waterfront / contemporary single family home sold

About the Home

A visionary modern home in an inspiring and captivating setting. This custom-built habitat incorporates stone, marble, slate, steel, copper, bamboo, and leather panels for a unique sensory living environment. The home is sited to make the most of nature and sunlight, with sparkling water views from nearly every room. Entering the .3 mile-long driveway brings a feeling of peace and serenity that belies the property's proximity to NYC, less than 60 miles away. Designed by Allan Dehar Associates — a collaborator of Frank Gehry's — this nearly 6,000 sf. zen-like retreat lives like a ranch, with the primary living/entertaining spaces situated on the sprawling main level. French doors and windows open to stone terraces and breathtaking views of the private, south-facing pond. Skylights suffuse the soaring atrium with natural light. The guest quarters on the second floor consist of three bedrooms — all with pond views — and two full baths. Overall the home boasts 11 rooms and 4+ bedrooms. The vast kitchen is a chef's paradise, featuring double islands, two sinks, two dishwashers, two gas stovetops, and two ovens. The adjacent solarium features a stone wood-burning pizza oven. The home is situated on nearly 14 acres of woods that includes a pond, 10-acre invisible dog fence, kennel, indoor dog shower, enclosed garden area, and a shed. A peninsula off the terrace makes an ideal bandstand or a restorative space in which to absorb the surrounding natural beauty.