Description
Located within the ultra-luxurious community of Ocean Club Estates on Paradise Island and set across two impeccably manicured lots totalling 48,044 sq. ft. with 236 feet of private canal frontage, Sundara is the perfect marriage of warm Colonial Bahamian style and timeless European sophistication. Designed by the award-winning architectural firm Bridges Marsh of Palm Beach, Florida, and with 19,508-sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor living space, Sundara offers an abundance of space that is both inviting and intimate. Guests entering this property do so along a private driveway passing under a gatehouse bathed in the vibrant hues of blooming bougainvillea, heliconia, and other tropical foliage. The entranceway of this magnificent home leads you to a grand hallway and on through into the Great Room with soaring 22-foot-high cypress coffered ceilings with Coquina stone door surrounds and mantel, and views across the large, covered terrace outside and over the private waterway with the ocean beyond. The library with custom woodwork paneling is located adjacent to the Great Room with floor-to-ceiling wood paneling and custom millwork. Other features of the west wing of the home include a billiards and games room with a full wet bar and TV sitting area and a conveniently located powder room. Moving through the east wing of the house you pass the elevator with the laundry room placed close by, and a temperature-controlled walk-in wine cellar. The designer kitchen featuring a double island and top-of-the-range appliances offers a wonderful place for informal family dining yet is ready and equipped for extravagant dinner parties. Two formal dining rooms are located steps from the kitchen, a family sitting room, a playroom, and a second office area with a separate powder room. The primary of two staircases in the home located to the right of the entrance hallway takes you to the second-floor gallery landing. The second floor contains 5 bedrooms each with ensuite bathrooms, with the master bathroom having an elegantly designed outdoor shower. The second-floor outdoor terrace views are exceptional across the canal basin and looking out to Nassau Harbor. Interior features of this exquisitely designed home include materials selected by interior designer Edward Lobrano, being of the highest quality, finish, and second to none. Such features include Tishler hurricane impact mahogany doors and windows, Coquina stone, travertine and wood floors, two active fireplaces, cedar closets, and custom closets in the master bedroom. Outside, the property boasts a swimming pool and separate pool pavilion with outdoor wet bar, ice maker, and undercounter refrigerators in addition to a Jacuzzi spa, two day bed nooks and outdoor powder room. Adjacent to the pool area is a full outdoor summer kitchen and barbeque dining area with retractable awning. The property’s 80-foot dock can accommodate a yacht up to 120 feet with accompanying boat hoist capable of lifting a 40-foot boat make this beautifully appointed Colonial home a boater’s dream. The gatehouse cottage is built over a 30,000-gallon rainwater tank and features 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with an open kitchen-dining-living room on one side and a 1-bedroom captain’s living quarters on the other side. Other features include a 250KVA standby generator, diesel fuel fill line for the dock, irrigation system with a water-holding tank, CCTV cameras surrounding the property, landscape lighting, and a 2.5-car garage. The house is offered mostly furnished. Owners and residents of Ocean Club Estates enjoy 24-hour patrolled security, the option to purchase golf membership at the Tom Weiskopf designed golf course and Club House, eligibility to join the Ocean Club Residences Marina & Yacht Club, use of the Beach Club, enjoyment of all Atlantis facilities in addition to the Four Seasons Ocean Club property. This property is offered for sale in US$.
