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R. Don LewisRealtor®
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1-800-732-4752, ext. 3238 donlewis@seaisland.com
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492 Forest Road Sea Island, Georgia
As soon as you enter through the impressive glass-and-steel front door, your eye is drawn to the splendid views from the great room just beyond.
To the left, the custom floating staircase handmade in Spain leads to the second floor; three engineers were involved in the installation, which took a month to complete.
To the right, sleek custom push-to-open cabinets conceal a Wolf coffee station. A wall covered in the same finish holds a hidden door to the ground-floor bedroom and ensuite bath.
If you wish to install an elevator, there’s a space in the entry set aside for it in the original plans.
As you move into the great room from the entryway, the expansive view draws you forward. Framed by three arched steel-and-glass French doors along the back wall, you look across the covered lanai, infinity pool, and lawn through a deep buffer of natural landscaping to an emerald-green golf course and a stretch of sparkling blue water just beyond.
The back of the home faces east, and your view encompasses where the Hampton River and Atlantic Ocean meet. Just beyond that, you can see the pristine beach of Little St. Simons. You’ll be able to enjoy morning sunlight in almost every room in the home.
The spacious (33’x27’) great room is light and airy, with 14’ ceilings and a DaVinci fireplace with an inset above for a flat-screen TV. This central living area is flanked by a lounge with full bar to the right and the dining room to the left. French doors in the dining room open onto a private courtyard and the spa. The kitchen lies just off the dining room and also has fabulous views and access to the back terraces.
The gourmet kitchen is sizeable, with ample room for a table and/or seating plus plentiful counter space and storage. Perfect for the home cook or professional chef, it features all top-of-the-line appliances including the ultimate fantasy range: a La Cornue. These masterpieces are custom-ordered and hand-crafted in France over the course of a year.
This Chateau 165 - the crown jewel of the La Cornue line — features four gas burners, a French top, a grand vaulted gas oven, and a grand vaulted electric oven, finished in gleaming enamel and chrome.
Other top-tier appliances include a double Sub-Zero commercial refrigerator, a Wolf coffee station, a Bosch dishwasher, a BlueStar convection oven, and a Wolf warming drawer.
Countertops and backsplashes are quartz, with a waterfall edge on the large center island. It holds a double steel sink with a stunning faucet and more cabinets for storage. It’s easy to add a bar counter here for seating as well, if you desire.
A long counter along the back wall holds a small circular sink as well as more cabinets underneath. Above it is a wall of windows.
Gorgeous glass-and-steel bifold doors next to that counter open directly onto a covered lanai with disappearing screens and a DaVinci fireplace. You can make the kitchen completely open to this space by folding back the windows above the counter as well. Whether open or closed, you’ll enjoy excellent water views.
In addition to lots of natural light, the kitchen has recessed spotlights in the ceiling.
The pantry closet is part of a wall of built-ins on the other side of the kitchen and features pull-out shelves for easy access. Of course, all cabinets and drawers are soft-close.
The kitchen also has a French door to the side courtyard and spa.
Set in between the great room and kitchen, the dining room offers peaceful views of the private courtyard and spa, which you can access through double French doors.
It also holds the remarkable walk-in wine closet, which features a modern design including steel racks and holds hundreds of bottles at the perfect temperature. A glass door and lighting showcase your wine and make it easy to find what you’re looking for.
The lounge on the other side of the great room has more gorgeous views through floor-to-ceiling windows, as well as a striking spiral light fixture and a full built-in bar area. This has a long quartz countertop with a hammered steel sink and an overhang for bar seating.
You’ll find more top-tier appliances here, including a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher, a Scotsman icemaker, and a Sub-Zero under-counter refrigerator with upright beverage shelf.
Along the back wall, dramatically lit shelves float above another counter with cabinets underneath, offering plenty of space for a full selection of spirits and barware. A half-bath lies just behind.
French doors lead to the covered lanai for easy outdoor access. There are multiple options for this room: an elegant lounge, a casual pool house with comfortable seating, a game room with entertainment such as a pool table, or whatever you wish.
Both the great room and kitchen also provide access to the rear terrace, infinity pool, and lawn. The spacious covered lanai off of the kitchen has disappearing screens so you can easily change between screened porch and open air with the push of a button. It also features a coffered ceiling with shiplap board insets, a ceiling fan, and a DaVinci fireplace with wiring above for a flat-screen television.
The second covered lanai spans the length of the great room and leads to the huge infinity pool, with views over the lawn and landscaping to the golf course and ocean beyond.
A saltwater pool, it is one of the largest on the island and features a sizeable sun shelf for relaxing. The pool is 4 feet deep all the way across, making it perfect for games of water volleyball.
The lovely lawn and natural landscaping featuring mature oaks and native plants provides a buffer from the golf course while still offering marvelous views of the ocean and river. It is easily maintained with the inground sprinkler system, and also has custom landscape lighting.
