Commission Accomplished: Lake Vista home overlooking Lake Pontchartrain sells for $3.3M

Address: 6 Swan St., New Orleans, 70124
Sales price: $3.3 million
List price: $3.95 million
Date sold: Aug. 2
Days On Market: 12
Listing agent: Rachael Kansas, RE/MAX N.O. Properties

Sales agent: Scott Gibson, Gibson Group at Century 21 SELA

Pick your pleasure at 6 Swan St. in Lake Vista – a 10,000-square-foot, French Mediterranean-inspired and custom-designed home built in 2016.

• Step out onto a second-floor balcony and watch the sunset off Lake Pontchartrain, or wake up overlooking the lake in a master suite that incorporates water and nature elements with light fixtures throughout, made with shells and raw crystals.
• Cook dinner in a dream kitchen witha black and brass Lacanche range, anchored with an antique fireback from the 1800’s (featuring Napoleon’s coat of arms), Calcutta gold marble countertops, stucco hood, island with seating, and hardwood floors.
• Play billiards on the first floor, read a book in the second-floor library, or escape to the third-floor theatre for a family movie night underneath a planetarium-like ceiling.
• Spend a summer day in thepool with a sapphire blue porcelain tile and water feature, all surrounded by ample travertine patio space and an outdoor kitchen.

“The house is beyond exceptional. It was such a pleasure listing this gorgeous home; offerings like 6 Swan are truly a rarity in our market,” said Rachael Kansas, realtor with RE/MAX N.O. Properties. “The sellers designed the home with incredible attention to detail and the absolute finest finishes – complete with custom millwork, designer lighting, fabulous fireplaces, gorgeous draperies, incredible stones and tile, and built-in antique elements. The stunning tile pool, patio, multiple balconies, and lake views make this one of a kind.”

The home sold for $3.3 million on Aug. 2. Kansas was the listing agent, and Scott Gibson, realtor with Gibson Group at Century 21 SELA, was the sales agent.

Lisa Rickert, CEO of furniture retailer Ave Home and paint brand Jolie Home, originally designed the home for her family; it was featured in Elle Décor magazine in 2019.

Kansas said the sellers remain local – “an opportunity to build a new fabulous home on the same block as their family became available, and they took it. The buyers are also local and were actually already Lake Vista residents.”

Gibson said his long-time clients, native New Orleans residents, were looking for their “forever home that was already custom-built and they fell in love with everything about 6 Swan.”

“My clients were wowed by every attention to detail and the custom features – it’s a tribute to the time and effort the designers, architects, and builders put in throughout the house,” Gibson said. “From the unique design to the location to the lakefront views from the second and third floors, the house really had everything my clients could want.”

As you enter the property, there are antique, 18th-century French Bronze lions on the Swan St. pedestrian gate. The first floor showcases a foyer and stair hall that welcomes you from the garden on the lakefront side of the property. The formal living and dining rooms mirror each other with custom Italian marble mantels and original Julie Neill crystal chandeliers. There is a great room with triple-crown coffered ceilings overlooking the pool deck. The first floor also offers a large billiard and breakfast room off the kitchen, grand guest suite, two powder rooms, two-car garage, and long driveway.

The second floor features a library, large living space/den, office, two standard bedroom suites, laundry, and a grand primary suite spanning the width of the home and offering lakefront views. The third floor has a theater, workout space, fifth bedroom suite, and walk-in attics. There are eight bathrooms total throughout the exactly 9,765 square feet of living space. There is a surround sound/intercom system and extra security features.

The backyard features a heated pool, hot tub, sapphire blue porcelain tile and water feature, large patio space, and an outdoor kitchen. “The backyard is such a relaxing area to hang out, surrounded by beautiful gardens, landscaping, and an outdoor kitchen to cook and entertain,” Gibson said. “I had so many favorite areas of the home – the second-floor den that leads to a balcony overlooking the lake, the kitchen, the movie theatre room; it was a special house and a very professional transaction to be a part of.”

Gibson on Lake Vista: “Lake Vista is such a unique, highly sought after neighborhood with walking trails, parks, homes built near the lake and near the bayou. The beauty of the area makes homes throughout the neighborhood very desirable.”

Kansas on the market: “The market has slowed to a steady pace across the board as buyers face higher interest rates and insurance expenses. But still, the good homes are selling.”

Other high priced home sales in the past week:
Address: 6126 St. Charles Ave., Unit B, New Orleans, 70118
Sales price: $2,663,635
List price: $3 million
Date sold: July 31
Days On Market: 375
Listing agent: Britt Galloway, Latter & Blum
Sales agent: Mat Berenson, Latter & Blum

A 4-bedroom, 4.5 -bathroom, 4,365-square-foot home at 6126 St. Charles Ave., Unit B, in New Orleans sold for $2,663,635 on July 21 after spending 375 days on the market. 

1. Built in 1924, the home is stepsto Audubon Park; architectural details include high ceilings, refinished wood floors, crown moldings, old world appeal with today’s modern amenities.
2. Large gourmet kitchen, newly-renovated 610-square-foot ground floor guest suite andstorage provides options for use.

Address: 2833 Chestnut St., New Orleans, 70115
Sales price: $1,669,686
List price: $1.95 million
Date sold: July 31
Days On Market: 66
Listing agent: Margaret Stewart, Latter & Blum
Sales agent: Washington Duke, McEnery Residential

A 6-bedroom, 8.5 -bathroom, 5,046-square-foot New Orleans Garden District home at 2833 Chestnut St. sold for $1,669,686 on July 31 after 66 days on the market.

• Garden District estate, originally built in 1893.
• Curbappeal, charming front porch, leaded glass front door, detailed molding, off-street parking; stately foyer with grand staircase; living and dining rooms with marble fireplace; spacious kitchen plus den lead to patio and pool; 12-foot ceilings, pocket doors, crown molding, heart of pine floors.

Information provided by Kelleye Rhein & Stephan Mock of Reve Realtors.

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