A rare opportunity on an OVERSIZED PREMIUM LOT WITH NO HOMES BEHIND, offering exceptional privacy and peaceful hillside views in the GUARD-GATED Reserve at Orchard Hills. This refined residence features over $400,000 IN UPGRADES, a lush backyard framed by mature hedges and trees with TWO COVERED PATIOS, string lighting, rose garden, and seamless indoor-outdoor living through FLOOR-TO-CEILING SLIDING GLASS DOORS. Inside, HARDWOOD FLOORS and HIGH CEILINGS create a light, open feel. The great room flows into a chef's kitchen with WOLF APPLIANCES, inset white cabinetry, CUSTOM BACKSPLASH, clear-panel pantry door, ample storage, and SMART HOME FEATURES including Alexa-controlled lighting and shades. A MAIN-LEVEL BEDROOM WITH FULL BATH offers flexibility for guests or multigenerational living. Upstairs includes a bright LOFT, three secondary bedrooms with UPGRADED CLOSETS, and a serene primary suite with hillside views, sitting area, spacious bath, and WALK-IN CLOSET. The secondary upstairs bath has been REIMAGINED WITH WALK-IN SHOWER AND CUSTOM TILE. The garage is finished with EPOXY FLOORS, CUSTOM SLIDING BUILT-IN STORAGE, EV CHARGER, and a MONITORED SECURITY SYSTEM. Enjoy resort-style living with scenic trails, pools, clubhouses, parks, and tennis courts, close to Orchard Hills Shopping Center, Irvine Spectrum, Orange County beaches, and John Wayne Airport, and zoned to AWARD-WINNING IRVINE UNIFIED SCHOOLS.