3404 CHEVY CHASE
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House
California modernism meets the welcoming warmth of Houston in this private half-acre Belgian contemporary estate situated in the heart of River Oaks Country Club Estates. The residence was originally designed by Houston legend, SI Morris and built by and for Houston construction mogul Leo Linbeck. The home recently underwent an extensive renovation in 2022, led by Chelsea McDermott of Chelsea Interiors, Barry Brown of Brownridge Builders and Michael Hutchins of Greentouch Design. The 7 bedroom residence is reimagined with floor-to-ceiling windows, natural light and clean lines creating a seamless transition between indoor and outdoor spaces. The home centers on natural wood features, neutral tones, earth-hued stone, and a living fiddle leaf fig tree in center of the home incorporating subtle nods to nature and cultivating the calming qualities of bringing the outdoors in. The residence includes 2 spacious outdoor covered living-areas, a soothing contemporary water feature, luxurious swimming pool/spa, and is surrounded by a wall of nearly 100 soaring Juniper trees.
By The Numbers
Lot 23,400 sf
House 9,652 sf
Built 1 976
Bed/Baths 7/8+
Room Dimensions
Living room 27 x 23
Dining room 24 x 17
Family room 24 x 17
Kitchen 24 x 17
Breakfast 13 x 9
Media room 26 x 14
Game room 2 1 x 13
Atrium 24 x 17
Primary bedroom 24 x 22
Bedroom #2 24 x 14
Bedroom #3 15 x 12
Bedroom #4 24 x 15
Bedroom #5 15 x 12
Bedroom #6 15 x 12
Bedroom #7 15 x 12
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Guest suite
Front stairway
Formal powder bath
Secondary bedroom
Secondary bath
Front garden
Front elevation
The residence, originally designed by Houston legend, SI Morris, who is linked to many of Houston’s historical landmarks , including the Astrodome, downtown’s Pennzoil Palace and the Galleria’s Williams Tower.
EXTERIOR:
 Custom entrance gates with intercom
 8 camera perimeter security video system
 Slate roof
 Copper gutters
 Landscape design by Michael Hutchins of Greentouch Design
 Custom landscape pond with waterfall
 Butterfly garden
 East garden with three terraced lawns
 Landscape lighting
 Luxurious swimming pool and spa
 2 covered outdoor living spaces with ceiling fans and heaters
 Summer kitchen with Wolf gas grill, Kalamazoo pizza oven and stainless beverage refrigerator
 Interior and Exterior integrated Lutron lighting and shade system
 Full property irrigation system
INTERIOR:
 Custom steel panoramic windows in living room, dining room and kitchen by Exclusive Windows, Inc.
 Aluminum, Low-E floor to ceiling windows in breakfast and Primary suite
 Custom hardware from Rocky Mountain Hardware
 Formal powder room and second powder room (pool bath)
 Lutron lighting and shade/curtain system
 Heos/Denon Speakers and AV System
 Full-house integrated vacuum system
FOYER | FORMALS:
 Pivot door with custom brass hardware
 Custom plaster light fixture in foyer by Segreto
 Stair runner by Chelsea Interiors
 Custom stone fireplace mantle
 Atrium with live fiddle leaf fig tree
KITCHEN | BREAKFAST ROOM:
 Calico Gold Calcutta marble
 Wolf gas range
 Wolf ovens, convection steam oven, Subzero refrigerator and freezer
 Built-in Wolf espresso machine
 Custom cabinetry by Trevino
 Breakfast room wallpaper by House of Scalamandre
 Pantry with hospitality and built-in Wolf coffee/espresso machine
 Filtered drinking water
 Ice machine
FAMILY ROOM | MEDIA ROOM:
 Lacquered movie/media room with a retractable wall
 Marble bar with handcrafted Trevino cabinetry and under-cabinet lighting
 Dual Subzero wine tower storage units with integrated beverage refrigerator and freezer drawers
GARAGE:
 3-car garage
 Full home generator