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Ruth Porterfield
This quietly elegant home, created by J. D. Bartell Design and built by J. A. Taghi Design/ Nick Taghi Construction, was designed in a modern transitional style with antique white brick, stucco, and siding.
[Front Elevation]Graceful semi-circular driveway sweeps to the front door.
[Rear Elevation]Outdoor living is prioritized with an expansive summer kitchen and living area. Note plenty of backyard for a future pool if desired.
[Entry] The expansive foyer flows into the flanking study and living room through cased openings and transitions into a wide gallery that travels past the dining room into the gathering kitchen and great room at the rear. 
[Living Room 18 x 17] The living room overlooks the shady front porch and lawn through floor-to-ceiling windows; the living room features a masonry fireplace with Crystal Onyx waterfall mantel.
[Living Room 18 x 17]
[Study/Library 18 x 14] The study features built-in book/display cabinets and a coffered (box-beamed) ceiling. 
[Dining Room 18 x 16] The dining room overlooks the gated driveway and gardens through tall windows and adjoins an elegant bar/wine room and the gallery through tall cased openings.
[Dining Room 18 x 16] 
[Wet Bar 8 x 6] The full bar has a marble waterfall serving shelf, stainless-steel bar sink, SubZero refrigerator drawers, and a SubZero ice maker. 
[Wine Room 8 x 5] The climate-controlled wine room features 575-plus bottle storage, a corking station, and Italian porcelain tile floor. 
[Great Room 25 x 25] 
[Great Room 25 x 25] The double-height great room at the rear of the house is part of an open gathering space that includes the kitchen, breakfast room, and main staircase.
[Great Room 25 x 25] The great room features 15-ft. sliding patio doors open to the sheltered patio and summer kitchen.
[Great Room 25 x 25] Custom-designed floating shelves surround the great room fireplace and marble waterfall mantel. 
[Kitchen 22 x 18] Inviting and elegantly appointed with Pietra Grey marble countertops and a Statuario Corchia book-matched marble-surfaced island, the professional-grade kitchen offers SubZero, Wolf, and Asko appliances; and a Miele coffee system.
[Kitchen 22 x 18]
[Breakfast Room 13 x 10] The adjoining breakfast area overlooks the covered patio and garden and transitions to the return staircase, mud room, and first-floor laundry room.
[Covered Patio & Outdoor Kitchen 23 x 16] 
[First Floor Laundry 7 x 8]
[Mud Room]
[Formal Powder Room]
[Master Bedroom 18 x 17] The first-floor master suite encompasses an airy bedroom and sitting room equipped with a double-faced fireplace with book-matched Calacatta Supreme marble and French doors that access the semi-private sheltered master patio
[Master Sitting Room 18 x 12]
[Master Bathroom] The resort-inspired bathroom features a Carrara marble mosaic tile floor; floating sink and vanity cabinets with Siberian White waterfall marble decks; Florenza snail-foot soaking tub; and an automatic privacy shade.
[Master Bathroom] 
Master Bathroom
Floating make-up vanity with marble countertop
[Game Room 27 x 16] On the second floor, the main staircase landing transitions into a large open game room with a full bar and an adjoining half bathroom
[Game Room 27 x 16]
[Main Staircase Landing]The open main staircase landing overlooks the great room and transitions to a gallery that travels past the secondary bedrooms.
[Second Bedroom 18 x 16]
[Second Floor Wet Bar] Tucked off of the game room, the wet bar features custom cabinetry with wine rack, quartz countertops, a SubZero refrigerator with ice maker, and a stainless steel sink. 
[Third Bedroom 18 x 13]
[Fourth Bedroom 16 x 13]
[Fifth Bedroom 18 x 14]
[Sixth Bedroom 22 x 17]
Driveway and 3-car garage with custom chevron-pattern wood doors
[Loggia/Outdoor Living]The loggia offers elegant inside/outside living.
[Front Elevation]Photo of front elevation at dusk.
[Third-Floor Flexible Space with Full Bathroom]Create a playroom, gym, office, media room, or bedroom from this useful, flexible space. Wired for surround sound and television.
Sold Transaction:
Ruthie Porterfield represented the seller on this sold transaction on 06/18/2020
Quietly elegant, highly-custom home created by J. D. Bartell Design & built by J. A. Taghi Design/ Nick Taghi Construction, in a modern transitional style with antique white brick, stucco, and siding. Open light-filled interior w/12-ft - 24-ft ceilings; European oak floors; 12” baseboards; hand-selected, book-matched marble walls & waterfall countertops; Italian porcelain tile floors, wall accents, and backsplashes; high-end art, recessed, & pendant/chandelier lighting. Inviting entry flanked by study, formal living room & dining room; great room w/fireplace open to gathering kitchen; full bar w/temp-controlled wine vault; SubZero, Wolf, Asko appliances; Miele coffee system; powder room w/custom floating vanity; 1st-floor master w/sitting room & bedroom w/double fireplace; sumptuous marble-clad bath w/waterfall sink decks; art-glass & marble shower; auto privacy shade; slipper-foot tub; 2 water closets. En suite bedrooms; game room w/juice bar; 3rd-floor w/full bath. All stop elevato
| District: | Houston |
| Elementary School: | BRIARGROVE Elementary School   Good | |
| Middle School: | TANGLEWOOD Middle School Good |  |
| High School: | WISDOM High School  Average | |
| Tax Year | Cost/sqft | Market Value | Change | Tax Assessment | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $333.96 | $3,172,643 | 42.87% | $3,172,643 | 42.87% |
| 2019 | $233.74 | $2,220,574 | 68.12% | $2,220,574 | 68.12% |
| 2018 | $139.03 | $1,320,800 | 0.00% | $1,320,800 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | $139.03 | $1,320,800 | -0.60% | $1,320,800 | 6.76% |
| 2016 | $139.87 | $1,328,800 | 0.00% | $1,237,164 | 10.00% |
| 2015 | $139.87 | $1,328,800 | 15.47% | $1,124,695 | 10.00% |
| 2014 | $121.14 | $1,150,800 | 23.81% | $1,022,450 | 10.00% |
| 2013 | $97.84 | $929,500 | 10.00% | $929,500 | 10.00% |
| 2012 | $88.95 | $845,000 | $845,000 |
2020 Harris County Appraisal District Tax Value |
|
|---|---|
| Market Land Value: | $1,209,000 |
| Market Improvement Value: | $1,963,643 |
| Total Market Value: | $3,172,643 |
2020 Tax Rates |
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|---|---|
| HOUSTON ISD: | 1.1367 % |
| HARRIS COUNTY: | 0.4071 % |
| HC FLOOD CONTROL DIST: | 0.0279 % |
| PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY: | 0.0107 % |
| HC HOSPITAL DIST: | 0.1659 % |
| HC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: | 0.0050 % |
| HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE: | 0.1003 % |
| HOUSTON CITY OF: | 0.5679 % |
| Total Tax Rate: | 2.4216 % |
