1540 Smoochers Cir, Colorado Springs, CO 80904

1540 Smoochers Circle was built in 2002 by a master builder. It was designed to be senior-friendly. The front door entrance, the pedestrian entrance to the garage, the exit to the covered porch, and the door to the master bedroom shower do not have steps. Bathroom walls are reinforced to take handrails as needed, all door handles are levers, and bathroom doors on main level are wide enough for wheel chairs. The main level features a master bedroom with views of Pikes Peak, bathroom with bathtub and large shower with seats, and a walk-in closet. A second room on the main level adjacent to the powder room with shower can serve as a bedroom or study. The kitchen with a large granite island is open to the great room and is convenient to the dining area which has a coffered ceiling. The great room has a 15' ceiling, high intensity gas fireplace, and a view of Pikes Peak. A laundry room with washer, dryer, and storage is found between the kitchen and the two-car garage with a golf cart stall. The southwest-facing 12’ x 18’ covered porch has a perfect view of Pikes Peak. Enjoyment of the porch on a sunny afternoon is made possible by a roll-down screen that blocks the heat but not the view. The porch is accessed through sliding doors off the kitchen, again without a step. A pedestrian door from the garage leads to a capacious natural gas grilling area. This grilling area is screened from the next-door neighbor by a wall matching the house's finish. The upper level is a guest suite. It contains a bedroom, bathroom with shower, and sitting room with views of Pikes Peak. The sitting room is fitted with a surround sound wall-mounted T.V. system. This level is serviced by a separate furnace and air conditioner. The lower 3/4 level features a large bedroom, full bath (shower), recreation room, furnace room and storage room. A long window well half-way below ground level provides natural light in the recreation room, and another window well provides natural light in the bedroom. Several quality features in the house include an instant hot water circulation system, central vacuum system, state of the art security system, exposed wood ceiling beams, ceiling fans, audio speakers in the ceilings of the great room, dining room and kitchen, and Knotty Alder doors, trim and bannisters throughout. The front and back of the house are on Smoochers Circle. The back faces southwest with views of Pikes Peak over the houses below. The main level of the house is 20 feet above the street below. In October, 2018, the roof was replaced with Level-4 Owings/Corning CertainTeed Presidential IR Shakes. Four inch gutters and downspouts were replaced with six-inch gutters and downspouts at the same time. This house is in Kissing Camels Estates, a gated community. The Kissing Camels Property Owners Association’s annual assessment is $1,980 in 2018. KCPOA provides security, maintenance of roads and common areas, and enforces covenants and architectural guidelines. The house also is in a sub-association within Kissing Camels called The Park at Kissing Camels Estates. The sub-association irrigates and maintains the Blue Grass turf for the residences and five acres of common area, paints the exteriors of the houses, pays for homeowners’ property insurance, and removes snow from driveways and walkways. The annual sub-association assessment (2018) is $5,000. The total finished space is 4450 square feet. That includes the finished space on the first and second floors totaling 3,077 square feet and the finished space on the lower level of. 1373 sq. ft. The garage is an additional 655 square feet. The real estate tax in 2018 is $4,387.86.