Mont des Cieux is French for 'mount of heaven'.
As such, Mont des Cieux is an apt name for this contemporary, angular mansion of concrete, steel and glass perched on a cliff above Okanagan Lake.
In fact, it's so striking that the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom, 10,568-square-foot beauty set on two acres won 'home of the year' at the 2023 Okanagan Housing Awards of Excellence.
Initially completed in 2022, Mont des Cieux has now hit the market, listed for sale for $15,950,000 by the Benedet & Ross Group of Sotheby's International Realty in Kelowna.
The address precisely is #20 - 180 Sheerwater Court in the exclusive waterfront Sheerwater neighbourhood just north of Knox Mountain Park.
"(This award-winning estate) offers the ultimate lakefront living experience," reads the Sotheby's listing.
"This luxurious custom residence is strategically designed to provide unparalleled privacy and breathtaking views of Okanagan Lake. Constructed primarily of steel, concrete and glass, this home radiates sophisticated warmth."
Timberhaven Homes built the property as a functional showpiece.
Timberhaven is owned by husband-and-wife team Scott and Heather Ross and Scott is the Scott Ross who is the Sotheby's realtor with the Benedet & Ross Group.
Timberhaven has built several other stunning, custom homes at Sheerwater.
Yes, Mont des Cieux is stunning to look at, but it's also comfortable for a couple or family to live, cook, dine, sleep, relax and entertain.
The vaulted-ceiling living room and family room have plush furnishings and stupendous lake views.
The kitchen is modern and minimalist and functional and two dining rooms also have lake views.
Each of the five bedrooms is designed to be a private enclave, also with views.
A massive patio leads to the infinity pool with, of course, more sweeping views of the lake.
The main rooms are all open-concept seamlessly flowing to the outdoors and the view.
The theatre has lounge seating for eight.
The wine cellar has clubby seating around a table and racks for 300 bottles of wine.
There's a gym, steam room, billiards room, hot tub, boat dock, wet bar, radiant-floor heating, air conditioning and solar power, as well.
I love how all for-sale listings have a payment calculator.
For Mont des Cieux, if you were to make a 20% downpayment on the $15,950,000 sale price that would be $3.19 million.
Amortize the mortgage over 25 years at an interest rate of 5.5% and the monthly mortgage payment works out to be $77,885 a month.
As such, only someone of means will be able to buy this glassy mansion.
That potential buyer could be from Kelowna, someone who wants to upgrade their lifestyle.
Or, it could be anyone from anywhere in the world who has money and wants to spend it on a slice of Okanagan paradise.
