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Some homes are built to specifications. This one was built to win — and it did. 4287 Captains Court is the award-winning Nera floorplan by Southern Luxury Homes, recognized as the finest home in its class at the 2022 Lexington Grand Tour of Homes. If you've been searching for a modern luxury home in Lexington, KY near UK Medical Center, Keeneland, or the Bluegrass horse country — and you want a home that requires nothing from you except the willingness to enjoy it — this is the one.

The Design

Arrive at a painted black brick and Hardie board exterior that makes every other house on the street disappear. Step inside to ¾" sand-and-finish white oak hardwood floors, soaring vaulted ceilings in the great room, and an immediate sense that every decision here was made by someone who cared. Built-ins flank a gas fireplace. Natural light cascades across warm wood tones. This is not a production home. It never was.

The Kitchen

Custom Burns cabinetry. SKS appliances. A center island topped in sandstone alongside quartz perimeter countertops. A full custom wet bar with dedicated storage — because a home at this level should be as good at entertaining as it is at living. The kitchen flows without interruption into the dining area and great room, making this space as functional at 7am with coffee as it is at 7pm with a Woodford Reserve.

The Primary Suite

Vaulted ceilings continue into the primary bedroom, where the scale of the space tells you immediately this is no afterthought. The primary bath features heated marble floors — a detail you feel the first morning you wake up here and every morning after. Soaking tub. Walk-in tiled shower. Dual vanity. The laundry room connects directly to the suite, because the best-designed homes eliminate the friction of daily life.

The Layout

Two additional bedrooms on the main level — both well-proportioned, both served by premium baths. A bonus room above the garage with a private full bath that works equally well as a home office, a guest suite, or a media room. A side-walkout unfinished full basement with natural light and genuine expansion potential — the next owner's canvas.

The Intelligence

This home does not just look expensive. It runs efficiently. A geothermal HVAC system and spray foam insulation deliver estimated annual energy savings of $1,500–$3,000 compared to a comparable home on conventional systems — a 10-year advantage of $15,000–$30,000 in operating costs. A tankless water heater means you will never think about hot water again. The return on premium here is not just aesthetic.

The Location

4287 Captains Court sits in Ethington Heights in southwest Lexington's coveted 40513 zip code — consistently one of the most desirable residential addresses in the city. Six minutes to UK Chandler Medical Center. Eight minutes to Saint Joseph Hospital. Nine minutes to Keeneland Race Course. Easy access to Man O' War Boulevard, Palomar Centre dining and retail, Hamburg Pavilion, and downtown Lexington's restaurant scene. This is the address that says everything about where you are in life — without having to say a word.

No HOA. No pool to maintain. No acre of lawn to manage. A composite deck, a rear patio, a home that gives back every weekend you'd have spent maintaining something you didn't need.

4 Bed | 3.5 Bath | 2,828 SF | 2022 Build | Geothermal HVAC | Spray Foam | Geothermal Savings $1,500–$3,000/yr | No HOA | Walkout Basement | Burns Cabinetry | SKS Appliances | Heated Marble Floors | White Oak Hardwood | Vaulted Ceilings | Wet Bar | 40513 | Ethington Heights | Southern Luxury Homes | Grand Tour of Homes 2022 — 1st Place