The corner home replaces an older, single-story 1950s home which occupied the lot.
As you can see, the previous home was a modest ranch style house whose primary frontage faced in the same direction as the garage. In general, a 60-foot wide lot doesn't give an architect much design flexibility - there's only so much one can do with 60 feet of length, when 17 feet of that is side yard setback, 16 feet of that is garage door. In the new home, the owners and architect re-oriented the house so that the primary facade would enjoy a greater length along what was previously the side street of the former house. This gave the owners/architect much more canvas with which to craft a beautiful house.
The current home owners purchased the original lot in 2002 for $825,000. While I was critical of Russ Barto's work in an earlier post, this is by far (in my opinion) his finest work on the Peninsula. I know the owners of this home had a very strong sense of how they wanted the home to look - they knew early on they wanted alternating roof lines to create visual interest and at the same time give the house a unique character and sense of timelessness. This is definitely not one of your cookie-cutter South Bay Cape Cods! Even the garage, with two separate one car doors, are subtley placed beside a turret which acts as the primary south facing focal point.Without the home owners strong aesthetic sense, I'm sure this home would not have turned out nearly as attractive and special. I will post soon a home also designed by Barto in the Cape Cod style which is much less creative. Stay tuned for that.
Back to the Malit Residence. The home itself is stunning, outside and inside. The owners also relied on the expertise of interior designer Phil Norman, principal of Norman Design Group, to craft a stunning interior, complete with finished basement.
The layout of the house is also unique. Upon entering the home from the side street, one is greeted with a nice entry foyer that is open the formal living room and dining room immediately on the right, and a home office/library and garage on the left. Walking further down the hall, one arrives at the expansive kitchen/family room, which has a quaint breakfast nook as well. The home opens up to a backyard that is on one of many Valmonte walking trails. Overall, a very well done home!
KEY STATS
Location: Valmonte, PVE
Style: Cape Cod
Year built: 2007
Architect: Russ Barto
Square footage: 3,982
Lot size: 7,800 (60x130)
Style: Cape Cod
Year built: 2007
Architect: Russ Barto
Square footage: 3,982
Lot size: 7,800 (60x130)
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