The wonderfully airy and light-filled golf townhome at 1456 Saint Davids Lane in Grand Harbor is a total charmer, extensively and tastefully updated by the seller, who was involved in the early development of the community.
Tucked within a recessed, foliage-embraced covered porch, the front door opens into a foyer hallway with an entry closet on the left and, to the right, a compact and convenient utility/laundry room behind bifold doors. That room includes an Electrolux washer and dryer, ample counter space, gray/green wall cabinetry, a loo and single basin sink, and a door to the one-car garage.
The care, knowledge, experience and taste the owner brought to the home’s updates are evident everywhere in the townhouse.
Beautiful parquet-design tile flooring flows throughout the central living space – kitchen, living room and dining room.
The open kitchen absolutely glows with warm gold/brown cabinetry and sleek, sparkling black countertops. Stainless steel appliances, full-length, white tile backsplash, and white plantation shutters on the window above the sink add classy pop.
The peninsula counter facing the dining room features a lunch counter, supported by a trio of handsome black cornices.
From there, the dining room space can easily accommodate a table for eight, beneath an elegant, circular pendant.
In the central space, the vaulted living room ceiling rises to the open upstairs balcony, which has a beautiful wrought iron banister. Enhancing the drama of this soaring living space is a striking double paddle fan extending from the lofty ceiling.
Perhaps the piece de resistance here is the stone, wood-burning fireplace, featuring a pale white/gray striated stone surround and dramatic black wood mantel and firebox frame.
A full-width, glass slider wall at the far end of the living room opens to a wide, fully screened porch/patio with gray-hued pavers and a sweeping water and golf course view.
The owner shares that the new patio screens are designed to keep out even the teeniest bugs, so you can open the sliders, and the front door (with its own screen), and enjoy the cool cross breeze with none of those annoying no-see-ums.
This entire open space is, obviously, perfect for entertaining, big parties or small, any time of the day, night or year.
From the central space, down a hall to the back, you’ll find your personal haven – the cool and private primary suite, it’s creamy walls and white baseboard a calming foil for the honeyed tile flooring. A five-blade ceiling fan stirs the air, and soft ambient light flows in via beautifully designed, plantation-shuttered windows in the northeast corner.
In this charming room, you’ll be able to enjoy dawn breaking over the water and the verdant fairway without even getting out of bed. Once up, there are French plantation-shuttered doors that open out to your peaceful patio.
There’s also room in a sunny corner for a lounge chair and floor lamp, perfect for curling up with a book. Or your cellular. Here, too, is a spacious, carpeted, customized walk-in closet, with open wood racks and shelving.
In serene shades of white and cream, the primary bathroom offers a long, two-basin, mirrored vanity with white cabinetry, countertop and millwork. Silver/gray pulls and fixtures, white tile floor, loo, and corner, glass-front shower with grab bars complete the room.
At the end of the foyer, to the right, a carpeted stairway ascends to the carpeted second floor loft and two bedrooms – or, as it is currently set up, one bedroom with Juliet balcony and one office.
On this level, there is also a full bathroom with frosted glass-front tub/shower, and plantation shutters throughout.
The owner says the townhouse is, “so comfortable,” and notes the amount of time and resources that went into the carefully planned upgrades. He also notes that the community is “very well maintained,” and has an “active, highly involved board.”
In fact, Grand Harbor and its associated club have undergone an extraordinary renaissance in the past several years, with home prices up dramatically and more than $65 million budgeted or spent on comprehensive upgrades and new amenities.
Grand Harbor is located only minutes from Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital and commercial centers along Indian River Boulevard and U.S. 1. It is also close to Vero’s downtown arts, restaurant, pub and entertainment hub and even closer to the city’s famous island village.
There you will find fine and casual dining, beach shops and elite boutiques, live theater, an outstanding fine art museum, resorts, country clubs, parks, marinas and miles of clean, uncrowded Atlantic Ocean beaches with lifeguards stationed at popular swimming spots.
1456 SAINT DAVIDS LANE
Community: Grand Harbor
Year built: 1991
Construction: Concrete block with tile roof
Home size: 1,629 square feet
Bedrooms: 3 • Bathrooms: 2.5
Additional features: Golf course views; all mechanicals updated 2023; interior freshly painted; 2023 water heater and 2-zone A/C; first-floor primary suite; stainless steel appliances; plantation shutters; gated security; upstairs loft, separate office, guest bedroom; updated, screened, paver patio; irrigation sprinkler; rain gutters; paved road; tropical foliage; private community pool; close to club
Listing agency: AMAC Alex MacWilliam, Inc.
Listing agents: T.P. Kennedy, 772-473-2521, Shannon O’Leary, 772-205-4412
Listing price: $419,000
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