4400 Belfort Place

4400 Belfort - Rendering
At 4400 Belfort Place, architect Larry Boerder designed an architecturally significant Spanish Colonial Revival estate home with Mediterranean detail on a nearly one-acre site. One enjoys seeing the subtle symmetry and balanced proportions delineated for different functions. Also, one enjoys the cut and carved stone ornamental detail punctuating the hand-troweled hard plaster over masonry walls.

A great example of the architectural significance of Larry Boerder’s work is the estate home he designed and is currently being constructed on one of the most prominent sites in Highland Park: 4400 Belfort Place. Here you will see his architectural vision and sensitivity to Highland Park and the site. His creative inspiration, exquisite eye for proportions, and insistence for quality construction and materials produce an architecturally significant home.

This Spanish Colonial style estate home with Italianate and Mediterranean detail on an acre of land draws from the early Highland Park Spanish Colonial architectural influences seen in many Highland Park homes and at Highland Park Village and Highland Park Town Hall. Larry Boerder has aligned the home to capture the breadth of the site and the sightlines of the front and rear gardens, pool and arbor, all anchored by the most majestic tree in Highland Park. The prominence and prestige of this estate home, sited on Armstrong Parkway, is balanced by the privacy and intimacy of facing Belfort Place. One observes the subtle symmetry of this Highland Park home with its balanced proportions delineated for different functions. The hand-troweled plaster on masonry is punctuated by the artisan cut and carved stone. The hand-formed clay barrel tile roof absorbs and reflects the summer heat.

Larry Boerder’s fondness for hand-drawing details of the homes he designs results in beautiful elements, like the entry surround at 4400 Belfort Place. From these hand-drawn details to a 3D printed model, this magnificent entry surround will be created from carved stone with marble detail, supported by columns with proper entasis.
Architect Larry Boerder
Highland Park Neighborhood
Sixth Section of Highland Park Neighborhood West of Preston Neighborhood