Tall stands of clumping bamboo line both sides of the home to completely block neighbors, enhancing privacy; it will only grow taller, it will not spread. The lot to the right of the home as you face the water is undeveloped and currently for sale, if you want even more privacy.
The spa is nestled on the side of the home just off the dining room and kitchen in a secluded courtyard. A path leads to it from the back yard as well.
A pool bath is located next to the screened lanai for easy access from all outdoor areas.
Just off the entry through a hidden door lies the first-floor bedroom suite. This quiet spot has views of the lush front and side landscaping, outdoor access through glass French doors, and a DaVinci fireplace.
It also has a sizeable bath with a glass walk-in shower enclosure that includes a soaking tub with a view. The long quartz counter contains two sinks. There’s a walk-in closet with built-in storage as well.
This area could easily work as another office, a library, a den, or a retreat space for yoga or meditation—whatever suits your needs.
Tucked along a discreet hall behind the dining room lies the household management area, which contains a built-in office with shelving and cabinets, the downstairs laundry room with Miele stacked washer and dryer, a storage closet, a changing room, a bathroom, and a door to the spa courtyard.
Located on the side of the home near the kitchen, off of a herringbone brick driveway, the garage features a mini split unit for climate control and three bays, one with a lift, so you can easily fit four cars.
The second floor holds three bedrooms with ensuite baths plus the master suite; a home theater; a fitness studio with sauna; a full laundry room; and a separate half-bath.
All of the bedrooms are incredibly quiet and serene, and the zoned HVAC system allows individual temperature control. The entire second floor has white oak hardwood floors, with tile in a variety of designs in the baths.
To one side of the landing, a keeping room leads to two bedrooms, each with an ensuite bath. It also has space for seating as well as a built-in closet with shelving, drawers, and a Wolf coffee station. This could function as a living area for your guests or a study or playroom for children.
Both of these bedrooms offer wonderful water views from private balconies. The bath in the first bedroom includes a walk-in closet, a walk-in glass shower enclosure with a soaking tub, double sinks, and a Toto bidet.
Up a few steps from the keeping room lies the other bedroom, which is slightly larger with two sets of French doors leading out to a spacious balcony. It also has a separate walk-in closet and a bath featuring a walk-in rain shower, a stunning hammered metal soaking tub, and a Toto bidet.
A third bedroom faces the front of the house, with a private balcony shaded by palm trees, a walk-in closet, and an ensuite bath with walk-in shower.
On the other side of the second floor lies the master wing, which includes the master bedroom and bath, a home theater, and the two-level fitness studio as well as the upstairs laundry and a half-bath.
Master Suite
A private entry hall leads to the expansive master bedroom, which offers sweeping water views from a glassed-in seating nook as well as French doors that open onto the deep and wide balcony. This balcony has both covered and open areas with plenty of room for seating. It faces east so you can watch the sun rise over the ocean. The master also features a
DaVinci fireplace.
The master bath is truly spa-like, with its own views out to the water, a large freestanding soaking tub, a glass-walled walk-in shower, and double sinks.
There are two amazing walk-in closets; one lies off the entry hall and has custom built-ins and lighting. The second is a true dressing room, featuring a quartz-topped center island with seating ledge, a mirrored counter area, and tons of drawers, shelving, cabinets, and glass-fronted display spaces.
Just off the master suite lies the spacious home theater room, which is soundproofed with plush upholstered wall panels and features a screen that descends from the ceiling as well as distinctive lighting around the floor and ceiling. There’s plenty of room for a large group in whatever type of seating configuration you desire.
On the other side of the home theater, you’ll find the two-level fitness studio, which is a very flexible space that could also be a retreat, art studio, lounge, or office. It feels like being in a treehouse, with lush greenery visible through multiple windows on both levels.
This peaceful and roomy studio has a private balcony accessed by French doors on the main level. A floating staircase leads up to a loft which has a built-in sauna. It is also set up for a cold plunge pool, if desired. Both levels have ceiling fans, and there’s a storage room on the second level as well.
The upstairs laundry room is near the master suite and includes a full-size Miele washer and dryer plus a sink, quartz countertops, and plenty of storage as well as a lovely view of the front landscaping.
There’s also a separate powder room nearby.
Up a flight of stairs from the second-floor landing lies the magnificent office suite, which spans the entire third floor space and is divided into two rooms plus a storage room.
The biggest room is the office, which has a vaulted ceiling and offers some of the best views in the home from a large covered balcony that looks over the lawn and golf course to the ocean.
The office also features a DaVinci fireplace and wiring for a flat-screen above, as well as plenty of built-in storage and a half-bath. Plugs in the floor are perfect for a workstation, and a built-in storage space in the entry hall could hold a coffee station if you like. There’s also a separate space that can be closed off with steel-and-glass sliding doors for extra privacy.
A sliding door separates the office area from the other room, which faces the front of the home and offers another private balcony and landscape views from floor-to-ceiling windows and French doors.
There’s a full bath with walk-in shower and a small walk-in closet here, so this could be used as an additional bedroom.