Set behind the pillared entrance in the coveted Alta Mesa neighborhood of Monterey, this updated and remodeled Coastal style home on a three-quarter acre lot, bestows the feeling of a private estate upon approach. A gentle sweeping driveway entrance leads you past an open meadow where the deer graze, the squirrels play and birds sing songs in the canopy of the well sculpted and majestic oaks. Through the front door a formal entry gives way to a gallery hall where art can be displayed on the way to an open, welcoming and spacious high vaulted ceiling Great Room for all to enjoy. Featuring all the right rooms connected to a 700 SF west facing deck, there is the open living room with walls of windows and double French doors, a modern kitchen with center isle open to family and dining accented by a large butler's pantry for storage and food prep. Two spacious bedrooms and a primary bedroom, all with forested views are on the main level with a separate 4th bedroom or guest suite downstairs with outside entrance and deck. A wine cellar, craft room and an abundance of accessible, dry under house storage and space. This great house is light and bright inside, private and sheltered with a park like setting on the outside.
