With a premium location in Sewickley Heights on a pastoral, estate-size lot with approximately 9.75 acres, this inviting ranch-style home designed by Desmone and built by Ed Cress, arguably one of the best custom home builders in the area, is a great opportunity. Set on a quiet recently paved private drive, the home features an expansive open courtyard leading to the large front doors. The sunny open interior is equally appealing, as it has soaring volume ceilings throughout the main level, hardwood floors and an expansive lower-level family room/play area/storage room/wet bar that was finished by a prominent local builder in 2009. In the living room, exposed beam ceilings and a gas fireplace create a relaxing, comfortable atmosphere. French doors bring abundant light inside and provide access to a large private patio. Large skylights make the kitchen an airy, attractive workspace. Features include custom cabinets with glass insets, a quartz center island with counter seating, butcher block counters and high-end appliances, including a gas range. The adjacent sunroom may be difficult to leave, as the French doors and numerous large windows stream abundant sunlight indoors, making it perfect for afternoon naps. Built in 1996, the home includes a main level primary suite with French doors that open to the outdoor living areas, as well as a dressing room/walk-in closet, a deep soaking tub and a separate shower with a glass enclosure. Versatile and refined, the home also includes a large secondary bedroom with an en suite bathroom, a laundry room and a finished lower level, which includes custom millwork and moldings, a half bath, low-maintenance wide plank flooring, built-in shelving and a wet bar, which features a farmhouse-style sink and a beverage drawer with a freezer. Currently, it’s only possible to access the lower level through the two-car attached garage, but this could easily be modified. A portion of the open flat backyard is fenced in, perfect for dogs or little ones running about the back patio perfect for relaxing or entertaining around the wood burning fireplace. Take a walking trail through the woods and you are in the Village of Sewickley in about fifteen minutes. With preliminary architectural plans for an addition available that would convey with purchase and many behind-the-scenes updates, including two new HVAC units, a new generator, septic system and a whole house water filtration system, the home is completely turnkey. Enjoy the peaceful, private location, which virtually eliminates the need for window treatments, the cheerful interior, and the fact the home is an easy drive away from Sewickley, the airport, local golf courses and everything the city of Pittsburgh has to offer.