4384 Genoa Rd, New Orleans, LA 70129

Handsome brick Venetian Isle raised home is the perfect year round retreat. Sunny, cozy living room features 12 ’ ceiling with laminated wooden beams, a built-in entertainment center, and a window wall that extends into the dining room, overlooking the rear deck and the beautiful Bayou Sauvage wild life refuge . The gourmet wrap around kitchen includes granite counters, custom cabinets with glass display cases and a separate wet bar area. A large pass through over the breakfast bar into the dining room reveals a panoramic view of the waterways through the window wall. Up a 1/2 f light of broad stairs from the living room are the bed room area s The m aster bedroom suit e boasts a dressing area with two sinks , a separate toilet/bath room with bidet, cedar lined closets , and an exit to the wrap around balcony. The den/bedroom , also on floor 2 has a built in oak book case wall . The bookcases could be easily removed to convert it to a standard bedroom . It also has a 2 nd door to the hall bathroom and an exit to the wrap around balcony The 3rd floor (finished attic ) holds 2 more bedrooms and a full bath room. Loads of extras: three bay garage and workshop rear deck with recessed hot tub and a life time 60 ft two level dock with dual davits to secure your boat in and out of the water Life on the water has never been better! What really makes this home unique is its designed resistance to severe storm damage from hurricanes and tornados. Its exterior structural walls and two interior crossing walls in the center of the house are constructed of reinforced concrete using the stay in place EPS foam block technique that make s the external walls very stiff and strong adds acoustic and thermal insulation, and are designed to withstand 180 MPH wind loads . The neighbors christened this structure Fort Genoa during construction. All the dual pane window and doors with glass are protected with roll down shutters that roll up into the wall or soffit and are invisible when not needed. Th is system was severally tested by Hurricane Katrina with category 5 winds and a 16 flood surge in 2005 . Some homes lost their brick veneers (due to the flexibility of their wooden structural walls). Fort Genoa was still standing tall with its brick veneer intact. There was damage to the north deck from the breaking waves of Lake Pontchartrain T he 4 garage d oors and the workshop window (all on the ground floor were blown out by the flood surge T he living quarters and the structural components of the home were undamaged In 2020 a new meta l life t i me roof warranted for 200 MPH winds and a 14KW solar system with two 13.5 KW Tesla Power Wall battery units were added to manage power outages (and drastically reduce Entergy bills)