PROPERTY PROFILE
Nantucket Real Estate $2,850,000
Maxey Pond Marvel
Awalk up the driveway from the street to the home at Three Maxey Pond Road is more than a short stroll. The gentle curve of the driveway and the full and dense growth of scrub pine and oak hides all but the roofline of the home from the street - even now, in the dead of winter, when the landscapes are more grey and brown than green. The home reveals itself as one approaches, and the scene expands to expose a stately, porch-wrapped structure on wonderfully landscaped grounds. This is a home of quiet elegance. This is a place of natural beauty and quiet. This two acre parcel, most of which acts as a natural buffer between the home and the roadway, is an island within an island. An oasis. A place where one may retreat from the stresses and cares of the outside world to decompress and recharge.

The front entrance of this home leads to a foyer and a stairway to the second floor as well as an entrance to a front bedroom (This bedroom would also make a perfect home office because it affords plenty of light and a view of any approaching parcel delivery men or visiting business associates.) The stairway features a dramatic mural depicting Brant Point Light, sandscapes, dune grass and weathered hurricane fence - a pair of piping plovers watch as you ascend the stairs. At the top, a lone dragonfly stands watch.

The foyer funnels guests down a hallway which reveals, at its end, a broad, tall and sunny great room space. To the left is a grand fireplace with a thick cherry wood mantlepiece and dramatic, white painted bead board and raised panel walls. Next to the fireplace, is the "modern hearth," a built-in finely crafted cabinet with room for a large television and plenty of components.

(The home itself is full of custom cabinetry, built-ins, shelves and storage areas - as well designed as it is crafted.)

In front of the fireplace, one finds a comfortable seating area and beyond is the kitchen, all of which is open and airy and just waiting to entertain dozens of guests.

The kitchen is a marvel of modern materials and design. Separating the kitchen from the rest of the room is a massive and impressive, split-level island with dark, flecked granite countertops, a four-burner gas cooktop, built-in microwave and plenty of storage. A higher level, thick, cherry breakfast bar, which curves elegantly around the front of the island, provides room for several diners. The counters which wrap around the kitchen on two sides are made of the same dark granite, interrupted only by a near-bathtub-sized farm sink and an impressive refrigerator clad in the same clean white wood as the rest of the well-made cabinetry. Opposite the kitchen, near the back door and the entrance to a tiled mudroom and laundry, is the dining area with plenty of light and space.

Also on the first floor is the master suite. Here you'll discover a newly renovated bath that features a make-up vanity and separate sink surrounded by figured white marble. There's also an oversized, glassed-in shower. Between the bedroom and the bathroom is a huge walk-in closet. Opposite the master suite, behind a pair of French doors is a small study featuring a sliding glass door leading to the back deck and overlooking ornamental grasses and a mown pathway on the property which leads to Wannacomet Road.

One could live in this home for years and never have a reason to go upstairs; however, there are a pair of large and quiet guest bedrooms on the second floor separated by an open walkway which overlooks the living room and kitchen area below. An oversized, shared bath with a shower/tub combination is located here as well.

This stately, 4-bedroom, 5-bath home, convenient to the Westmoor Club, north shore beaches, and

town is offered at $2,850,000. I