• 2070 Paradise Drive is a newly built, four-bedroom smart home with a private dock.  Photo: Open Homes Photography
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2070 Paradise Drive is a newly built, four-bedroom smart home with a private dock. 
2070 Paradise Drive is a newly built, four-bedroom smart home with a private dock. 
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A turned staircase descends from the driveway to the front door. 
A turned staircase descends from the driveway to the front door. 
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A redwood-paneled roof shelters the staircase off the driveway. 
A redwood-paneled roof shelters the staircase off the driveway. 
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A contemporary chandelier illuminates the entryway. 
A contemporary chandelier illuminates the entryway. 
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Corner windows and a gas fireplace adorn the living room. 
Corner windows and a gas fireplace adorn the living room. 
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The living room at 2070 Paradise Drive in Tiburon boasts floating reveal baseboards, a hardwood floor and a 16-foot ceiling.
The living room at 2070 Paradise Drive in Tiburon boasts floating reveal baseboards, a hardwood floor and a 16-foot ceiling.
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The living room enjoys expansive views of Tiburon and Lyford Cove. 
The living room enjoys expansive views of Tiburon and Lyford Cove. 
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The dining area stands beside the eat-in kitchen. 
The dining area stands beside the eat-in kitchen. 
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A contemporary chandelier brightens the dining area. 
A contemporary chandelier brightens the dining area. 
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A 16-foot ceiling towers over the main living level. 
A 16-foot ceiling towers over the main living level. 
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The open chef’s kitchen includes a walk-in pantry.
The open chef’s kitchen includes a walk-in pantry.
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Marble counters and German-style cabinetry accent the chef’s kitchen.
Marble counters and German-style cabinetry accent the chef’s kitchen.
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The open kitchen features a marble island with built-in wine refrigerator and waterfall edges. 
The open kitchen features a marble island with built-in wine refrigerator and waterfall edges. 
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Collapsible glass panels off the dining room open to a view deck. 
Collapsible glass panels off the dining room open to a view deck. 
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Collapsible glass panels off the dining room open to a view deck. 
Collapsible glass panels off the dining room open to a view deck. 
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The main level opens to a deck off the living and dining rooms. 
The main level opens to a deck off the living and dining rooms. 
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The Tiburon home stands on the shore of Lyford Cove.
The Tiburon home stands on the shore of Lyford Cove.
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A collapsible glass wall links the living room and deck.
A collapsible glass wall links the living room and deck.
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A collapsible glass wall links the living room and deck.
A collapsible glass wall links the living room and deck.
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The spacious master suite occupies a spot on the lower level and includes a glass-bottom deck. 
The spacious master suite occupies a spot on the lower level and includes a glass-bottom deck. 
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The spacious master suite is on the lower level and offers a corner window, views of the cove and a glass-bottom deck.
The spacious master suite is on the lower level and offers a corner window, views of the cove and a glass-bottom deck.
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A sliding glass door off the master suite opens to a private glass-bottom deck. 
A sliding glass door off the master suite opens to a private glass-bottom deck. 
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The master suite boasts corner windows and a glass-bottom deck. 
The master suite boasts corner windows and a glass-bottom deck. 
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A sliding glass door off the master suite opens to a private, glass-bottom deck.
A sliding glass door off the master suite opens to a private, glass-bottom deck.
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A private, glass-bottomed deck waits off the owner’s suite. 
A private, glass-bottomed deck waits off the owner’s suite. 
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A glass-floor balcony waits off the owner’s suite. 
A glass-floor balcony waits off the owner’s suite. 
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The master suite’s spa bathroom enjoys a soaking tub and a marble shower. 
The master suite’s spa bathroom enjoys a soaking tub and a marble shower. 
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A rectangular soaking tub anchors the master suite’s spa bathroom. 
A rectangular soaking tub anchors the master suite’s spa bathroom. 
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The spa-caliber master bathroom enjoys floating, marble-topped vanities.
The spa-caliber master bathroom enjoys floating, marble-topped vanities.
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This bathroom boasts a stone vanity, contemporary hardware and wall-mounted toilet. 
This bathroom boasts a stone vanity, contemporary hardware and wall-mounted toilet. 
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Corner windows frame ocean views in this guest bedroom. Builder Joe Sherer included five sets of corner windows throughout the home.
Corner windows frame ocean views in this guest bedroom. Builder Joe Sherer included five sets of corner windows throughout the home.
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Floating reveal baseboards speak to the home’s contemporary aesthetic. 
Floating reveal baseboards speak to the home’s contemporary aesthetic. 
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This entry level bedroom features floating reveal baseboards and a loft view over the living room.
This entry level bedroom features floating reveal baseboards and a loft view over the living room.
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A multi-purpose loft resides on the entry level and overlooks the living room.
A multi-purpose loft resides on the entry level and overlooks the living room.
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The Tiburon home stands on the shore of Lyford Cove. 
The Tiburon home stands on the shore of Lyford Cove. 
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The trilevel smart home was completed in 2017.
The trilevel smart home was completed in 2017.
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The home offers outdoor spaces on all three levels. 
The home offers outdoor spaces on all three levels. 
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The Tiburon home includes a 65-foot private dock. 
The Tiburon home includes a 65-foot private dock. 
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Corner windows in a bedroom overlook Lyford Cove. The four-bedroom in Tiburon took five years to design and build and was finished earlier this year.
Corner windows in a bedroom overlook Lyford Cove. The four-bedroom in Tiburon took five years to design and build and was finished earlier this year.
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Builder Joe Sherer designed the home on the shores Tiburon’s Lyford Cove for himself. But virtually anyone can appreciate the refined material palette, endless views and thoughtful built-ins at 2070 Paradise Drive.

