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If you have a big family — or maybe anticipate a lot of visitors — you’ll find plenty of room in this 4,922 sq.-ft. home. Just inside the front door, a curving staircase leads up to all 5 bedrooms: three of the same size, the fourth slightly larger, and the master more than twice the size of any of the others. A jack-and-jill bathroom separates 2 of the bedrooms; there are 3 other bathrooms upstairs, including the master. The fifth, which includes a shower, is located downstairs.

The heart of the home, however, is the kitchen-and-family-room setup at the back, downstairs, which is arranged nicely for entertaining. (It’s pictured above, minus a second row of French doors, just off camera to the right.) The French doors in the family room lead to a patio and back yard that has room for a pool. Behind the kitchen is the formal dining room. Off the 2-story foyer is the formal living room (now used as a den), which leads, through a set of arched double pocket doors, to a private paneled study.

All this within walking distance of both the Rice Village and West U Elementary. You’ll find more details about 6337 Mercer St. on the property websites — one for potential buyers and the other for potential renters.

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Our thanks go to Jamestown Estate Homes, offering the new home at 11926 Broken Bough Dr. in the Memorial Shadows neighborhood of Bunker Hill Village — today’s Swamplot Sponsor of the Day!

Jamestown Estate Homes is a family business founded by Greg Hawes in 2010. After serving as president of Partners in Building for 18 years, Greg founded Jamestown Estate Homes with his daughters Katy and Victoria. (Other members of the Jamestown team are Lindsey Bechtold and construction manager Mike Prejeant, who as a civil engineering graduate got his start in the business by doing New Orleans restorations, then worked for a volume builder for many years.)

This recently completed 6,657-sq.-ft. home sits on a 20,155-sq.-ft. lot walking distance from Bunker Hill Elementary. The Todd Rice–designed property has 5 bedrooms (2 on the first floor), 5 full- and 2 half-baths, and separate attached 1- and 2-car garages. The home is elevator-ready, and plans are available for an optional 38-ft.-by-14-ft. pool in the back yard.

The Jamestown team has found that many families like the idea of having 2 living areas on the first floor. And so there are 2 in this home: a great room and a separate space that could serve as a game or billiards room, a formal living room, gym, music room, or whatever your family may need. This flexible space has access to an outdoor living area with summer kitchen and fireplace — and the back yard.

The master suite includes a master bathroom with separate walk-in closets and separate his-and-her water closets (so you don’t even have to share a toilet!). There’s even a secret pathway from one master closet to the study. Upstairs are 3 ensuite bedrooms, plus a game room with bar that opens to the media room through custom barn-style doors made from reclaimed wood by the Heights-area craftsmen at ReCoop Designs.

To learn more about the home’s energy features, or to make a private appointment to see it, contact Victoria Hawes at (832) 296-1663 or victoria.hawes@jamestownestatehomes.com. You can see more photographs of the property by checking out the listing. A PDF containing complete floor plans is available here. The home is also open Sundays from 2 to 4 pm.

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