The stunning builder’s model at 103 Strand Drive in The Strand, a luxury home community in Indian River Shores, is now being offered for sale, presenting a great opportunity for turnkey coastal living in a furnished home with exquisite finishes. The Sand Dollar Grande is GHO Home’s largest floorplan with a sophisticated design built for gracious living and effortless entertaining.
The Strand offers the best of Florida living with its relaxed coastal vibe and ocean-to-river access. The home itself welcomes you with a wide driveway lined with brick pavers, providing plenty of space to park alongside the side-entry, three-car garage.
Inside, the home blends comfort with style, beginning the moment you enter through the frosted-paned, double black doors that allow diffused light to filter through the home without sacrificing privacy.
Located in a private wing at the front of the house, two spacious guest suites feature ensuite bathrooms, offering privacy and comfort for visitors. This placement near the garage hallway allows guests to come and go without disturbing the primary suite at the rear.
To the right of the foyer, a versatile space currently staged as a music room and office demonstrates the home’s flexibility. Framed by elegant glass barn doors, the room features built-in floating cabinets and a clever closet conversion with a glass-doored guitar display. With its existing closet, this room can also serve as a fourth bedroom.
Designed for entertaining, the heart of the home is an impressive open-concept space where the great room, dining area and kitchen flow seamlessly together. This social space is distinguished by soaring 12-foot ceilings that rise to a 13-foot coffered detail with wood-wrapped beams, a custom feature wall, and stylish porcelain tile flooring that unifies the spacious layout.
The gourmet kitchen is a chef’s dream, centered around an oversized island with ample seating and boasting a deep, stainless-steel sink, a pot filler, premium appliances, including a natural-gas cooktop, with a composite hood as a dramatic focal point. Nearby, a beverage refrigerator and a powder room are conveniently positioned for guests’ needs.
The social space is defined by a quartz TV wall and its connection to the outdoors. Expansive glass doors allow the interior to merge with the pool patio, while large windows and transoms flood the area with abundant natural light.
“People walk in, and they gravitate to the back,” says Lisa Krynski, GHO Homes sales agent. “It’s an entertaining house. The flow is soothing and elegant. This is what everyone who walks in here sees, and they say, ‘Wow!’”
A small foyer off the great room provides a private entry to the serene primary suite. This sanctuary is distinguished by direct access to the pool and a wood-paneled wall.
The elegant, spa-like bathroom is appointed with a freestanding soaking tub, a walk-in shower, water closet, dual sinks with modern LED-lit mirrors and transom windows that fill the space with natural light while maintaining privacy. Completing the suite is a vast walk-in closet with custom built-ins, a vanity, and ample space to create an inviting dressing room.
The true showstopper of the property is the breathtaking backyard oasis. “One of the biggest highlights of this house is the backyard. It’s pretty spectacular,” adds Krynski.
Outside, the saltwater pool is within a screen enclosure so that you can open the sliders to the interior patio anytime. With this covered area for dining and grilling, the weather is never an issue; and there is plenty of room to enjoy the sun or sit under the protection of the covered areas.
Designed for privacy and relaxation, the lanai features a saltwater, chlorinated pool. The elevated spa, a water bowl spillway feature and a wide sun shelf add to the tranquil, resort-like setting. In the side yard, a private putting green awaits the golf enthusiast.
A deep, blue wall across the backside of the pool creates a stunning backdrop for the gas lanterns that flicker to life in the evening, casting an enchanting glow once the sun has gone down.
“This is a natural gas community,” Krynski notes.
As the island’s first natural gas community, homes in The Strand feature efficient gas cooktops, tankless water heaters and dryer connections. This house has also been plumbed for a pool heater, summer kitchen and generator.
GHO Homes is the island’s leading new home builder and residents of The Strand enjoy an intimate, secure and maintenance-free lifestyle in a quiet neighborhood nestled between the lagoon and the ocean in the upscale town of Indian river Shores.
The gated community provides coveted ocean-to-river access. To the east, a short stroll leads to a private, deeded path to the Atlantic Ocean, complete with a resident-only shower. To the west, a secure gate opens directly onto the historic Jungle Trail, providing a perfect haven for jogging, walking and biking along the picturesque Indian River Lagoon.
The 47-home, gated subdivision is conveniently located close to Vero’s famous Village by the Sea, with elegant shopping, casual and fine dining, resorts, country clubs, marinas, live professional theater and a notable fine art museum. The Strand is also close to Disney’s Vero Beach Resort, the Environmental Learning Center, Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, championship golf courses, and miles of clean, uncrowded sandy beaches with lifeguard stations.
Vital Statistics
103 Strand Dr.
Neighborhood: The Strand at Indian River Shores
Year built: 2023 • Builder: GHO Homes
Construction: Concrete block, with stucco
Lot size: 80 feet by 173 feet
Home size: 3,041 square feet
Bedrooms: 3 • Bathrooms: 3 full baths and 1 half-bath
Pool: Saltwater chlorination with spa and spillway • View: Pool and garden
Additional features: Gated community; furnished, turn-key home; gourmet kitchen with oversized island; porcelain tile; coffered ceilings with wood-wrapped beams; bar with wine cooler; soaking tub; laundry room; crown molding; three-bay garage; screened lanai; putting green; plumbed for a gas pool heater and outdoor grill; impact glass; deeded beach access and gate to Jungle Trail.
Listing agency: GHO Homes
Sales agent: Lisa Krynski, 772-521-0954
Listing price: $2,295,000
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