Maybe it’s the gentle sea breeze caressing your cheek or the azure blue waves softly kissing the white, sandy beach. Perhaps it’s the soaring ceilings and vaulted columns – inside and out – artfully framing the pristine ocean views.
Superior design, unparalleled craftsmanship and incredibly detailed construction – all in a location that most can only dream about – make this island home a true gem of the Treasure Coast.
Located at 6408 Ocean Estates Court in the Avalon development, the home features six bedrooms, six full baths and one half-bath, and nearly 7,000 square feet of air-conditioned living space – not to mention extraordinary beach and ocean views from most rooms.
Completed in 2013, the concrete block home built on deep pilings offers an array of amenities and an oceanfront experience usually found only in homes that cost two or three times as much as this one.
“It is a truly exceptional property for the price,” says Michael Thorpe, co-owner of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s International Realty, who with his partner Kimberly Hardin Thorpe listed the house for $3.4 million. “We have had several offers.”
Whether you’re viewing this exceptional property with an eye towards hosting memorable family reunions for years to come or as a quiet escape that just happens to feature the Atlantic Ocean as your living tapestry, properties of this nature are rare. This particular treasure might even be a prudent hedge against the ever-soaring oceanfront property values all along the Florida coast. As recently as this October, Vero Beach 32963 reported that oceanfront prices have already soared over 20 percent in the past year alone.
Whatever your reasons, Michael Thorpe will be more than happy to help you explore this opportunity.
Possibly you’ll start your tour with one of the most spacious, well-appointed guest suites ever, located above the xx car garage. Accessible by its own, separate entrance as well as through a covered breezeway from the main living quarters, this is a space family members and friends will delight in. With its own generous living area, 12-foot ceilings, two large bedrooms with walk-in closets, private bath and top-of-the-line laundry facilities, it is a four-star luxury retreat unto itself.
Ah, but even that experience falls short of the stunning visual and tactile adventures yet to come as you stroll past the garden courtyard along the covered path to the front doors. (All of this home’s exterior doors, by the way, are high-tech, structural and weatherproof. With the look of fine, figured mahogany, they are secure in every way and maintenance free.)
Once inside, a sea of polished marble instantly draws your eye past the stained glass door and the onyx floors and walls of the first floor powder room, straight to the glistening ocean outside. Structural French doors and oversized windows bring the outdoors in. If you step out onto the balcony, the ocean views open wide and you can see the private pool on the patio below.
Traditional real estate wisdom has it that “kitchens sell houses” and if that’s the case, this home certainly won’t stay on the market long. With what seems like acres of high-grade marble countertops, custom cabinets, a professional-quality Wolf six-burner gas range and a polished stainless steel hood, a convenient pot-filler faucet, an island sink, a deep farmers’ sink and an enormous Subzero built-in refrigerator. As an added plus, whoever is fortunate enough to prepare meals here will be treated to stunning panoramic views of the ocean while chopping and sautéing.
Perhaps now you’ll re-trace your steps towards the front of the house but don’t walk past the den! Partially hidden – if you so desire – by custom-built pocket doors, it boasts a marble wet bar and is the perfect place to curl up with your favorite books. Or, maybe you’ll be drawn the marble-encased gas fireplace opposite the den and imagine your family and friends gathering for memorable holiday celebrations.
From there your toughest decision will be to decide if you’ll take the near-silent elevator to the owner’s quarters on the second floor or if you’ll ascend the custom-crafted grand stairway in the foyer. Either way, it’s a trip worth taking.
This is a truly an owner’s suite worthy if its name. Featuring two large and artfully appointed baths, a generous sitting room with wet bar and an enormous master bedroom, it is a private haven for two. Once again, unparalleled direct ocean views await along with private balconies, two laundry suites, walk-in showers and marble-lined jetted tubs in both baths as well as one large walk-in closet and one room-sized closet complete with a marble-topped center table, shoe racks and custom closet organization. Oh, and there’s even a safe, too.
On the third floor, three more bedrooms with en suite baths and a covered terrace await so the grandchildren can stay for extended visits and have plenty of room to play, as well.
Close to golf and sports fishing as well as everything Vero Beach and the rest of the Treasure Coast has to offer, this dramatic home is also within easy reach of airports for the private pilot as well as at least three international airports.
This fine property has never been occupied. It is ready for the personal touches of the first owner that will complete a residential masterpiece.
The home is already equipped with energy-efficient heating and cooling systems with separate zones, energy star rated appliances and full pre-wiring for all digital and electronic needs. Its construction meets and exceeds all state and federal requirements and regulations. State and federal land preserves guard your privacy both north and south.
Just to the north, Round Island County Park has a handy boat ramp and is a haven for endangered manatees. Avalon State Park and other preserve lands stretch for more than a mile to the south, meaning the pristine tropical setting that surrounds the home will never be altered.
