A compound in Katama unlike any other!
Do you want to hone your swimming skills and train in an indoor Endless Pool™, like the ones used to train athletes at Harvard University, USC and many other universities? Do you want your kids or grandchildren to be able to play and swim in an in-door pool on rainy or foggy days in the summer, on colder days in June and September or at family gatherings for Thanksgiving or Christmas? Do you want to tour world cities, hike the Alps, train for a Marathon or simply walk down any street in the world on Google Maps on a NordicTrack Commercial 32i™ treadmill, with its 32” screen and 40 degree incline and 6 degree decline?
Do you want to watch movies, concerts, Broadway Shows or sports in your own 450+ sq. ft. media room, containing a 4K projector with 7:1 sound, a 110” acoustically transparent screen built into an acoustically transparent wall, behind which sits left, center and front M&K™ speakers, reportedly the same speakers used by George Lucas to produce and record the original Star Wars trilogy? Or, if you’re feeling lazy, would you rather stay in bed, watching tv and movies on your bedroom, light-reflecting 100” pull down screen with in-wall Boston™ speakers?
Or do you like gardening and want to sculpt and enjoy the twelve, fully mature perennial shrub and flower gardens (flowering shrubs along the street frontage are 15+ ft high; privet and arbor vitae along the rear property line soar 20+ ft adding privacy to the yard), two herb gardens and one raised tomato bed, all served by a 15-zone irrigation system?
This move-in-ready compound has undergone a complete architect designed thoughtful renovation and expansion. The result is a totally reworked main house with raised ceilings, an almost 400 sq. ft. detached guest retreat, and a 530+ sq. ft. exercise studio. All structures on the property have either been newly built, totally remodeled or expanded by the current owners.
An 800+ sq. ft. bluestone courtyard connects the main house to the guest quarters and surrounding lawn areas, acting as one of the house’s most-used “rooms” in the summer. It comfortably holds an outdoor dining table with chairs, three large reclining lounges, two large shade umbrellas and a Sundance Series 880™ Spa hot tub.
The Main House features a fully, renovated kitchen (with a large quartz counter-top peninsula, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Miele Dishwasher, tv, an in-ceiling speaker, maple cabinets and wide pine flooring), a large walk-in pantry with a stackable Bosch W/D, an octagonal living room (with ten windows, reflective lighting and two in-ceiling speakers), a large dining room with a raised ceiling and electronically-controlled skylights, and three bedrooms: a primary suite with sliding glass doors to a private deck area, a second bedroom with an ensuite, and a cozy, bunk room. The second floor contains the media room and a half bath and is currently furnished with four large tv-movie-watching lounge chairs, two sofas and a desk/computer nook.
The 395 sq. ft. Guest Suite has wide pine flooring with both an office nook and walk-in closet, as well as a large glassed-in shower with tiled bench.
The Exercise Studio, newly built in 2023, has both rubber flooring for heavy gym equipment, an indoor Endless Pool™ surrounded by Croatian Giallo tiles, and a half bathroom with radiant heated flooring.
Current owners have replaced the roof and installed new HVAC systems: a new high efficiency boiler and state-of-the-art oil tank, architectural Runtal™ baseboards and towel radiators have replaced slant-fin baseboard units, installed radiant in-floor heating in the “Octagon Room”, and installed mini-split AC/heating units in the media room, primary bedroom, guest quarters and exercise studio. Nine ceiling fans in the three structures complement the AC and take advantage of the prevailing South-west breezes from South Beach. The dining room wood fireplace was replaced with a propane fireplace; the guest suite contains a Jøtul™ propane stove, which along with a mini-split can be used to heat the suite; the kitchen contains a Vermont Castings™ wood stove to warm yourself on winter days.
The property contains both a heated connected storage area as well as a free-standing 10’ x 14’ shingled shed for storing beach gear, kayaks, paddleboards and bikes.