54 Chestnut Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030

54 Chestnut Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95030

A once in a life time opportunity to own a masterpiece estate in the prestigious Glenridge Neighborhood of Downtown Los Gatos w/ no expense spared on this multimillion contemporary remodel in 2018 & massive expansion and foundation retrofit in 2006*Impeccable quality, craftsmanship, technology, & modern day luxury throughout creating a comfortable & entertaining ambience both inside & out*Fabulous floor plan features over 7,618 SQFT that includes 5 expansive bedrooms, 5 designer bathrooms, formal library, enormous office, home gym, home theater/bonus room, light filled formal living, dining, & family rooms, wine cellar, an enormous epicurean kitchen, & 4 car garage*Chefs ultimate dream culinary kitchen featuring high quality professional appliances & has a 40 foot NanaWall allowing a seamless outdoor/indoor entertainment experience*Stunning grounds offer a seamless integration of indoor/outdoor living w/ mature trees, lawns, gardens, patios, terraced entertaining areas, BBQ/outside kitchen, & plenty of room to add an elegant pool/spa & an ADU on this enormous & rare 23,040 lot w/ city light views*Distinguished LG Schools*Please note that an extensive foundation retrofit, strengthening, & expansion to the foundation has taken place w/ permits in 2018, 2006, and 1990.

This exquisite and meticulous estate was majorly remodeled home in 2006 & 2018 to include every modern amenity while maintaining the intrinsic historic charm*Exquisite garden includes many olive, avocado, citrus, pomegranate, apple, cherry, magnolia, fringe, & crepe myrtle trees*Original redwood interior designs & floors have been restored to their natural beauty*Lutron Homeworks & LED lighting illuminate this stunning home*All non-historic windows were replaced w/ dual pane windows*1500 bottle wine cellar is temperature controlled*Bathrooms & kitchen were elegantly remodeled in 2018*14 remotely operated Velux skylights have integrated shading*Infrared sauna*Roof replaced w/ solar-reflective shingles that have a remaining 15 year warranty*Solar installation w/ Telsa batteries, extensive home automation, & surround sound grace this contemporary revival*11.5 feet ceilings on the main floor adds to the luxurious splendor of this estate!

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Listed Exclusively by:
Joe Piazza
Coldwell Banker Global Luxury
Nationally Ranked Wall Street Journal Top Producing Realtor
Mobile: (408) 410-5020
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.PiazzaAdvantage.com
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This Home's Features

List Price
$7,950,000
MLS Number
ML81943156
Beds
5
Baths
5
Car Garage
4
Square Feet
7,618
Year Built
2006
Lot Size
23040

This house was originally built in 1896 by a self described “Redwood Baron” who named the house Villa Tusculum after a visit to Tuscany in which he was impressed by the history of that era. The house is a Queen Anne style Victorian that has been meticulously updated to include every modern amenity while maintaining the intrinsic historic charm of the house
The gardens were designed by John Greenlee, the author of The American Meadow garden -- Creating a Natural Alternative to the traditional lawn. The Meadow garden includes a mature garden designed to reflect a natural meadow feel and includes many varieties each of olive, avocado, citrus, pomegranate and apple trees. It also has two fringe trees that blossom with delicate white flowers and several ornamental cherry and magnolia trees as well as Crepe Myrtle Tree.
The garden is focused on native plants and grasses to make the yard authentic to the area but to also provide water use efficiency. The outside lighting provides uplighting, area lighting and twinkle lights to establish a romantic mood for outside entertaining.
The woodwork in the house is the original redwood detail from the house’s origin and the original hardwood floors have been restored to their natural beauty.
The Kitchen was completely remodeled in 2018 as part of a project built by Steve Howard Construction. It includes top of the line appliances including a sub zero refrigerator, an six burner + griddle Wolf stove/double oven plus two Miele ovens -- one is a microwave convection oven the second is a convection oven. It also include two dishwashers -- one Miele and one Bosch. The kitchen also feature a backsplash with authentic art deco tile from Portugal and a Shaws England farm sink, and a coffered ceiling with beams.
The Kitchen has one complete 40 foot NanaWall that allows the entire wall facing the backyard to open -- allowing a seamless outdoor/indoor entertainment experience. This entire opening is shaded by a Sunesta awning that is controlled by a remote. There is a Mars Air Curtain over the door area to minimize heat/cool loss and bugs when the door is open.
There are two 2-car garages. One is attached, and includes 2 electric vehicle charging power outlets.
The house has a 10 kW PV system which is integrated with three Tesla power walls to reduce expensive peak usage and provide emergency backup. Last year the total power bill was about $4500, which includes power for charging two Teslas and one other EV.
The gym has a floor/wall mounted squat rack, mirrored storage area for other workout equipment, separately controlled Mitsubishi split HVAC and AV.
Lighting and more is controlled by Lutron Homeworks with programmed keypad and local and remote app control. Virtually all lighting loads are LED, with several concealed LED strip lights and SORAA MR-16 high CRI bulbs for artwork and area lighting.
Many rooms are served by 1GB Ethernet from a central hub, and the whole house and patio are served by Eero wi-fi. The exterior of the house (about 8 locations) and the garage is pre-wired for video/security cameras with wiring homed back to the hub location. The house has a Bosch security system which is monitored by Borges.
The house has a high efficiency central HVAC unit for the main floor. Each of the four upstairs bedrooms and the downstairs gym is served by Mitsubishi split systems that are controlled locally and with a remote app that also controls the main floor system. The office over the garage has its own separately controlled Mitsubishi split system.
All of the non-historic windows were replaced with dual pane windows in 2005 and 2018. The historic windows have been weather stripped. The central HVAC on the first was duct-sealed in about 2010. The entire crawl space under the back half of the house is insulated and sealed with spray foam in 2018.
The daylight basement under the front half of the house was built in 2006. This includes an en-suite guest bedroom with separate entrance and a media/pool room that opens with double french doors to the garden. The screen and projector were upgraded to high resolution in 2018. The bar area includes a refrigerator with an icemaker and a drawer-style dishwasher. The approximately 1500-bottle wine cellar is temperature controlled with a new chilling unit installed in 2020.
The three upstairs baths and first floor powder room were all redone in 2018, including new sinks, marble countertops, and Kallista fixtures and wall hardware. The front guest suite’s shower has a Thermosol steam feature.
Also in 2018, 14 remotely operated Velux skylights, with integrated shading were installed. These skylights are operated through the Lutron keypads, and can be optionally controlled using Velux-specific keypads. Lutron keypads can be used to “vent” the house separately or in conjunction with whole house fans in the evening.
There is a 2 person infrared sauna on the side porch installed in 2019.
The two fireplaces are gas started. The one in the parlor is wood burning and the one in the family room is gas only with electric start.
The outdoor firepit is gas fueled.
The sprinklers are controlled by WeatherTrak.

