This custom-built pool home is a beauty, situated on a private preserve and lake view lot inside the gates of Palencia. Offering an ideal open-concept floor plan, this home was made for year-round entertaining both indoors and out. The spacious living room showcases 20′ ceilings with wood accent beams, second-story transom windows, built-in bookcases and a fireplace. Slider doors open out to a covered lanai complete with a summer kitchen and automated screens. This stunning kitchen boasts crisp white cabinetry, an island breakfast bar, quartz countertops, a gas cooktop, wine fridge, a decorative wood hood and a walk-in pantry. Luxury finishes run throughout, like continuous hardwood flooring, custom closets, designer lighting, plantation shutters, decorative paneling, cased windows and 8′ doors. The walk-in laundry room boasts walls of floor-to-ceiling cabinetry, a soaking sink and hanging space. An eye-catching stairway leads up to a second floor open loft w/ additional living space complete with a wall of built-ins and a walk-in closet. Upstairs finds three bedrooms, each with walk-in closets and two additional baths. Outside boasts covered front and back porches, a heated saltwater pool and spa, and a fully fenced back yard surrounded by natural landscape for ample privacy. Complete with a well for irrigation and a mosquito misting system; outdoor living can be enjoyed year-round here. The attractive coastal exterior features low-maintenance Hardie siding, Bahama shutters, stone accents and a 3-car garage. Located in the sought-after community of Palencia, offering access to world-class amenities, an A-rated Elementary school and a championship Arthur Hills designed golf course. Residents enjoy a fitness center, three community pools, lighted clay tennis and pickleball courts, sports fields, fitness trails, and a boardwalk leading to the Intracoastal.