Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty Markets Luxury Estate at Historic Mountain Lake in Lake Wales, Fla.

ORLANDO, Fla., -- Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty has been named sales and marketing agents for a 2.5 acre estate home in the historic, gated, country club community of Mountain Lake, a little-known, extremely private, resort style community developed a century ago within sight of the famous Bok Tower near Lake Wales. Roger Soderstrom, founder and owner of Stirling Sotheby’s International Realty, said the luxury estate home is a glittering example of 1920s Florida Mediterranean design that has been modernized and completely renovated. Soderstrom said the property is being represented by Michelle Hochfelder an International Luxury Home Specialist with Stirling Sotheby’s Dr. Phillips Marketing Center. The below market price of $699,000 is sure to attract national and international buyer interest, Hochfelder said. The 6,154 square foot estate features five bedrooms, six full baths and two half-baths, with a huge island kitchen, formal living room with fireplace, private dining room that will seat 12, and a generous family room which opens onto a screen-enclosed sitting area surrounded by park views. A grand covered terrace overlooks the large swimming pool, with heated spa and cabana house. The detached four-car garage has a half bath and covered parking space for a golf cart. Mountain Lake was developed in 1915 by Frederick S. Ruth as an exclusive winter enclave for wealthy northern financiers and industrialists, and designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, one of the nation’s greatest landscape architects whose projects include Central Park in New York City and Yosemite National Park. “The Mountain Lake estate home is the best value we have seen in the Florida luxury home category,” Soderstrom said. To view a video of the property go to http://www.stirlingsir.com/eng/3mountainlake The exclusive community – conveniently located near I-4 and Disney World resort amenities – features a finely manicured rolling terrain golf course designed by Seth Raynor, a lakefront setting with views of the Bok Tower, an elegant clubhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with tennis and croquet courts.