Located just one house east of Country Club Place, the approach to 1 Northcrest Court is through one of Bloomington's finest residential areas. The home has stunning Mid-Century Modern (MCM) bones, with recent period-sensitive, high-end updates to the kitchen and bathrooms. The floors are white marbled porcelain throughout, and the ceilings are cedar on a post and beam frame. The house transitions seamlessly from indoors to out with lots of windows and sliders that open directly onto a spacious, two-level patio in a very private back garden space. In addition to landscaped grounds, there is an herb garden and a raised-bed vegetable garden. And there is plenty of land for an addition and/or a pool. The living space is on two levels, with just a twenty-four inch change in elevation that is connected by an elegant, wide, walnut monorail staircase. The lower-level's main living area houses the kitchen, dining room, living room, and lounge. It has walls of walnut and of brick. The high-end cook's kitchen supports both grand entertaining and day-to-day life at home (48" Thermador dual-fuel range, 48" Kitchen Aid refrigerator, built-in Kitchen Aid and Thor wine refrigerators, prep sink, clean-up sink, full-sized Thermador dishwasher plus a Fischer-Paykel drawer dishwasher for daily use). The lounge has an MCM fireplace and a teardrop-shaped wet bar. The upper-level's bedroom area has three en-suite bedrooms (recirculating hot water). The walls are hickory and drywall. The main bedroom features clearstory windows across the south wall and a west-facing slider that opens to the upper-level terrace and the jetted hot tub. The main bath has two sinks, a large (6' x 6') walk-in shower with a skylight, and the privy is discretely separated from the main bath area. The basement level is partly finished with a large bedroom and a living space. Light pours into these rooms from egress windows that share a large, plantscaped egress space. There is also a bathroom with a large shower and separate privy. A large, partially finished laundry room doubles as a yoga space, with a mirrored wall for perfecting proper form. The space continues into a separate exercise room (the 2021 Sole treadmill and TV convey). In all, the residence captures the vibe and laid-back serenity of Southern California (hot tub included!). And though it may lack palm trees and mountains, the views are expansive and unobscured by power lines. This is a home to be thoroughly enjoyed.
