About This Home

This 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom single family at 12 SWAN Street in New Orleans, LA is listed for $1,925,000 ($460 per sqft). Built in 1960, the home offers 4,182 sqft of living space on a N/A lot.

Key Features

  • Built in 1960
  • 3 stories
  • 3 parking spaces
  • Fireplace

Property Details

3 stories
3 full, 2 half
3 spaces
1960

Amenities

FireplaceA/C
Listing Description

Architecturally significant Lake Vista home on desirable Swan Street overlooking the levee and Lake Pontchartrain. Spacious with modern sensibilities and artistic flair, the home sits on a rare 150 x 150 double lot. 12-foot teak panel walls swing to combine the walled living room with the family room into one large room with glass walls.

Three generations of New Orleanians have known it as the house with moving walls. Designed by acclaimed architect and Tulane professor Charles Colbert in 1960, the home is a marvelous example of Modernistic design with museum style interiors. The home design is symmetrical and creative - right and left sides mirror each other with room placement.

Soaring ceilings with skylights and multiple windows bring the sunshine in! A hyper-modern kitchen with all the bells, whistles and handsome looks includes a wrap-around center-island breakfast bar, walls of custom cabinets, all stainless professional appliances, drop-pendant lighting and a separate nook for coffee prep or bar items.

Bring your largest dining table for the dining room, with a home like this one, you'll surely be entertaining! An office and a second studio/office offer the ability to work and play without leaving home! The owner's suite features a large bedroom adjacent to ample double closets, luxurious bath with glass spa shower and separate jacuzzi tub.

Call your guests and spread out to the 3 upstairs bedrooms. You will love the brick flooring in the living areas and hardwood floors with cherry accents in the bedrooms and upstairs hall.Enter into this special property through an imposing brick privacy fence leading to an oasis of professionally landscaped hidden gardens and a resort-style pool area with shady gathering spots.

Well cared for mature gardens surround the home. There is even a separate kitchenette adjacent to the pool area for party prep and evening snacks. Two rooms also open to the pool area for your beloved pets or storage. Two ample driveways make parking a breeze. You simply can't fail with this one! All your top home goals -- and even a few you didn't know you had -- wrapped up in one gorgeous package.

Monthly Cost Estimate

$10,520/mo

20% down · 6.5% · 30 years

Principal$1,392
Interest$8,342
Insurance$561
HOA$225

Estimates only. Actual payments may vary.

Location

12 SWAN Street

New Orleans, LA 70124

Lake Vista

Features & Amenities

Interior Features

Vaulted Ceiling(s)Cathedral Ceiling(s)

Property Details

Flooring

BrickWoodTile

Construction

Brick

Outdoor Features

Patio

Parking

Off StreetDriveway

Heating

Central

Cooling

Central AirMulti Units

Appliances

DryerDouble OvenDishwasherMicrowaveRefrigeratorWasherStainless Steel Appliance(s)CooktopDryerDouble OvenDishwasherMicrowaveRefrigeratorWasherStainless Steel Appliance(s)Cooktop

Questions & Answers

This 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom single family at 12 SWAN Street is listed at $1,925,000 ($460/sqft). The estimated monthly payment is $10,520 based on 20% down, a 30-year loan at 6.5% interest, estimated insurance, HOA fees.

HOA fees are $225/month.

Key features include: Built in 1960, 3 stories, 3 parking spaces, Fireplace. Interior Features: Vaulted Ceiling(s), Cathedral Ceiling(s).

This property is listed by Pauline A Eagan.

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Pauline A Eagan

License 000043298

Agent at Keller Williams Realty 455-0100

Listed by Keller Williams Realty 455-0100 · Broker phone: (504) 669-8822 · View on Broker Site · Broker website

MLS# 2452795· Source: ROAM MLS· 875 days on PropertySimple

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12 SWAN Street, New Orleans, LA 70124

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