$2,495,000 Stamford 4BR 3.5BA, Your Own Private Paradise! in Stamford, Connecticut
Your Own Private Paradise! Exceptional waterfront retreat that boasts exquisite privacy with glorious 270o open water views of Holly Pond, a splendid LI Sound inlet surrounded by gracious Stamford & Darien homes. The property features stunning pool w/spa, colorful staged gardens, and private dock. This sun-filled colonial with xxxx origins has been brilliantly restored and transformed. Inviting interior was designed to ensure year ?round enjoyment with family & friends. Floor-to-ceiling windows and walls of glass highlight the setting and water views, as high ceilings with skylights provide vistas of sky and sun. Expansive porches and decks embrace the water-side of the house, with many rooms open directly onto them. Stone walkways and gardens surround the pool. All of these create an enviable environment for alfresco dining, relaxing and entertaining. The house resonates with a chic sense of casual waterfront charm - crown moldings & millwork, wood floors, fireplaces in the living & family rooms, custom built-ins, architectural columns. French doors/extensive glass/unrivaled views add to the splendor. Delightful, well equipped gourmet kitchen is open to the charming family room and splendid breakfast room wrapped in glass and topped with a unique glass ceiling. The great room, combining the living room and den/office area, has glass on three sides, while the formal dining room enjoys a large bay window. Back hallway leads to an enormous greenhouse and multi-use laundry room, and two distinct staircases leading up to separate wings of bedrooms and baths, ensuring privacy for family or guests. The master suite, with vaulted beamed ceiling, French door balcony, window seat niche and high window, has views that are second to none! A loft area facing the water even has a cleverly designed library wall that reaches the peaked ceiling. Closets, built-ins, cozy office and marble bath with whirlpool tub complete the suite, although a second bedroom, dressing room and bath could be used as needed to extend the master. Skylit staircase takes you from the master floor up to the library loft and a room perfect as a home workout/wardrobe room. Off their own staircase, the second pair of bedrooms with soaring ceilings, interesting windows, skylights, window seats, a skylit bathroom and outstanding views of the water, reflect the same character as the rest of the house. A basement with stone walls and temperature-controlled wine cellar, lots of closets and storage, two-car garage, pool house for mechanicals, and a feature sheet itemizes the enviable list of special features. But it is truly all about the dazzling water setting! Nantucket, Montauk, Southampton and Cape Cod, this splendid home evokes the ambiance of those prized waterfront communities, yet is just 55 minutes from mid-town Manhattan ... the perfect weekend hide-a-way or year ?round residence for the discerning buyer.
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