Five years after acquiring the land and making his first drawings, Sherer finally developed the waterfront property that’s now on the market.

“It was a really arduous building process,” he said.

Sherer obtained the land for the property late in 2011. He immediately set out sketching a design with sleek details like five sets of corner windows.

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The freshly completed home overlooks the water through floor-to-ceiling windows on all levels. A 16-foot ceiling shelters the main level, and the contemporary sits on a private beach with a new boat dock.

“It’s a rare find,” said Joshua Deitch of Coldwell Banker, who is listing the four-bedroom for $7.5 million.

Sherer employed commercial practices and designs when constructing the Tiburon home. Fifty-two piers plant the home into the bedrock, and several retaining walls shore up the design. With the location on a main road going through town, Sherer needed to conduct a logistical symphony to build the home without blocking traffic.

“It was a really arduous building process,” he said.

All told, the home took several years to come together. The design and approval process took about 2½ years and the construction itself took another two. Getting the neighbors’ approval — usually one of the most arduous parts of the process — went by fairly smoothly, he said.

“There were initial concerns that my home was going to block their views, but the home is pulled back so they just don’t see us,” Sherer said. “We got their approval right away.”

Sherer’s initial sketches wound up being very close to the finished product.

“From the initial plans, I had a really clear idea on what I wanted to do,” he said.

One of Sherer’s favorite design elements resides on the main level. Here, a 150-inch projection screen scrolls down from the soaring ceiling.

“Some people do a media room. We put a full-on professional movie theater in the home,” he said. “It’s retractable, so you don’t see it and don’t even know it is there. When it rolls down, it’s a spectacular visual.”

The builder invested significant thought and energy in each of the home’s finishes. Radiant heating sat high on his list of priorities during the design phase, and that led to engineered wide-plank hardwood flooring. While white oak is commonly used for flooring in Bay Area homes, Sherer opted for walnut.

“It’s a rich wood that isn’t used as often,” he said. “Oak is nice, but it doesn’t have the character that walnut does.”

Calacatta marble accents a kitchen that revolves around an island with waterfall edges. European cabinetry complements stainless steel appliances and a walk-in wine refrigerator. Task lights are employed beneath the raised

cabinets as pendant lights illuminate the center island.

LED lights producing 200 lumens are found throughout the home. The lights are on dimmers, allowing residents to set the brightness to their desired level. Sherer put exacting thought into the use of artificial light inside and out.

Consider the exterior staircase off the granite driveway, where LED lights activated by motion sensors brighten as someone approaches. The same style of proximity lights are found in the kitchen and bathrooms, allowing a person to walk around the house at night without fumbling for switches.

Sherer also obsessed over the glass used in the home. Insulated glass is found throughout the home, except for the corner windows — a look achieved five times throughout the design.

“I really wanted corner glass, which is hard to do,” he said.

The result of the corner windows are unbroken views of the sunset.

Finding the right slab of fusion marble for the powder room took months. Sherer went through half a dozen stone fabricators before finding the perfect piece, he said. His efforts were rewarded with a piece of brushed stone that forms the wall, countertop and sink.

The high-speed elevator descends to the ground level, where a private beach, 65-foot dock and boat storage area await. A beach shower offers guests and residents a place to clean off the sand before heading indoors.

Three bedrooms — including the owner’s suite — reside on the lower level. Here, the master suite boasts dual walk-in closets and a sitting area, while the spa-caliber bathroom enjoys a freestanding bathtub with digital controls. Bookmatched Carrara marble lines the shower walls as the stone’s veining forms a diamond pattern. The shower encompasses an entire room and an infinity drain lines the tile floor.

A glass-bottomed balcony stands off the owner’s suite and faces the cove.

“We put a lot of thought into how the home would frame its surroundings, now someone gets to enjoy it,” Sherer said.

Listing agent: Joshua Deitch, Coldwell Banker, (415) 572-5433, joshuadeitch@me.com.

Details

Address: 2070 Paradise Drive, Tiburon.

Price: $7.5 million.

Features: On the shores of Lyford Cove, this four-bedroom boasts refined finishes and commercial infrastructure. Calacatta and Carrara marble accent an interior graced by walnut floors and corner windows. The home includes a 150-foot projection screen and a high-speed elevator, as well as a private dock along the beach.