51865 Via Bendita, La Quinta, CA 92253

The deal of La Cantera in La Quinta! This beautifully maintained and highly upgraded Frank Stoltz designed beauty is a buy. Designed in that chic, classy Santa Barbara/Tuscan style, and featuring 3 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms in approx 2929 sf, this home has all the unique qualities of a well built, beautifully designed, custom feeling home. Frank Stoltz introduced the now familiar Sky Deck to his designs, and his use of arches, both interior and exterior always distinguish his unique architecture. The arches are skillfully designed to frame something special, such as an inset art niche, beautiful walkway, standout view, quiet sitting area, or just draw your eye into the next room. This floorplan, called the Santa Rosa, offers a detached casita with a full bathroom, custom wood floor, and a kitchenette with a sink and undercounter refrigerator. The covered entry walkway, interior courtyard and backyard pool area all feature interlocking pavers. Inside the house; quiet class. Vaulted ceilings, solid core doors, clay tile roof, wood garage doors, marble counter tops, wood shutters, and quality fixtures to start, then there are the upgrades. Tinted windows, solar screens, textured carpet in the bedrooms, 20 x 20'' tile flooring, wood floors in the casita and kitchen, Quartz kitchen counters, stainless Thermador appliances, and hand made Tabarka tiles at the kitchen backsplash, and inlaid around the Casitas' arched french doors. Three fireplaces, one in the living room, one on the Sky deck and one under the back yard loggia. Custom window coverings, multiple sets of french doors, large interior laundry room, and that upstairs entertainment room! This party room has a wet bar, comes with a pool table and has multiple french doors that lead to the covered porch and also to the sky deck. This viewing deck offers both covered and uncovered spaces, a fireplace with raised hearth, and mountain views. Designed for easy flow living, the great room to dining spaces all open to the interior courtyard or backyard, with it's pool and waterfall spa, covered loggia with a custom limestone wall fireplace, mature landscape, privacy and serenity. La Cantera welcomes you with wide, tree lined streets, front lawns, the Santa Barbara feel, and only 59 homes. Your low HOA includes your front yard landscape and water. Grab your golf cart and head to Old Town for dinner, or a round of golf at Silver Rock. Offered furnished as seen.