwell Banker Previews International in Beverly Hills. An amazing pool area "can significantly increase the value."Glass, who represents a pool-touting $4.8 million Paul Williams abode in Beverly Hills, notes that many buyers do not want to have to invest the additional work--let alone the $100,000 a lavish pool area in 90210 can cost--if they don't have to. "Most people that buy these types of properties will pass entirely if it doesn't have a pool area ... [and] I've seen people buy homes of lesser quality just because they do have one," states Glass. She expects the 1930s Williams estate to snag a sale with one such backyard enthusiast. It boasts a pool with arcing water fountains, red brick patio areas, a built-in fire pit and English garden landscaping on the borders.
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A tiered infinity pool, which creates a visual effect of water running to the horizon, can really glitz up a view. Despite the chilly mountain air, Aspen's $25 million Larson Drive estate comes with an outdoor infinity-edge pool that creates the illusion of water meeting mountains. It's heated, so tired skiers can soak while staring out at Aspen and the nearby snow-capped peaks.
For $7.5 million or a monthly rental of $75,000, Miami Beach's Temple House offers 13,000 square feet of sound-proofed living space, but the real draw comes from the roof, where fountains pump water into the infinity pool.
Pools aside, some of the party-perfect properties open onto lush gardens that resemble parks more than yards. The $3 million Malibu mansion on Kanan Dume Road proffers a pool area gazing out over the Pacific Ocean. Lavender fields and hundreds of rose bushes are just a few of the green-thumb draws to the yard.
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