Description
VALART ESTATE
Location Location Location - An oasis in the city, with mixed land use and great potential for residential development and hospitality business.
Valart Estate is located in an area of Cariari that has become an exclusive sector for residential and commercial real estate development. It is one of the areas of the San Jose Greater Metropolitan Area which is experiencing the highest appreciation in real estate. One of the main reasons for this has to do with its strategic location. It is true that the time factor has become a challenge for those who travel to their workplaces. However, due to the significant investments in office centers and free trade industrial zones experienced in Cariari and Belen Area over the past 15 years, housing facilities are required to avoid a waste of time and stress caused by heavy traffic. On the other hand, Cariari has a special strategic location, which allows traveling to the main cities of the metropolitan area using multiple routes.
Cariari is strategically located from several important destinations: Heredia 5.5 km (6 minutes) - San Joaquin de Heredia 2.5 km (3 minutes) - Alajuela 7 km (7 minutes) Juan Santamaria International Airport 5.5 km (5 minutes) Hotel Cariari 1 km (1 minute) San Antonio de Belen 3 km (3 minutes) - Hospital Mexico 5km (5 minutes) Coyol Industrail Area - 20 minutes - La Sabana Central Park 6.5km (10 minutes) - Downtown San Jose 10 km (12 minutes) Tobias Bolanos Regional Airport 7.5 km (10 minutes) - Pavas 9 km (12 minutes) Escazu, Multiplaza, Cima Hospital 11km (14 minutes) - Santa Ana & Lindora 16km (15 minutes). The property is near all first class services such as banks, supermarkets, hospital, stores, five star hotels, some of the best restaurants, and until recently, the Costa Rican Convention Center.
An exceptional statement of Mediterranean-inspired architecture and style, Villa Tranquila is a privileged property in this strategic location, an oasis of peace amid the city. It is a fully secured, fully enclosed property, surrounded by large gardens, pines trees, and flowering trees, and it includes a pool, terraces, pool house, tennis court, chapel, and an elegant Mediterranean style residence. This is a great estate for entertaining, with large internal and external social areas.
The use of exotic fine materials and expert craftsmanship are evident throughout the nearly 1,200 m2 (12,800 sq.ft) of construction of the villa. Details are of superb workmanship and materials, including extensive use of stone and marble, wood floors, antique stone sidewalks, all cabinets, doors, columns and cornices are hand carved by Italian artisan Renzo Ricci, hand painted frescos in vaulted ceilings, all metal work was designed and hand made by French artisans, teak floors, crown moldings, cathedral ceilings and beamed ceilings of precious woods.
The Mediterranean style entryway and lobby are a striking welcome to this stunning luxury home, including a guest bathroom on red travertine marble and hand painted frescos on the vaulted ceilings and a courtyard dividing the social areas from the bedrooms. Beyond the lovely foyer, the formal gatherings take place at the elegant living room with 8 meters high beamed ceilings, connected to the formal dining room and wrap around covered terrace that leads down towards the outside terrace and entertaining areas.
The interior lighting system was designed to enhance architectural features, artwork, and furniture by causing ambient light to spill into the pathways.
The impressive library with high vaulted ceilings and hand painted frescos by local artists, was finished in precious woods with details hand carved by Renzo. Precious woods include Cenizaro, Cristobal, Guanacaste and Caoba.
A large family or TV room is located next to the library, which could serve as a guest bedroom also. The bedrooms are located around the central courtyard that leads also to the rest of the family area, which includes a large kitchen with cabinetry by Renzy, granite countertops, open floor style family room, an office, a handcrafting room, two large pantries and a marble staircase with fine wood paneled walls. An elevator leads to the ground level, which includes a Home Theater with air conditioning, wine cellar, four car garage, large storage room, gym or game room with half bathroom, service quarters which includes two bedrooms, TV room and a bathroom.
The property also offers numerous opportunities for outside relaxation, including a large heated pool with waterfall, surrounded by terraces and gardens and original antique iron railings from the 1,800 s, a large covered pool house for entertaining, with high beamed ceilings, a full bathroom with dressing room, big pantry with dishwasher, limestone walls and all doors opening to the gardens, lighted tennis court, soccer field and a beautifully professionally handcrafted private chapel with baptismal font.
Given the size of the property, the location, and the exquisite architecture and interior decorations, this magnificent luxury villa is perfect for a unique boutique hotel. With minor investment (construction of individual bathrooms), the number of rooms can increase from 4 to 7 (standard rooms and suites). The property also has unused land for expansion of additional rooms if required (8 or more). There is also ample room for dining and entertaining in the living rooms, dining rooms, pool house, roofed and outdoor terraces. The ground floor has ample space for service facilities and the chapel makes is perfect for weddings, baptism and other religious activities. The property also has ample land for service area and parking. Being in a central location of San Jose, this is an excellent opportunity for a unique boutique hotel, spa, recovering, or retirement project - an architectural jewel, which would be difficult to replicate.
