Located simply south of San Antonio in Pleasanton, the 6,347-square foot mansion of famend architect Victor Salas is now on the market — to the tune of $7.5 million.
The 147-acre unfold consists of almost a mile and a half of I-37 frontage. In its description, the itemizing mentions that the property’s attainable makes use of are infinite. Its giant occasions area might be the best venue for weddings and retreats, whereas is spectacular acreage might be developed for agricultural makes use of, industrial functions or extra.
The house is previously the “sanctuary” of Salas, whose designs grace Woodlawn Park and Mission San Juan Capistrano and embrace the spectacular doorways on the Lucchese Boot Firm within the Quarry, in accordance with a profile within the Present. He even created the flagpole on the Bexar County Courthouse.
Salas’ father, additionally an architect, was equally famend for his designs, which included a desk and throne created for Pope John Paul II when he delivered his record-setting mass to a crowd of 350,000 in San Antonio.
The youthful Salas’ nine-bedroom, nine-and-a-half bathtub house includes a wide-open flooring plan on its first flooring, the place a breezy dwelling space with hovering ceilings flows seamlessly into an up to date kitchen. Finishes all through the house are one way or the other each high-end and humble, favoring timeless craftsmanship over tendencies — a standard theme in Salas’ work.
4 of the house’s 9 bedrooms are outsized, providing their very own customized walk-in closets and en suite bogs.
The house is surrounded by a wraparound balcony and patio area that just about obscures the house itself from view, regardless of its large dimension. Nevertheless, the primary home is dwarfed by the property’s 10,000-square-foot-plus barndominium, which additionally has loads of area for a workshop, horse steady, agricultural gear storage or a set of unique vehicles.
It may also be used as a hangar for a non-public airplane, for the reason that property consists of its personal airstrip. Different outside facilities embrace a full-size basketball courtroom, swimming pool, ponds and two gazebos with fireplaces.
The itemizing additionally notes that the barndominium, climate-controlled occasions area and historical past of profitable fruit harvests on the property would additionally make it superb for a vineyard.
This house is listed by Sebastiano Formica with eXp Realty LLC.All images and itemizing data through Realtor.com.
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