PROPERTY PROFILE

Monomoy Masterpiece
Craig Hawkins/Gary Winn
Maury People
$7,995,000
Picture the ideal place to relax, decompress, escape from the real world and be with friends and family. The new home at 17 Monomoy Road is that place - the perfect summer retreat for anyone whose needs and desires never go unfulfilled.

This very private house is set back from the main road and buffered from the rest of the world by thick vegetation. (Not that you'll note throngs of people in your Monomoy neighborhood, one of the quietest and most sought-after areas of the island.) You arrive at your new home from Sandwich Road, which wraps around your property, just off Monomoy Road You approach the main entrance via the curved, gravel driveway and a flagstone walkway set into the perfectly manicured green lawn.

Once inside, you find yourself in a wide-open living room space. Square columns provide support and definition. A dramatic black granite-framed fireplace lends a focal point to the room. Character-rich, reclaimed antique oak flooring gives the space weight and texture and a sense of rustic history. French doors and oversized windows in the far wall offer light and airiness, as well as access to a large deck. You are awestruck. And still, you have only just set foot in the home. There is so much more to see.

To the left of the living room is a hallway which leads to the kitchen past a well-appointed powder room on your left and a large pantry on your right, and no ordinary kitchen at that. At the center is a massive island with an inset sixburner gas range. The countertop is a slab of perfect white marble that required 10 strong men to heft it into place. Every appliance, from the double wide stainless steel Sub-Zero refrigerator to the warming oven to the pair of dishwashers and the wine cooler, is of the highest quality. No expense has been spared. No detail overlooked. As a result, this kitchen is both a joy in which to cook and a true showplace in which to entertain.

To the north of the kitchen, you find yourself in a large and sunny dining room with a fireplace and opulent chandelier. French doors lead to a patio and steps that take you down to the swimming pool and sunbathing deck. Beyond the kitchen is a bead board clad mudroom and large laundry area, leading to a side entrance and the single car garage. Above the garage is a convenient guest or au pair suite.

A large and inviting guest suite, with its own private side entrance and access to the back deck, completes the first floor. Here, you'll find a generous full bath featuring both an inset soaking tub and a large marble shower.

Climbing the main stairway, with its dramatic, hand-turned newel post, you find yourself in the large common sitting room with yet another fireplace. This room leads to a second story deck with spectacular water views, via a pair of French doors, and features a wet bar and an airy vaulted ceiling. There is also ship's ladder access to breathtaking 360-degree views from a widow's walk above.

To the right is a pair of guest suites with huge walk-in closets and even larger full baths. To the left, in the master suite, you find yourself in one of the largest master suites you may have ever seen, complete with its own private deck and views of the harbor and town. The master bath offers a free-standing, deep soaking tub, dual marble sinks and vanities which face each other from either side of the room, and a large, glass-enclosed shower. The master suite is rounded out by an impressively large, walk-in closet and a bright study with a built-in desk and cabinets - for those who sometimes find it difficult to leave their work life on the mainland.

A tour of this spectacular home would not be complete without a trip to the 2,000+ square foot lower level where there is a huge home theater, a fully equipped exercise room with mirrors and a rubber floor, a bathroom, a massage room and a luxurious steam room clad in white marble tile and hidden behind a heavy, green, frosted glass door.

This five-bedroom, six and onehalf bath home, with virtually any luxury a buyer might want, in one of the island's most sought-after neighborhoods,

is offered at $7,995,000. I