Fairhaven Cape capitalizes on its perch by the bay

Taxes $11,149 (2022)

There is a indicator stating “Beach House’’ higher than the hearth in this property, but you will know this modern Cape overlooking Buzzards Bay is the genuine offer by the outdoor shower by itself — a requirement when a non-public beach front is just seconds away.

The 16-yr-previous property on West Island has 3 ranges: two higher flooring for living and a decrease degree with breakaway partitions in case of flooding. A broad deck with a gazebo captures the ocean look at from this house, which shares the neighborhood with West Island Condition Reservation.

From the driveway, a vast stairway prospects to the front doorway. Inside, the layout honors the home’s proximity to the ocean: pastel blue paint, white Nantucket bead board, and various sliders and windows, which includes a skylight in the lobby, that permit the sunshine pour in.

To the still left of the foyer is a 480-sq.-foot living home with a gas fire flanked by seashore-white constructed-in shelving and cabinetry. And just to the appropriate of the cabinetry is a white desk-like desk. But given its area, the odds of perform really currently being carried out seem slim: Specifically in front of the desk is a window with views of Buzzards Bay, and to the proper is a slider to the aforementioned deck.

The flooring in the major rooms on this degree is pine reclaimed from a Vermont barn, and the ceilings are dotted with recessed lights.

The living space shares an open up format with the 243-sq.-foot kitchen, in which the granite counter is in the condition of a fishhook. The straight area runs along an exterior wall and involves an undermount sink down below three broad home windows. The curved part is a peninsula that seats four.

A couple measures from the sink is a prolonged, rectangular island with cabinetry, a little sink, a fridge, and a four-burner gasoline cooktop. Stainless steel appliances, which includes the key refrigerator and stacked ovens, are on the exterior wall. This stop of the kitchen also gives a 124-sq.-foot dining spot, which is presently occupied by a white desk for eight below a gorgeous Sputnik light fixture. This is a sumptuously sunny area upcoming to a slider to the deck.

Guiding rolling a few-paneled doors with smoked glass is the to start with-ground bed room, wherever the barn wood flooring, recessed lighting, and Nantucket bead board proceed. Listed here at the front of the dwelling, sunshine is no stranger: There are 4 windows in the 178-sq.-foot house.

The comprehensive bathtub for this flooring is at the close of a short hallway off the kitchen. Initially on the proper, nevertheless, is a laundry closet at the rear of a white roll-up door, and on the left, there is a closet. The entire bathtub has a one self-importance with a granite counter resting on blond wooden cabinetry. The flooring is ceramic tile, and the shower is an insert.

From the lobby, a vast stairwell wherever nautical-like cable runs underneath picket handrails leads to the best ground, which holds the principal suite, 3rd bed room, and the final complete bath.

The key suite occupies about fifty percent this level. The bed room spot is 231 sq. ft and attributes a cathedral ceiling, recessed lights, a ceiling admirer, two closets (just one is a stroll-in), a gasoline fire, carpeting, and a window seat with a look at of the bay.

Rest après beach day in the en-suite bath’s jetted tub, a trace of a figure 8 in its shape. The bathtub also has a single vainness with a black granite counter that provides a pleasant juxtaposition to the white cabinetry. The shower sits behind very clear glass and boasts a white subway tile surround, a eco-friendly tile inlay, and a matching flooring. The flooring in the rest of the rest room, however, is ceramic tile.

The third bed room is 285 square toes and is at present outfitted with a pair of bunkbeds. There is carpeting underfoot, and a nook in the vicinity of 1 of all those beds properties a desk area. There is also a closet, a storage space, and a window seat with a perspective of the bay.

The ultimate bathtub comes with a ceramic tile floor, a shower insert, and a one vainness with a granite top and a white cabinet.

The reduced level consists of a two-auto garage and storage for kayaks and other drinking water-linked gear.

The residence, which sits on .72 of an acre, is getting marketed fully furnished.

Danielle Cyr-DeFrias of Howe Allen Realty in Fairhaven has the listing. As of press time an offer you had been acknowledged on the property.

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