5505 Codorniz, Rancho Santa Fe Covenant
Sequestered on 4.75 Covenant acres convenient to the village and riding trails is the sophisticated estate known as La Paz (“Peacefulness”). Rich in Rancho Santa Fe’s heritage, this inviting, old world property displays graceful elegance in an understated style. It consists of the main residence, guest cottage, carriage house, and a comfortable studio apartment above a state-of-the-art horse facility. Originally built for George Richardson, owner of The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe in the 1940s and 1950s, La Paz was designed in a classic, Spanish Colonial style by Roland Coate, a well known Los Angeles architect. This prime site, located at the end of a secluded cul-de-sac, is distinctive for its spectacular panoramic views overlooking the RSF Golf Course and the rolling hills beyond.
An ambiance of California’s past is immediately evident as one enters La Paz through a porte-cochere to the motor courtyard, where covered walkways laced with bougainvillea vines connect the main residence to the guest cottage and carriage house. This family compound exudes a feeling of casual warmth, while paying attention to authentic architectural details. Entertaining will feel very special in the spacious living room that opens to a terrace with outdoor fireplace and fountain. There is a formal dining room with hand-painted tile floor and French doors opening to a private patio. The heart of the home is a full country kitchen, sun-filled breakfast alcove and book lined family room with window wall that frames a view of the pool and mountains beyond. The master bedroom wing provides a venue for escape with more drop dead vistas. The main home includes another bedroom and a wonderful office.
The charming guest cottage features two bedrooms and a living room, while the carriage house provides separate living quarters including kitchenette, living room and bedroom suite. The property’s six bedrooms all have direct outdoor access to garden, patio or balcony. Other amenities include a secluded rose garden, clover-shaped pool with spa, three-car garage, shuffleboard court, three stall barn with paddocks and 340 tree lemon grove. Surrounded by nature in a profusion of large shade trees, flowering vines, hidden pathways and lush lawns, La Paz may be the most enchanting estate in Rancho Santa Fe.
Offered at $5,495,000
