Welcome to 400 John Baptiste Street, one of the most thought out and well put together homes you will find in this charming Bay St. Louis neighborhood. The owner used a little New Orleans flair inside and out to augment this home's beautiful design. From the moment you approach the tall custom 9 foot front door, you start to notice extra features. Hurricane shutters are made of dense and durable mango wood and painted in a beautful rich green. Around the outside there are chicago brick outdoor patio floors and a nice perimeter wood fence. The owner is a local engineer who had this home built and customized well with solid materials. The base slab is 12 inches of solid concrete. A tankless water heater system and whole house water filtration system keep the home energy efficent with clean water. The home is 100% handicap adaptable. All of the home is insulated with R20 and the front wall is 2 inches thicker than standard buliding code so a high end designer solid metal security door could be installed. The screened back patio has a gas connection for an outdoor gas grill. Unique door knobs are from antique homes in New Orleans and some are glass knobs special ordered to add character and elegance. The crystal fandeliers give off bright energy efficient lighting and have subtle well made fan blades that pop out. Even the gas fireplace has a mantle that is her custom design with marble and hand carved wood accents made in Czechoslovakia. Included in upgrades you will also find great quality in materials such as the european "class a tile" floors in the bathrooms, large built in shelves made for the closets, the oversized pantry and the garage and custom rolling shutters on the patio. The 10 foot ceilings, double crown molding in the living room/kitchen and 9 foot ceilings in the bedrooms, stainless steel Cafe' GE appliances, tall doors, thick quartzite kitchen island and dining chandelier are some of the other high end features! The kitchen also has slide out shelving inside the custom cabinety; custom back splash design, and tasteful pendant lighting over the island. The GE Cafe'range in the kitchen is gas with 6 large burners and a double vent system for heavy cooking. This home has a nice outdoor shower out back and even the garage has 9 foot ceilings with support beams, recessed lighting and extra storage. This Shieldsboro neighborhood has beautiful oak trees that line and sometimes form a beautiful arch over the streets. Many of the homes are custom builds here. There is a community pool for all residents! This home boasts a monitored response alarm system buyers can subscribe to if they wish; and it includes cameras and fire/smoke alarms. (Alarms Plus). Fandaliers, window covering and fireplace have remotes. The laundry room is generous in size with a nice washer dryer set that conveys with the home. Both bathrooms are elegant with high end finishes. The master bathroom has a double shower head in the separated walk in tiled shower plus a deep soak tub. The master closet is large and abudnant shelves. This house has a second story bonus area unfinished over 850 sq feet planked out! You are only an 8 minute drive to the beach and down town. Ask your Realtor for full list of added value features and schedule your showing today!