172.11± Acres Live Water Paradise, Kerr County
Lower Turtle Creek Road, Kerrville, TX 78028
Description: A unique opportunity to own a bit of paradise that includes both sides of crystal clear, year around Turtle Creek. An outstanding custom home overlooks this private peaceful body of water and offers exceptional outdoor entertainment areas as well as recreational amenities. Minutes from IH 10, the ranch is an easy drive from historic Comfort and Boerne, or metro San Antonio.
Improvements: A highlight is the 7,628± s.f. home, featuring 4 bedrooms, 4 full baths and 2 half-baths. Architectural details include 4 interior fireplaces, loggia and courtyards, plus an upstairs 2000± s.f. Saltillo tiled terrace with outdoor wood fireplace. Attention to detail enhances the luxury with long leaf pine floors, 8 foot doors and garage doors, custom Cypress millwork on the dining room walls and wet bar/ butler pantry counter, electric ‘sunshade’ awnings on the upstairs bedrooms and downstairs office and breakfast room, and IPE wood on outdoor decks with mahogany hand rails. Doors off the living room access the loggia incorporating a French fountain. Downstairs is a large bedroom suite, and the second floor incorporates 2 bedrooms plus a luxurious master retreat with sitting room and extravagant bath with wardrobe closets. A nearby impressive 1,396± s.f. pool house is an open design featuring a vaulted ceiling with exposed fir beams, indoor lap pool and hot tub, all heated by a 500-gallon buried propane tank for year around use. There is also a 800± s.f. 1 bedroom/1 bath guest cottage with kitchen of 800± s.f., and a ranch foreman’s house of 1,196± s.f. featuring 2 bedrooms/2 baths, and work out room that is currently used for seasonal storage.
Ranch improvements: There is an 11 stall horse barn with tack room and wash rack and hot/cold water, pub room for informal gathering or spare bedroom near the barn, horse laundry room with bath, covered riding arena 168’ x 50’ with viewing area, 3 rail pipe fencing in turn out areas and lanes. Additional structures include 2 greenhouses and garden, 4 storage rooms and a workshop. A nice asphalt road leads from the gated entrance to the home. The land is partially high fenced. Inclusive equipment includes 2 John Deere zero-turn lawn tractors, recent Kubota Tractor with batwing mower, and an air compressor.
Main House:
- Living Rm: 25×25
- Dining Rm: 19×23
- Kitchen: 19×22
- Bkr room: 18×12
- Butlers pantry: 8×11 wet bar
- Office: 13×9
- Utility: 16×11
- Br1: 20×17 down
- Br2: 17×15 up
- Br3: 17×15 up
- MBr: 21×16
- Mbr Sitting Rm: 21×13
- MBr Bath: 27 x 24
Water: There is 1,100± feet of both sides of fabulous Turtle Creek, which is a private pristine body of water. Depth ranges from 2 – 10’ deep and width is 125± feet. There are 2 rock piers and bulkhead. The ranch also has a nice 3± acre lake that is aerated. Two water wells on the property provide water to the improvements and landscaping and include a 6000 gallon storage system. Both wells are 3 HP with submersibles. Pumping rights are also available from the Creek; 15 HP 3-phase submersible pump for main irrigation from the creek to the pond, as well as locations throughout the ranch.
Wildlife: An abundance of native wildlife is attracted to the water, including, but not limited to, whitetail deer, Axis deer, and Blackbuck antelope. Ducks light on the Creek and lake at certain times of the year. Fishing is offered in both Turtle Creek and the lake.
Minerals: Seller will convey all mineral interest owned.
Taxes: $35,000. Ag exempt.
Location: This live water ranch is only 55± miles north of San Antonio, 20± miles west of historic Comfort and 7± miles south of Kerrville via Sidney Baker Drive/Hwy. 16. The property has frontage on Lower Turtle Creek Road.
SHOWINGS: Contact MARC SHERRON (830) 739-0919
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