Exquisite custom home in the highly sought-after St. Croix’s Sanctuary neighborhood in Lake Elmo. With approximately 6000 sf of finished space, this refined luxury walkout rambler residence has been meticulously maintained. It features 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3 fireplaces, office/den, bonus room, exercise room, and 4-season porch. Potentially up to 8-car garage with 4-car heated garage on the street level currently and an additional 4-car heated garage-equivalent spancrete space below; I-beam rough-in already for future garage door (the space is currently used as a workshop and exercise gym). The home is situated on a 0.8-acre elevated site, complete with extensive landscaping. The south-facing vintage point offers commanding view for all-season bird watching (in the backyard pond) as well as endless views of the valleys in the surrounding Lake Elmo and Stillwater vicinities. Whether it is hosting family, cheering on a ball game, or simply sipping morning coffee and/or watching the hot air balloons floating by in the autumn afternoon - this is the perfect place to enjoy everyday life in style. The interior of the house strikes the ideal balance between quasi-rustic charm and modern comfort: gleaming hickory hardwood floor, stunning knotty alder coffered boxed ceiling, bold stone accent walls, cozy radiant floor system covering 4600 sf (entire basement and both upper and lower garages), detailed custom tilework, woodwork, crown molding, and cabinet, culinary chef’s kitchen with high-end stainless steel appliances, built-in speakers, hardwired ethernet and coax cable lines in every room, spa-like primary bath, dedicated exercise room / flex room, sumptuous 700+ sf of guest bedroom suite, splendid sun-filled 4-season porch with vaulted T&G pine ceiling, and many more. All these blends seamlessly to the master-designed outdoor space, combining with extensive boulder walls, two patios, a custom-designed grilling gazebo, lush green grass, manicured shrubs, mature trees – this is outdoor living at the finest. For those who want to venture out, the development has its own trails and is also within walking and/or biking distance to Gateway Trail and Brown’s Creek Trail. The home is centrally-located in northeast Lake Elmo with easy access to freeway, shopping, golf courses (five within 5 square miles), and historic downtown Stillwater.