Home of the Day: A home for entertaining in Irvine’s Shady Canyon

This Spanish Colonial-inspired home in Irvine’s Shady Canyon community is set up for entertaining with a wine cellar and tasting room, a massive center-island kitchen and outdoor cooking and dining areas. Rows of French doors set off the double-height great room and provide access to a swimming pool and spa, set in the backdrop of mature trees and rolling hillsides.

Address: 45 Echo Glen, Irvine, 92603

Price: $6.998 million

Architect: Carney Architects

Developer: Haigh Builders

Built: 2006

Lot size: 0.63 acres

House size: 7,410 square feet, four bedrooms, six bathrooms

Features: Cathedral-style ceilings with exposed beams and trusses, walnut wood and Travertine floors, formal living/dining room, office, fitness room, wine cellar, tasting room, center-island kitchen, family room, master suite with his and hers walk-in closets, four indoor fireplaces, covered patio, outdoor kitchen/wet bar, swimming pool and spa, outdoor fireplace, gated motor court

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About the area: The median sale price for single-family homes in the 92603 ZIP Code in September was $1.866 million based on 16 sales, according to CoreLogic. That was a 21.8% decrease in median price compared with the previous year.

Agents: John Cain and Kathryn White, Cain | White Group at HOM Sotheby’s International Realty, (949) 478-7772

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