4989 E Sawmill Way, Boise, ID 83716

There is a particular kind of quiet out here, on the edge of the Mill District where the neighborhood gives way to open space. This is a rare chance to own this level of custom home in Harris Ranch, this close to the Boise River. Sun Valley style, warm and built to be used, with wood plank ceilings, a stacked Ledge Stone stairway, Pratt & Larson tilte and Knotty Alder throughout.

The great room opens to the kitchen and anchors around a floor to ceiling Sandstone fireplace framed by custom built-ins. The kitchen was recently remodeled with new cabinets, Taj Mahal quartzite countertops, and a new backsplash, and it cooks like it means it, with a BlueStar gas rangetop, Miele ovens, a built-in refrigerator, a butcher block island, and a walk-in pantry.

The backyard is the rare part. A private setting against protected wetlands and open space, a large patio, an in-ground Pebbletek pool, a hot tub, and a gas fire pit, with the foothills beyond and nothing behind you but the view. The greenbelt and river access are just down the street, and so is the good stuff, Lucky 13, Sushi Shack, the Coffee Mill, the new Coa Cantina, and the Stil.

The four car garage has built-ins, a work bench, and epoxy floors. Not in the CID. Arguably the best lot in the Mill District, steps from the new Alta Harris Community Park, currently under construction.