Urban Life

Three stories, which is rare in Central Florida residential work and the entire reason this house has the view it does. The ground floor holds the main living area and the top of the house is given over to a 500-square-foot terrace.

Polished concrete runs through the first floor and sets the tone for everything above it. A linear gas fireplace sits in a built-in media wall, sliding glass doors open the kitchen toward the pool, and the plan stays open enough that the ground floor reads as one space with zones rather than a run of separate rooms.

The terrace is the payoff. Lounge seating, a dining area, and a view out over the Orlando skyline, which is not something most houses in this market can offer at any price.