Property Address: 168 Harkness Road, Chamcook, New Brunswick
BEAUTIFUL OCEAN FRONT CONTEMPORARY HOME $649,000 CDN
View Slide Show Property Info: Price: CDN $649,000 Bed: 3 Bath: 3 Sq. Feet: 3266 Lot Size: 2.9 Acres Type: Residential Category: Oceanfront, Single Family Features: Landscaped, Private Beach, Double Heated Garage, Hardwood and Ceramic Flooring MLS®: 095352	View Larger Map View Larger Map

Property Description:

Offered at: $649,000 CDN

This beautiful contemporary three bedroom home, enjoys stunning ocean views from every room in the house with the exception of its many closets and storage rooms. Within minutes of historic St. Andrews and a half an hour from the US border, this lovely home enjoys wooded privacy from its neighbours while being exposed to Passamaquoddy Bay and dazzling sunrises.

Built just 12 years ago using the latest high quality materials and construction methods, this home and its nearly three acres of property are in immaculate condition. Attention has been paid to every detail, inside and out; on the home, the double garage, the pool, and the gardens.

The bricked path leading to the front entry with its lighted door and side light, is flanked on either side with deep gardens filled with ever-green and flowering shrubs and distinctive perennials adding colour and detail to the home’s facade. Clad in vertical (cedar) boards naturally stained and weathered, the home’s exterior is both maintenance free and extremely attractive. The weathered gray of the home’s wrap-around deck, the private deck off the main-level family room, the lower deck and the deck surrounding the pool add to the home’s organic feel and blends beautifully with the surrounding landscape - both on land and at sea.

The soaring, two floor windows on the water side, jut out toward the sea, much like the (prow) of a ship. Low-maintenance perennial gardens, groomed stands of poplar, planted shrubbery blend easily with the wild plants and flowers which abound on the shores of the Passamaquoddy. A small path leads you through one flower bed onto a private beach where many family bonfires have been lit, around which many stories have been told. Before the graveled drive reaches the house, it runs to the two car detached garage. Both bays of the building have its own car door with automatic opener. One side of the garage is fully insulated, is heated and is fitted with two large storage units at the rear. Currently it is being used as an artist’s studio. The other side has a workbench and its back wall is designed to organize and store tools.

Once you enter into the spacious foyer with its large double coat closet and expansive ceramic-tiled floor, you are immediately struck with the home’s stylish sense of ease and comfort. Throughout the home, wall colours have been chosen to add warmth to the rooms while not stealing the show put on by furniture and paintings. To one side of the foyer, you may turn left and find a large full bath with custom tiling, deep soaker tub and shower. Further along, you enter a large family room which runs the full depth of the house, and opens, via double sliding doors, to a private deck - both with gorgeous ocean views. This large full bath and family room could easily be converted to a first floor Master suite and laundry room.

From the hall outside the family room or the other side of the foyer, you may enter, the spacious living area with its vaulted, wood covered and beamed ceiling and soaring windows all with breath-taking views of the bay. The hardwood floors throughout this and the upper level are immaculate and with a scattering of rugs add to the warmth of the house, as does the gas fireplace. Many of the home’s windows are fitted with high-end hidden blinds.

The living room opens both to the dining room and the designer kitchen beyond - all enjoying the same water views. An outside door located between the dining room and kitchen, opens to the large side deck, pool area and barbeque nook making for easy entertaining.

Stairs lead from the living room to the upper level and the home’s Master suite. While exceedingly private from the rest of the house, sympathetically designed windows on the interior wall, allow this room wonderful views while maintaining its privacy. Its vaulted beamed ceiling expands this already spacious room. Adjacent is a large walk-in closet with lots of built in shelving and cloths hanging space. The large ensuite bath, with its convenient pocket door has a large vanity with lots of storage space and custom Spanish-style tiling around tub and shower.

The house, being built on a gentle slope, means the lower level has full-size windows on three sides. Both bedrooms on this level as well has the home’s second family room, all enjoy the same stunning ocean views as the rest of the house. Each bedroom, on either side of the family room, have large closets - all three rooms have wall to wall carpeting. The family room opens to its own ground-level deck via double sliding doors. The home’s third full bath is located on this level, as are the laundry room, a large storage room and a systems room. The home’s central vacuum system as well as the heat pump are located in the systems room which is well insulated ensuring no ambient noise finds its way into the rest of the house.