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Alain Pinel Official Site http://10691mora.com/

Realtor.com Site  

?Moraquita? ? at 10691 Mora Drive, Los Altos Hills, CA is an extremely rare and desirable property for these reasons:

• Sophisticated, mid-century modern architecture, extensively remodeled in 2001 for the 21st century
• 5,000 square feet home plus additional 3-car garage and workshop on a landscaped acre.
• 5 bedrooms with in-suite baths plus a guest bath.
• Modern gourmet kitchen/family room with SubZero refridgerator and additional wine storage unit that holds up to 132 bottles, 48 inch six-burner convection oven Viking range, 2 Asko dishwashers, trash compactor and voluminous storage.
• Central media center in kitchen controls music inside and outside the house.
• Vast entertaining spaces, including a formal dining room.
• Separate library with limestone fireplace holds thousands of volumes plus a separate and large craft room for laundry and storage.
• Elegant living room with fabulous 8′ high sliding glass doors opening onto the 2,000 square foot deck overlooking Silicon Valley with hot tub. Additional play structure and huge yard with sculptural grass lawn.
• Fruit and olive trees plus 300 year-old magnificent California Live Oak.
• Gated estate with call box ensures total privacy, close-in to Los Altos Hills with no freeway noise.
• Stunning entryway with ultra-modern water feature. On-site parking for up to 20 automobiles or boat/RV.
• Dazzling city views and peaceful country views with no neighbors in sight, just trees and hills.
• Private access to:
• Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve: This 3800-acre park offers facilities for bicycling, hiking, model glider flying, and photography. Within the park is Deer Hollow Farm, a working farm for the enjoyment of visitors, especially children.
• Zoned for horses - up to 3 horses per acre. Adjacent open space preserve is ideal for equestrian use.
• Rancho San Antonio Map pdf: 3800 acres offers over 20 miles of hiking and equestrian trails.
• Private secular academic school (Pinewood), Waldorf school and top public schools — state ranked 10 out of 10 — in less than 3 miles.
• Massive wall space for art, with 15? soaring ceilings and lighted bases for sculpture located on the property.
• Separate 3 car garage with workshop 10 feet by 32 feet — 320 square feet - with separate power panel.
• 400 amp power panel, Digital Cable and/or DSL broadband, 3 phone lines and separare entrance to one bedroom is ideal for office or au-pair unit.
• Utility room for easy access to water heaters, furnaces and booster pump. Landcaping on timed irrigation and lighting.

Call Heidi Kadison of Alain Pinel for more info: 408.913.7918

Moraquita Featured in HGTV, Metropolitan Home, Remodeling Magazine, and in Los Altos Town Crier

By Carolyn Snyder

“It’s a house made for Hollywood, but it?s in Los Altos atop a hill, with Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve as its backyard.”

http://www.losaltosonline.com/2007/09/26/hollywood-haven/

 Moraquita Remodel Featured on HGTV:

The remodel was also featured as an episode of HGTV’s Before & After show in 2001.

In case you missed the airing of the show (or you would like to see it again)…Click here to see the video:

Moraquita was given an Honorable Mention in Metropolitan Home Magazine.

And received a Remodeling Design Award.

Flyer for Open House

Here’s a flyer for the open house the weekend of Dec 1st and 2nd.

 Please note that:

The correct square footage is 5,091.

The correct price is $4,698,000.

Welcome to Moraquita - Los Altos Hills Modern Home

Welcome to Moraquita! A Los Altos Hills gated estate. After driving up the shrub-lined private driveway, you’ll be impressed by the unique front entrance. You’ll notice the water feature that flows parallel the walkway. Then as you step up onto the porch, water will be on both sides of you as you near dramatic front door. You can see through the house out to Silicon Valley views.

Veiws of Silicon Valley from Moraquita

All these photos were taken from the office, upstairs in the home.

You can see the lights of Silicon Valley twinkling below. Captured in this photo, taken from the office window (the exact view I see as I peer over the top of my computer monitor), you can see the lights of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara…and across the bay, Fremont, Hayward and Milpitas. 

Other views….

This photo was taken from the upstairs office on January 5, 2008. You can see that there is light dusting of snow on the Fremont hills across the valley. 

Moonrise over the valley at sunset.

View across the bay to Mount Diablo:

Location, Location, Location

Approximate shape and location of the combined parcels upon which Moraquita sits. A “secret” back entrance to Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve is steps away.

3,800 Acre Open Space Preserve in Moraquita?s ?Backyard?

While the one side of the property overlooks Silicon Valley, the other side of the property faces Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. A “secret” back door to the preserve is steps away and provides access to the preserves’ extensive trail system, which is available for a either hiking, biking, or horseback riding. Trails can be combined to form loops of different lengths and difficulties including the 3-mile Wildcat Loop Trail and the 4-mile Black Mountain Trail, To get to the northern part of the preserve from the valley floor, take the 2.1-mile Chamise Trail, which ascends gradually to a tranquil, secluded meadow in the Duveneck Windmill Pasture Area. This was once the location of a picturesque windmill from former ranch days when cattle freely roamed the hillsides. Visitors can now picnic amid fields of grass in the shadow of Monte Bello Ridge and Black Mountain.

A highlight of the preserve is Deer Hollow Farm, a working farm with a cow, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens, other animals, and an organic garden as well as numerous turn-of-the-century ranch buildings. An additional attraction is the restored Grant Cabin, furnished to represent living conditions in the late 1800s.

Elegant Living Room

This room is magnificent and 36 feet wide at it’s midpoint.  Wow!  14′ ceilings create space while the massive fireplace brings warmth. One wall of 9′ high massive sliding doors opens to the 20 square foot deck that overlooks Silicon Valley. This room has an Architectural Digest-feeling.