Highly desirable waterfront community home within the Forest Sound Neighborhood. The development has 1.65 acre minimum Lot size, community owned 34 slip deeded marina, and very valuable deep water boat ramp directly accessing the intracoastal waterway. This property has a spacious single family home, but can also be partitioned as a multi-generational or Home-office (business tax advantages) property due to it's fantastic design. The home has approximately 4,081 heated square feet, and a 528 square foot two car garage bringing the total square feet to approximately 4,609 square foot. The home is in the vibrant Coastal Bedroom Community of Hampstead, North Carolina which is conveniently located between Wilmington (approx. 10 miles), Surf City/Topsail Beach (approx. 14 miles), and Jacksonville, NC (approx. 25 miles). The area boasts many quality golf courses, easy access to the Intracoastal Waterway, and pristine award-winning beaches.
With quality in mind, this home was constructed to minimize maintenance at every front. It features a brick exterior, 12 gauge welded steel floor joists and wall studs in the majority of the house, ~2-year-old CertainTeed Landmark Pro dutch-hip roof with ice and rain shield membrane on all seams, valleys and boarders capped with a synthetic water membrane, double layered 3/4-inch tongue and groove sub-floor and much more.
It has a professionally landscaped yard and custom cut flagstone walkway leading to both entrances. When entering the main entrance you are greeted with a chandelier lit main entry foyer, Beautiful Beech wood floors and 18'' designer tile floors transition between the common areas of the home. A large main Living Area features surround sound speakers placed in 9'-6'' ceilings, natural light flooding from French doors all anchored by custom stacked stone gas fueled fireplace. Gourmet style kitchen hosts a professional Dynamic Cooking Systems 6 grate (18,000 BTU) burner gas range top capped with a stainless Vent-A-Hood exhaust system, 30 inch double stainless steel Whirlpool ovens, single basin Hansgrohe sink sat in granite counter-tops accented with an 8-inch tile back-splash, and ample storage with the walk-in pantry and 42-inch cabinets. When it is time to entertain, host the family in the breakfast nook overlooking the large pool and concrete patio, move to the Dining Room for more formal occasions, or carry the party outside to your 750 square foot back deck constructed with Trek composite decking, hardwired fuel line for your gas grill, all overlooking your secluded and very private back yard. When the sun goes down, carry the party to the stone and slate fire pit! Inside, you'll find four bedrooms of which two are masters and two are guests, 2 master bathrooms, one guest full bathroom, and 2 half bathrooms. There is a finished room over the two-car garage to use as an optional bedroom, hobby room or small office. There are two master suites in this large home. The main master suite boasts a large walk-in closet, separate linen closet, private access to the back deck, patio and pool through 3 1/4-inch trimmed French doors, and en-suite with dual elevated vanity, soaker tub trimmed with 8-inch tile, and walk-in shower. The second Master Bedroom area has it's own main Living Room, dining area with a full Kitchen, Sun-room, Laundry and guest Half Bathroom. It also has its own private driveway, entrance and access to the back patio, this space could easily be utilized as a multi-generational, separate apartment space, or dedicated home office.
The home has been recently updated and upgraded with a new roof as described above, new fiberglass exterior doors, new main kitchen appliances, high flow 6-inch gutter system, three recently installed Trane HVAC systems with the balance of a 10-year warranty to be conveyed to the new Owner, a recently updated large tool and garden storage shed wired with electricity, and moisture and water-resistant crawlspace (one section with closed cell foam insulation and the other encapsulated with a dehumidifier).