This Santa Barbara Soft Contemporary in Highland Park is Completely Move-In Ready

It happens more often than you can imagine, and this Santa Barbara soft contemporary is a great example.

A builder finally gets the perfect lot, designs the home of their dreams, and then, just as they are finishing up, a buyer comes along. When you are a builder, you just don’t turn down a buyer no matter how much you love what you’ve created.

“This started as Rozie Samei’s dream house,” Compass listing agent Minette Murray said. Samei and her husband, David, own Avida Custom Homes, a family company that has been in business for decades. They have a reputation for being hands-on and creating timeless designs that are comfortably luxurious yet also family friendly.

Just as the Avida team was completing this 9,506-square-foot home with six bedrooms and six-and-a-half bathrooms, Murray’s clients spotted it and fell in love. Although they were empty nesters, they had six grown children. They knew this house was perfect for family gatherings and entertaining multiple generations.

That’s the thing about purchasing a home. Grown kids always come home — sometimes a few times a year, sometimes every week, and sometimes they simply move back in. It’s a smart investment to have a home that accommodates every lifestyle and family circumstance. I’ve always maintained you can never go wrong with a large home.

“At any given time, there can be a lot of people in the house, but when everyone leaves, it still feels intimate for a couple,” Murray said. “It’s a real talent to pull that off, and Avida Custom Homes excels at it. Generously proportioned rooms don’t feel vast because there is a good mix of organic qualities to offset the sleek, simple lines.”

Once Murray’s clients moved in, they added their touches, including landscaping and a lighted pickleball court. The outdoor living is some of the best I’ve seen, with multiple sitting areas, a fire pit, that gorgeous pool and spa, and a two-sided fireplace. There’s even an electronic pet door and turfed run for the fur babies!

Can this house get any better? You bet it can.

“The furniture can be conveyed for additional consideration,” Murray said. “For someone who wants to spend their time enjoying life, a fully curated, move-in-ready house is a real gift of time and energy.”

Although this Santa Barbara soft contemporary was completed in 2022, it’s like buying a Ferrari that was only driven for a few months because the present owners spend a lot of time at their East Coast home. In other words, it’s been road-tested, driver-approved, and barely used. What a find!

Murray has this gorgeous Santa Barbara soft contemporary at 3900 Potomac Avenue available for $14.995 million.