An updated Hal Thomson home on Beverly Drive features hand-carved designs and original details

Imagine a home renovation project that takes 30 months to complete.

That’s what Mark Bunting and his wife Kelly took on in 2005 when they installed an underground level below the nearly century-old home they own in Highland Park. They’re now interested in selling the Beverly Drive mansion designed by architect Hal Thomson, listing it for nearly $10 million.

Listing agent Allie Beth Allman said the added underground level isn’t a basement because it’s full of natural light and windows. But it does sit beneath the home and backyard pool.

Bunting said he and his wife “fell in love” with the home, even though it was in desperate need of a redo. And when they started renovating, they wanted to keep it true to the original intent.

“It was truly a labor of love,” he said.

Bunting said he and his family would consider renovating another historic home. But he also hopes the next owners of 3601 Beverly Drive appreciate its elegant design and historical significance. It still has historic details like the original wood carvings by woodcarver Peter Mansbendel, who is known for his work on the Mansion on Turtle Creek.

The home is 12,834 square feet with six bedrooms, five bathrooms and three half-bathrooms. The primary suite is on the second floor, with wood beams across the ceiling and a large en suite bathroom. Four more bedrooms are on the second level of the home, and the sixth and final bedroom is part of the underground level.

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