41 Harbor Acres Road, Old Westbury, (Sands Point), NY, 11050

Welcome to Harbor View Haven! Full exterior renovation and expansion in 2015. An exceptional opportunity awaits you in this sprawling expanded 1955 cape redesigned decades later by the well-known architect, Paul Ruso. Offering approximately 4,345 square-feet that encompass six bedrooms and four-and-half baths, including a magnificent first floor primary suite, this romantic home sits on a gentle hillside acre with emerald lawns and towering shade trees. Its glistening inground gunite pool with brick surround matching a generous patio, plus a rear deck, offers a sense of summer seclusion thanks to fencing and foliage. As part of the Sands Point community, this incredible property shares a rich heritage made famous by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”, where the giants in industry and finance have built their mansions and estates for well over a century. Surrounded on three sides by the glistening waters of Long Island Sound, are dotted with some of the most beautiful homes in the world. With golf courses, country clubs, yacht clubs and charming village shopping and dining, the area is approximately a half-hour commute to Manhattan by train. As a Sands Point resident, you will have (with annual fee), opportunity of membership in the Sands Point Village Club originally the Guggenheim Mansion, which includes golf, pool, tennis, private beach, and estate dining. As a member of Harbor Acres homeowners’ association, you will have access to the community beach, dock, clubhouse, picnic area, playground, and tennis court. The Sands Point and Port Washington area has many places to see and enjoy, from famous mansion museums, several golf courses, yacht clubs, public docks, charming restaurants and boutiques, and nightlife, including live theatre at the Landmark. Ideal for entertaining and relaxing, this special home welcomes your guests with a spacious covered front porch with barrel ceiling and bluestone floor. It opens to the foyer, with closet and cabana bath, and to an expansive floor plan including the primary bedroom wing and generous public rooms including a living room with huge bay window and fireplace, a roomy kitchen with high-end appliances, granite counters, and a breakfast area that opens to a delightful sunroom overlooking the pool and patio areas. The kitchen and living room open to an elegant dining room with a large rear bay window. A hall to the attached two-car garage also accesses a guest/staff bedroom and bath. A few steps down, the immense den/entertainment room features large built-in cabinets, a row of skylights and sliding doors to the rear patio, plus an inviting fireplace. There is ample space here for a pool table, home theater, and more. At the other end of the house, a hall with guest room leads to the palatial primary suite, an enchanting retreat that includes closets galore, including two walk-ins, plus a lavish bath with jacuzzi tub, twin vanities, skylights, and an oversized shower. A long hall leads to the rear of the suite where a breathtaking room with dramatic, high ceiling, many skylights, a massive wall of windows, and a wall of sliding-glass doors to a private deck with electric awning, could serve as a second primary bedroom, a study, or a sitting room overlooking the pool, patio, and verdant rear lawn. Three additional bedrooms and two more full baths are located above this wing on the second floor. A huge, nearly full, unfinished basement with access to the pool area, offers endless possibilities for expansion. Come experience the grandeur, serenity and luxury of Sands Point living in one of its beautiful and serene settings. Full House Generator!

Listing courtesy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate 516-759-0400