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L O C AT I O N This stunning Estate is located in the gated 148-acre Stone Hill at Muttontown community on the North Shore of Long Island. Just 35 miles east of Manhattan and within minutes of fine dining and shopping, the community offers preserved open spaces and a private clubhouse with tennis, an indoor heated pool and fitness center. Landscape maintenance and snow removal is provided by the homeowner association. An equestrian trail borders the community. Stone Hill at Muttontown offers a luxurious lifestyle with many amenities, manned security and the landscaped beauty of a thoughtfully planned community.
PROPERTY Built in 2008, this 7-bedroom Colonial home is beautifully situated on a magnificently landscaped 1.36 acres that features 30 fruit bearing trees, an organic vegetable garden, evergreen and dwarf trees, lush shrubbery, ornamental grasses and hardscape that blend harmoniously and provide seclusion. Outdoor lighting showcases the home and specimen plantings at night. Designed for wonderful entertaining, an expansive bluestone patio with built-in fire pit overlooks the surrounding lawns, gardens, sports court and putting green. There is a fabulous summer kitchen with built-in refrigerator, ice maker, sink and gas barbeque that makes outdoor entertaining a breeze. Encircled by lovely gardens, a pergola covered side patio provides solitude and respite.
RESIDENCE While traditional in design, natural elements and refined finishes distinguish the exceptional details that give this home its character. The stone and hardie board façade features a natural palette and crisp trim. Varying lines add interest to the gabled roof. Stone chimneys and copper fittings are attractive finishes. A bluestone walkway invites guests to the double front door entry. Once inside, the foyer soars to double-height and features a custom curvilinear staircase wrapped with an intricate scroll metal balustrade. Beautiful entry foyer limestone meets gleaming cherry wood floors throughout the principal rooms. Perfect for today’s lifestyle, tall ceilings and an open and airy floor plan create wonderful flow to the interior spaces.
The elegant formal living room and the formal dining room are set off with tapered columns, and they share a gas fireplace. The living room has a tray ceiling with recessed lighting, attractive millwork, and a lovely bay window overlooking the front garden. The handsome library is accessed through glass paned French doors to the left of the foyer. Floor-to-ceiling mahogany cabinetry with dentil molding and a built-in desk are complemented by the mahogany beam coffered ceiling. The chef’s kitchen, informal dining and family rooms flow fluidly from one to the next and overlook the rear patio and gardens through large windows and French doors. In the kitchen and dining areas, recessed lighting accentuates richly polished cherry cabinetry with the clean lines of shaker style doors. Top-of-the-line appliances, include a 6-burner Viking stove with grill and subzero refrigerator and freezer. A large granite topped center island houses a prep sink, wine refrigerator, ice maker and microwave. It provides seating as well. Ambient warmth is enjoyed from the limestone floor with radiant heat. The kitchen and informal dining area open to the family room with a wood burning fireplace. The juxtaposition of stone and gleaming wood surfaces cohesively unifies these spaces creating design harmony in the heart of the home. There is a guest bedroom suite as well as a bedroom suite currently utilized for a housekeeper/ caregiver -- both have deep closets and full baths. A laundry room with built-in cabinetry completes this floor.
Accessed by either the main or rear staircase, the second level opens to a wide hall with casual seating. French doors at one end of the hall lead to an inviting sitting room with wainscoting and an intricate coffered ceiling with dentil molding. There is an adjacent powder room. Two full luxurious master bedroom suites each feature vaulted ceilings, gas fireplaces, built-in mahogany cabinetry, comfortable sitting areas, his and her custom closets and ensuite baths with steam shower/saunas, Jacuzzi soaking tubs and radiant heat limestone floors culminating in spa-like and sumptuous retreats. There are three additional large bedrooms -- each has an ensuite bath. Among the many amenities this home has to offer, there is a humidification system and central vacuum as well as a surround sound audio system both indoors and out. A generator ensures comfort yearround. There are attached garages that are both heated and cooled for 3 vehicles as well as an attached storage garage. The property has an in-ground irrigation system. This impressive estate is a lovely balance of natural elements, refined finishes and exceptional design combined to create a luxurious home of distinction in the preeminent Stone Hill community.
Syosset SD #2 MLS# 3017682 A Masterpiece Collection Listing
Tracey Murray Kupferberg Associate Real Estate Broker Gold Circle of Excellence 516.759.4800, c.516.233.0567 traceykupferberg@danielgale.com
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Gail Holman Associate Real Estate Broker Gold Circle of Excellence 516.759.4800, c.917.239.3508 gailholman@danielgale.com
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