0 Road 26 Unit 733008 Cortez, CO 81321

This secluded country estate is extremely private yet only 3.2 miles from Cortez. The architect designed, custom home is at the end of the lane surrounded by a pond, trees, landscaped grounds and irrigated pastures. The home has modern construction and amenities with a traditional, timeless design. The kitchen features expansive counters and cabinetry and was remodeled last year with granite countertops, hardwood floors and some new appliances. The great room extends along the entire southern wall of the house which is composed mostly of windows offering beautiful views and a link to the outdoor living space. Accessed through the traditional foyer entry, this space has ceramic tile floors and a wood stove incorporated into a wall of beautiful stone work. This space provides a flexible area for gracious living. The second floor contains the master bedroom with walk-in closet, master bath and even a balcony for a private moment with a La Plata view. Also on this level are a large second bedroom with walk-in closet, another bedroom and a full bath. All these rooms are accessed through an open area with hardwood floors and bookshelves overlooking the great room. The third floor suite includes a bedroom with it's own half bath and a separate large living area which could also be a home office, craft room, exercise room or potentially a fifth bedroom. This area was remodeled last year with a new bath and all new carpeting. Generous closet space is provided throughout. The home is energy efficient with it's passive solar design and large expanse of south facing windows providing a large portion of the heating needs. The wood stove with blower in the massive rock hearth can provide the rest of the heat or for ease and security there is a gas forced air system. The passive design and the mature deciduous trees provide cooling in the summer. Outdoor living choices abound with a patio and two redwood decks on the south and east of the home and a covered porch wrapping around the north and west. The detached, barn styled garage provides two stalls for cars as well as a 12' x 24' workshop and 480 sq ft. of storage on the second level. There is an attached carport for a third vehicle. More storage (588 sq. ft.) is provided by another outbuilding located on the spacious circle drive. The grounds include lawns and gardens around the home with mature trees and a waterfall and stream water feature running along the patio. To the east the grounds slope down to a large pond, close to half of which is included with the property. To the south and west are the cross fenced irrigated pastures and hay field. The irrigation water is from a small water users association which provides pressurized (via gravity not pump) irrigation water. The water is piped underground to several risers throughout the fields and distributed through aluminum pipe on the surface to sprinklers.