Politics & Government

'Heideloff Estate' Renovation Plans OK'd

The property once considered for a 14-home development gets approval for extensive renovations.

The $750,000 estate that was once considered for a 14-home development is getting a facelift.

Last week, the city’s architectural board of review OK’d a major renovation to the home commonly known as the Heideloff Estate at 13474 Edgewater Drive.

After talking with neighbors on the issue — and addressing the board’s concerns — the new owners of the property are moving forward.

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Mark Reinhold, the architect for the project, told the ABR that among the changes, the homeowners would like to include two additions (one a master bedroom and another for a kitchen) and add a five-car garage.

“We’re looking to keep the character of the existing house,” Reinhold said last month.

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Some elements of the design include stone masonry work.

Michael and Stacey Semaan bought the home for $750,000 in June, according to county property records.

City officials are happy that the new homeowners are investing in Lakewood. 

“One of the questions (we had) was ‘is a white-knight buyer going to come out of the woodwork to buy this property?’” said Dru Siley, the city’s director of planning and development.

“We are lucky as a community that someone is willing to invest (in this property).”

, an elegant estate on Edgewater Drive was spared the wrecking ball as well as a proposed plan to build 14 single-story senior living homes on the property.

At the time, city officials told the would-be developers that — under the zoning code — there could be no more than a dozen single-story homes built on the 2.6-acre property.

The company informed shortly afterward that it was no longer pursuing the project.


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