WATERSPORTS GALORE WITH 135' OF LAKE IDA FRONTAGE! 7764 SF WITH 5/6/3 ON ALMOST AN ACRE! NEW ROOF,SEA WALL,and GENERATOR! Leave the world behind, enter the gates and surround yourself with the charm and elegance that grace this estate home on Lake Ida. Architects delight in this custom Cape Cod built in 1992 with superb craftsmanship. The expansive paved driveway, 3 car garage, shady front porch, and flower gardens let you know that you have arrived somewhere special. Lured you will be into this enchanting home with it's rich cherry wood floors, brick fireplaces, soaring ceilings, skylights and bay windows. The gourmet kitchen is sure to please the chef with a six burner gas Thermador cook top and Thermador double convection wall ovens. The huge romantic Master Suite offers his and her master baths with enormous closets, brick fireplace, and a bay window that promises a dazzling view of the lake when you rise. The room sizes are incredibly generous and the flexible floor plan offers a multitude of living and working scenarios. The wall of glass doors in the living room looks out over the pool and spa down the long expanse of lawn, the gazebo, the boathouse and dock to the full splendor of Lake Ida. The grounds are spectacular with a mass of specimens and ornamentals and hurricane ready including a whole house generator.Location extraordinaire...close to downtown Delray and the beach, and the neighborhood park yet one of only a handful of lots this size on Lake Ida and sited at the desirable north end on a private alcove across from a preserved Area. Imagine the magic of sunsets on the lake from the poolside fire pit or while cruising the lake in a boat...bird watching Blue Herons on the dock...this home offers truly exceptional Florida living. Neighborhood Description Lake Ida neighborhood is a wonderful traditional neighborhood that has been experiencing, and continues to experience great investment in new homes and renovation of older homes to enhance it's great location. Located off Historic Swinton Avenue, it is minutes from Downtown Atlantic Avenue and it's reknown restaurant and gallery scene, as well as minutes to the public beaches. You can walk to either, or ride your bike. Lake Ida neighborhood is enhanced by its physical boundaries as well. To the north is Unity School and St. Joseph's School, to the south is Trinity School, to the East is Swinton Avenue, and to the west is Lake Ida, which is part of a natural chain of lakes and well known with watersports enthusiasts and fishermen as well. Lake Ida itself is like living in an Audubon sanctuary, with daily visits from Blue Herons, Ospreys, Snowy Egrets, and many other beautiful birds. The Lake Ida Property Association is a wonderful volunteer organization with neighborhood patrols, annual Easter Egg hunts at the neighborhood part on the lake, as well as a Fourth of July parade and decorating contest. This family friendly neighborhood is a great place to be close to everything, yet set apart, with homeowners that invest in their homes, and one of Delray's finest and most sought after neighborhoods.
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