Was it Vincent van Gogh’s iconic Irises or D.H. Lawrence’s Scent of Irises that inspired this amazing Centro abode, Casa Iris? You’ll never know until your tour this beautiful Centro hideaway with me, tucked into a three-home gated compound just inside the gated community of La Aldea, and short nine-minute stroll to the Jardin and boasting protected views of the Parroquia and Las Monjas churches. Now a full-time residence, it also serves well as a rental-income home, thanks to the amazing location.

With gated off-street parking, Casa Iris offers an outdoor fountain-anchored entry garden opening to a foyer separating the open marble-topped kitchen—which in turn opens to the ground-floor laundry and pantry area—from the voluminous eastern-glassed two-story dining room boasting a mezzanine view from above. The American-style great room allows the glass-slot-fireplace anchored living room—offering an LED-lit dropped-cornice ceiling—to flow with the entire ground floor, opening to a courtyard anchored by a wall fountain that echoes throughout all levels of the home. A half level up boasts two guest bedrooms—one used as a hobby room with a Murphy bed—a boveda-topped media room with Juliet balcony, the entertaining half-bath, as well as a door-enclosed office nicho. Another half-flight up, the boveda-topped primary suite offers a same-level private terrace and, separately, stairs feeding up to the roof terrace. A two-level roof terraces hosts large sunset events, with the covered top terrace boasting forever views of the Parroquia.

This home boasts all the technical amenities you’re looking for: protected parking, whole-house water filtration and reverse osmosis filtration in the kitchen, ground-floor laundry, solar panels for electricity, updated LED lighting, and plentiful storage in the bodega. Ready to tour this grand abode? Ladies, spritz on a bit of Prada’s Infusion D’iris—guys, grab your Dior Homme—and I’ll give you the elite van Gogh tour of this inspired residence, minus the bandaged ear. Yes, the Iris bouquet stays with the home!