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Address: 19682 Montauk Court, Saratoga

Asking price: $4.588 million

Description: A generous floor plan and an expansive backyard define this five-bedroom Ranch home in Saratoga’s Platinum Triangle neighborhood. The extensively remodeled and expanded home features tray ceilings, built-in speakers, a pair of offices and ample opportunities for indoor/outdoor living. A heated pool and spa stand beside a spacious patio and a verdant lawn in the backyard, while a wealth of drought-tolerant plantings sprout in the front garden. A projection screen accents the family room and the kitchen hosts contemporary European cabinetry, a bar and an island with waterfall edges.

Don’t miss: In the dining area, an accordion-style wall retracts and leads to a wood deck beside the pool patio, offering residents a seamless transition between indoors and out.

Built: 1974

Square feet: 4,391

For more information: Arthur Sharif, Sotheby’s International Realty, (650) 804-4770, [email protected]

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