STONE HILL DEVELOPMENT ; MANHASSET. Tired of the complexities of big city life but still love its romance and culture? You may find the perfect solution in this newly updated and elegant six-bedroom, five-bath, Hampton-style colonial just a half-hour commute to Manhattan in the charming close-in suburb of Manhasset and in the well-loved gated community of Stone Hill. Next to the North Hills Country Club, this development of beautiful homes, on properties ranging from one-third to over one-acre, offers a twenty-four-hour manned guard house, roving patrols, landscape maintenance, and two tennis courts. With major highways a mile to its south, the development is a little over a mile north to the train station and Manhassets miracle mile shopping area, including the Americana outdoor mall, and the bustling historic town center with delightful boutiques and restaurants. Once a bucolic farming community, Manhasset is today a thriving and picturesque Gold Coast village. On the shores of Manhasset Bay, it offers its 8,000 plus residents charming streets lined with majestic trees and stately homes, a park with landmark gazebo, and proximity to two world renowned hospitals, golf, yachting, museums, and more.As you drive up a wide driveway with access to the attached two-car garage and a separate parking area, you will be enthralled by the homes towering portico and stunning entrance door. The spacious, two-story, marble-like porcelain-floor foyer adds to the grandeur of the home as does the unique living room offering a large bay with three oversized Palladian windows. Easy flow from foyer to living room, to granite gourmet eat-in kitchen, regal two-story family room with coffered ceiling, soaring walls of windows, and stunning fireplace, plus the banquet-sized dining room, creates an open and airy setting for entertaining on a grand scale. The rear of the foyer accesses a pantry and a study, presently used as a prayer room. And off the front of the foyer, is a large guest closet, and a hall accessing the garage, mudroom, a full bath, a bedroom, and the primary suite. This palatial getaway boasts a custom-fitted walk-in closet; laundry; a luxurious, sun-drenched, marble master bath with soaking tub, twin vanity and shower; and a huge bedroom with sitting area opening through French doors to a private deck. On the second floor, a large balcony, overlooking the foyer and the family room, will provide a perfect spot for relaxing with a good book or checking your email on your laptop. It also provides access to a second primary suite with fireplace and luxury bath, two bedrooms that share a two-room bath, a generous hallway, and a large unfinished bonus area ideal for expansion and/or storage. The finished full basement creates a whole world of entertainment possibilities. It includes a ballroom-sized media area, a playroom, a kitchenette, a bonus room, a full bath, and access to the backyard. Secluded by a wall, trees, and shrubs, this verdant backyard provides a roomy brick patio for entertaining and large lawn with enough space for the possible addition of a pool. All this space, security, and care-free living can be yours, and if you want to attend that gala at the Met, its only thirty or so minutes away.
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