10985 N Poinsettia Drive

This magnificent hilltop custom move-in ready home is more than a fabulous place to live, it is a lifestyle. Resting peacefully and privately atop a hill and enjoying spectacular sweeping 180* eastern views of the Catalina Mountain range and a 180* panoramic southern/western view of Tucson’s city lights and the Tucson Mountains, both the luxurious home and its location are simply irreplaceable. The entry is up a long softly winding driveway (replaced in 2013 and resurfaced in 2016) to a delightful gated garden courtyard with a soft rosemary fragrance. Inside, enjoy up-close-and-personal views of famed Pusch Ridge from the graciously large salon with its’ lovely hand-painted mural of Tuscany, a favorite of the owners, and the broad brick terrace extending the length of the home. A large open kitchen, great for entertaining family and friends, has countertops of luxuriously gorgeous and unique Brazilian granite, set off by a well-coordinated tile backsplash. High-end appliances include Thermador gas cooktop, bun warmer drawer, microwave convection and regular ovens, a newer GE stainless steel slate finish refrigerator with café doors and freezer below and a matching newer GE slate finish dishwasher. The double stainless steel sink with pullout faucet overlooks the courtyard flowers. A pantry closet provides pullout drawers. A spice roll-out drawer and pull-out carving board are also featured in the kitchen. The kitchen opens to the generously sized dining area, with a new chandelier and built-in buffet also topped with rich Brazilian granite. Off the dining room is a sitting area with a built-in desk and display shelving and cabinets, with views of a lush green desert gully. A guest room off the sitting room has a walk-in closet, an en-suite bath with a door (currently a doggie door but original cherry-wood & glass door is in garage) out to a private brick terrace shaded by a large prolific lemon tree, a doggie run, and a fully fenced and irrigated sunny 10 x 14 vegetable garden. Returning inside, the welcoming salon enjoys a tall cathedral ceiling of wood beams and planks, and a large gas-supplied wood burning fireplace with a striking surround of calcite stone richly colored with iron minerals. (The homeowner is a mineralogist.) A dry bar has more of the gorgeous Brazilian granite as a counter. A piano and harp currently grace the salon, but that space could also be another sitting area. From the salon, with its large windows framing those fabulous Pusch Ridge views, step outside the double glass doors to the brick terrace with a border of bougainvillea. Pour yourself an adult beverage, put on some soft music to play through the high-quality speakers found both inside and outside the home, and enjoy the pink-orange-purple sunsets of the Arizona skies and the sweeping vistas across the Tucson Valley to the Santa RIta and Tucson Mountains as city lights flicker on. Or continue to the elegant freeform pool, with cool decking surround, shade from mature mesquite trees, and another seating area. Brick planters provide another lovely garden spot with morning sun. Back inside, the master bedroom on the south side of the home has similar views, and a handsome wood burning fireplace for chilly evenings. The master bath sports a jacuzzi tub, Carrera Italian marble countertops, a subway-tiled glassed-in oversized shower, large walk-in closet and atrium in addition to views of the Tucson Mountains. On the north end of the home is a den with gorgeous wood plank floors, more fabulous views, and a cozy window seat; this can be converted to a bedroom by putting up the beautiful original cherry-wood (stored in garage) and putting back a closet that was removed and enlarged for the owner's mineral collection. An oversized laundry room has more of those gorgeous Brazilian granite counters, a home office space with mail cubbies, storage cabinets, and a drying area. The oversized & extended 3 car garage (on the backside of the home so not visible when one arrives at the home) is quite amazing, with a workshop space enjoying fabulous views, room for tons of storage and an air-conditioned/heated "man cave" perfect for an office, author's writing space or craft room. Most of the public areas are floored in gleaming Italian tile (grout recently cleaned and tiles polished). The home is light and bright with double pane tinted windows and skylights throughout. It has been incredibly well maintained: new hot water heater in 2014, septic tank cleaned 2014, new pool pump and motor seal kit 2014, pool creepy crawler replaced 2017, new irrigation system 2016, chimneys cleaned 2016, interior painted including garage 2016, tile roof redone 2014 with warranty through 2019, new garbage disposal 2017, flat roof resurfaced 2015 (and checked twice yearly), furnace and air conditioning units replace 2009, new furnace south side of home 2018, all lighting is LED as of 2017....meticulous owners! Fabulous area, of course...terrific shopping, entertainment, dining, and medical facilities are nearby as is hiking and biking (ask about the recently completed 170 mile Tucson Loop that can be accessed just moments away.) You are invited to make an appointment to see this delightful slice of Paradise as soon as convenient.