$1,725,000

Every so often, a home comes along that feels less like a listing and more like a well kept secret. This is that home. It begins in The Preserve Carlsbad, a 156-acre master-planned enclave where more than half the land will never be built upon, a natural greenbelt of protected hills laced with trails, so your borders are not fences but open country made for morning hikes and evening wanderings. On the community's quiet outer edge lies its most storied street: the one with the largest homes, the only detached homes, no shared walls among them. And of those few, this 2019-built Contemporary Craftsman is the one the neighbors quietly covet, the most desirable address in all of The Preserve and arguably the finest find in the Carlsbad market today. The enchantment starts before the door opens. Hand-hewn mahogany beams and pergolas frame the entry like a gateway to somewhere secret, and a custom handcrafted walnut door, more sculpture than hardware, ultimately swings into a hidden garden sanctuary where fountains murmur, twinkle lit driftwood climbs toward the trees, and hummingbirds and butterflies keep the daily calendar. Inside, everything sparkles like opening day. The chef's kitchen anchors the main level with granite counters, gas cooking, a Sub Zero refrigerator, double ovens,