This house was originally built in 1896 by a self described “Redwood Baron” who named the house Villa Tusculum after a visit to Tuscany in which he was impressed by the history of that era. The house is a Queen Anne style Victorian that has been meticulously updated to include every modern amenity while maintaining the intrinsic historic charm of the house
The gardens were designed by John Greenlee, the author of The American Meadow garden -- Creating a Natural Alternative to the traditional lawn. The Meadow garden includes a mature garden designed to reflect a natural meadow feel and includes many varieties each of olive, avocado, citrus, pomegranate and apple trees. It also has two fringe trees that blossom with delicate white flowers and several ornamental cherry and magnolia trees as well as Crepe Myrtle Tree.
The garden is focused on native plants and grasses to make the yard authentic to the area but to also provide water use efficiency. The outside lighting provides uplighting, area lighting and twinkle lights to establish a romantic mood for outside entertaining.
The woodwork in the house is the original redwood detail from the house’s origin and the original hardwood floors have been restored to their natural beauty.
The Kitchen was completely remodeled in 2018 as part of a project built by Steve Howard Construction. It includes top of the line appliances including a sub zero refrigerator, an six burner + griddle Wolf stove/double oven plus two Miele ovens -- one is a microwave convection oven the second is a convection oven. It also include two dishwashers -- one Miele and one Bosch. The kitchen also feature a backsplash with authentic art deco tile from Portugal and a Shaws England farm sink, and a coffered ceiling with beams.
The Kitchen has one complete 40 foot NanaWall that allows the entire wall facing the backyard to open -- allowing a seamless outdoor/indoor entertainment experience. This entire opening is shaded by a Sunesta awning that is controlled by a remote. There is a Mars Air Curtain over the door area to minimize heat/cool loss and bugs when the door is open.
There are two 2-car garages. One is attached, and includes 2 electric vehicle charging power outlets.
The house has a 10 kW PV system which is integrated with three Tesla power walls to reduce expensive peak usage and provide emergency backup. Last year the total power bill was about $4500, which includes power for charging two Teslas and one other EV.
The gym has a floor/wall mounted squat rack, mirrored storage area for other workout equipment, separately controlled Mitsubishi split HVAC and AV.
Lighting and more is controlled by Lutron Homeworks with programmed keypad and local and remote app control. Virtually all lighting loads are LED, with several concealed LED strip lights and SORAA MR-16 high CRI bulbs for artwork and area lighting.
Many rooms are served by 1GB Ethernet from a central hub, and the whole house and patio are served by Eero wi-fi. The exterior of the house (about 8 locations) and the garage is pre-wired for video/security cameras with wiring homed back to the hub location. The house has a Bosch security system which is monitored by Borges.
The house has a high efficiency central HVAC unit for the main floor. Each of the four upstairs bedrooms and the downstairs gym is served by Mitsubishi split systems that are controlled locally and with a remote app that also controls the main floor system. The office over the garage has its own separately controlled Mitsubishi split system.
All of the non-historic windows were replaced with dual pane windows in 2005 and 2018. The historic windows have been weather stripped. The central HVAC on the first was duct-sealed in about 2010. The entire crawl space under the back half of the house is insulated and sealed with spray foam in 2018.
The daylight basement under the front half of the house was built in 2006. This includes an en-suite guest bedroom with separate entrance and a media/pool room that opens with double french doors to the garden. The screen and projector were upgraded to high resolution in 2018. The bar area includes a refrigerator with an icemaker and a drawer-style dishwasher. The approximately 1500-bottle wine cellar is temperature controlled with a new chilling unit installed in 2020.
The three upstairs baths and first floor powder room were all redone in 2018, including new sinks, marble countertops, and Kallista fixtures and wall hardware. The front guest suite’s shower has a Thermosol steam feature.
Also in 2018, 14 remotely operated Velux skylights, with integrated shading were installed. These skylights are operated through the Lutron keypads, and can be optionally controlled using Velux-specific keypads. Lutron keypads can be used to “vent” the house separately or in conjunction with whole house fans in the evening.
There is a 2 person infrared sauna on the side porch installed in 2019.
The two fireplaces are gas started. The one in the parlor is wood burning and the one in the family room is gas only with electric start.
The outdoor firepit is gas fueled.
The sprinklers are controlled by WeatherTrak.

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54 Chestnut Avenue⋅Los Gatos, CA

Joe Piazza