Spectacular Seaside Estate In Stonington, Connecticut Offered At $17.95 Million

Aug. 19, 2008 - PRLog -- Stonington, Connecticut — Christie’s Great Estates and Seaboard Properties announce that they are presenting for sale Salt Acres Ocean Estate, a spectacular seaside estate in
Stonington, Connecticut. Seaboard Properties, an exclusive affiliate of Christie’s Great Estates, is offering the property for $17.95 million. Christie’s Great Estates will provide premier international marketing services.

Sublimely situated on an idyllic virtual island peninsula in the southeastern tip of Connecticut, the historic 11-acre Salt Acres Ocean Estate is a haven of privacy, peace and tranquillity. Comprising a grand main mansion and two detached guest houses, the estate spans more than 10,000 square feet of living space high above the waterline. The estate affords the utmost in seclusion and security and is protected by 17 acres of conservation land.

Built circa 1850, the elegant main residence commands panoramic views of Stonington, Long Island, New York’s Fishers Island, and Rhode Island’s Watch Hill. The two-story entrance hall with a dramatic curved double staircase leads to formal living and dining rooms, a library, a sunroom, a breakfast porch, and an eat-in kitchen with a pantry. Each of the five spacious bedrooms boast an array of luxurious amenities—three are enriched with breathtaking water views, and two feature elegant dressing rooms and fireplaces. A mansard roof, high ceilings, detailed moldings, and oak floors are further highlights of this stately Victorian mansion.

Salt Acres Ocean Estate offers luxurious coastal living at its best, with more than 2,500 feet of private coastline at the southern shores of the property, 600 feet of which are pristine sandy beach. A 450-foot breakwater pier reaches into world-class fly-fishing waters, while a dock and two private moorings invite nautical activities. Nearby yacht and golf clubs are easily accessible by boat or car or via a helicopter landing pad on the south lawn.

“The magnificent Salt Acres Ocean Estate is a unique find in the Northeast,” says Kathleen Coumou, Christie’s Great Estates Vice President for the Northeast Region. “With water views as far as the eye can see, it is like owning your own private island.”

Complementing the property’s expansive vistas, an enchanting expanse of English gardens and sweeping lawns extend from the estate to a protective 8-foot-high sea wall at the water’s edge. Cultivated for nearly two decades by a master gardener, the five acres of gardens have been featured in numerous publications including House Beautiful, Yankee Magazine, and The New York Times. Horticultural splendor is abundant with a charming lower secret garden, yew-enclosed English cutting and vegetable gardens, and an upper terrace with a delightful goldfish pond. A winter skating pond with a Giverney-style bridge and rockery, a 60-foot lap pool with bluestone surround, and a sunken all-weather tennis court add to the grounds many delights.

With its sublime seaside vistas and picturesque gardens, Salt Acres Ocean Estate provides an inspiring setting for artistic creativity. A generously sized artist’s studio in the main house has been recently remodeled with air conditioning and track lighting. This converted attic space can accommodate up to ten artists with easels and a model.

“This spectacular waterfront compound is unquestionably one of the most special properties I’ve had the pleasure of listing in over 30 years of real estate,” says Jim Michalove, Owner of Seaboard Properties. “Gorgeous grounds with a pond, pool, dock, tennis, sandy beach, and incredible gardens surround the handsome residences, but what really sets the property apart is its rare combination of a totally private, unspoiled waterfront setting that is located within just a few minutes walk of a very charming and historic fishing village.”

Connected to the property via a private causeway, Stonington is widely regarded as one of New England’s loveliest villages. Settled in 1649, this quaint town is home to numerous sophisticated restaurants, unique galleries, upmarket boutiques, and a picturesque harbor.

Salt Acres Ocean Estate -- http://www.christiesgreatestates.com/properties/view_62554/

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About Christie’s Great Estates
Christie’s Great Estates is the largest international network of real estate companies dedicated to the sale and marketing of luxury homes and is a subsidiary of Christie’s, the world’s leading art business. Christie’s clients who buy and sell works of art often request real estate services. To satisfy this demand, Great Estates, founded by Kay Coughlin in 1987, was acquired by Christie’s in 1995. Today, the Christie’s Great Estates global network spans more than 40 countries with 850 offices and approximately 35,000 brokers. Committed to the auction house’s two-century-old tradition of exceptional customer service and expertise in high-value marketing, the network achieved total combined sales in excess of $125 billion.

Admittance to the Christie’s Great Estates network is offered by invitation only to those real estate companies with proven records of success in high-value home sales and who exemplify Christie’s traditional value of service. Once awarded affiliate status, brokers may then display the coveted Christie’s brand and use the proprietary marketing services of Christie’s Great Estates, which has successfully marketed high-value real estate around the globe for more than 20 years. Exceptionally skilled local real estate specialists, a client-focused approach, and strategic global marketing to a qualified audience of proven luxury consumers are the hallmarks of Christie’s Great Estates.

About Seaboard Properties
Operated an owned by Jim Michalove for more than twenty years, Seaboard Properties is a boutique New England real estate firm. As an exclusive affiliate of Christie’s Great Estates, Seaboard Properties features the finest waterfront and farm properties along the Connecticut and Rhode Island shoreline. Seaboard Properties claims the distinction of having the highest residential sale in the state of Rhode Island as well as the highest sale in the Stonington market area in Connecticut.

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Christie’s Great Estates is the largest international network of real estate companies dedicated to the sale and marketing of luxury homes and a subsidiary of Christie’s, the world’s leading art business.