5300 Hickory Hills Dr, Ames, IA 50014

This stunning one and a half story 5-bedroom French Country brick home sits on a four-acre lot within 5 minutes of Ames. 4500 sq feet of living space provides plenty of room to entertain family and friends with a huge lawn for baseball, soccer, volleyball, or even fireworks. The French Country designed kitchen opens into a dining area with an adjacent 3-seasons porch overlooking the patio and backyard. The family room has a cathedral ceiling and custom arched stone gas / wood fireplace. An office space off the kitchen adjoins a living room to allow for privacy while the family continues their routine. The master and guest bedroom are also on the main floor. The spacious master bedroom has built in closet space with a dressing area and dual vanity that opens into a luxury walk in shower and jacuzzi tub. The guest bedroom sits in a quiet nook with a private full bath, A generous utility room (washer/dryer) between these bedrooms provides convenience and extra storage. The wide-open staircase leads up to two large bedrooms, each having two closets, private bathrooms, and linen closets. A clothes chute from upstairs to the laundry room makes family life a little easier. A staircase from the main floor to the basement opens into a kitchen / dining area which leads into a large family room with space for the children to play while the adults enjoy time together. This leads into the game room featuring a Tiffany-stained glass billiard chandelier overlooking a beautiful large oak pool table that will remain with the home. The spacious fifth bedroom in the basement has a large egress window for safety with a private bathroom / shower. Other areas of the basement include a spacious 15-foot walk-in cedar closet, a walk-in vault, large two desk office area, workout space, with additional shelves and drawers for storage. There are two 3 car garages built extra wide and deep to allow for plenty of space between cars and for storage. Both garages have new insulated garage doors. The attached garage has new a polyspartic urethane floor. The mature landscaping has been designed with rotating perennials that bloom with each season. These perennial garden areas are outlined with brick pavers for minimal weed whacking and ease of cutting the lawn. Brick chips make these areas very low maintenance as well as economical as unlike mulch will not need to be replaced year after year. A Global Health and Safety Smart Alarm System provides the highest degree of protection from fire, carbon monoxide, and water detection with a FREE APP to alert the family even if you are not home. This system will stay with the home. The Jellyfish Smart Light System gives our country home the comfort of security lighting but so much more. These lights are considered a permanent solution to putting up Christmas lights but with up to 130 color options these lights let you celebrate all the holidays or your favorite team’s win. Invisible by day and dazzling at night. This property is not under an association. We are not listing our home with a realtor but will work with realtors as a buyer’s agent. Our home and 4 acres has been appraised at $995.000.00. An additional 3 acres adjacent to this property is available for $275,000.00.