Brown Harris Stevens

STONELEDGE - This warm and welcoming 12,000+ square foot home and grounds, ensconced on a 2-acre plateau high atop the Forest Avenue ridge at 4 Forest Avenue in Rye, New York is without equal. This newer construction home was custom built with longevity and comfort in mind and delights viscerally with its masterfully orchestrated natural, organic, sleek, modern and traditional design elements. Created from inspiration and resources from around the world to support, inspire and nurture lives, each setting engages on an intimate scale with livable luxury. This home must be seen and experienced to comprehend the level of luxury, craftsmanship and technology found here. Enter through a private gate and down the long paved drive that offers a subtle reminder that you have left the world behind. Swing around to your four-car garage or step right onto the front entry with its neatly hand-crafted stone fa ade and wood entry doors. The entry foyer invites exploration with uninterrupted views through the living room's 16-foot disappearing sliding glass doors. The wooden open staircase with elegant glass panel handrail rises in perfect harmony against the light-capturing, white empaneled walls. Adjust the layered Panay lighting to set the right ambient light or adjust the window treatments for sun control with the advanced systems that operate throughout the home. The expansive kitchen ensemble serves as the place for casual and comfortable family meals or fun with friends cooking and hanging out in the seating area by the fireplace. The kitchen layout and design have been thoughtfully curated starting with the wall of windows that bring the outside in, custom Ciuffo cabinetry, statement hardware, natural stones, wood and too many other features to mention here. Find the hidden door that leads to a butler's pantry, bar service area and second equipped prep kitchen. The formal dining room, with 10ft ceilings seats 12+. The family room, sunroom and screened porch add to the collection of convivial settings. There are five bedrooms each with its own ensuite bath, including a more-than-private guest bedroom. The primary bedroom suite offers an ante room with a fireplace and a door to the private terrace, primary bedroom also has a door to the terrace, double closets/dressing room with an island, bathroom with 2 vanities, steam shower, soaking tub, towel warmers and a Juliet balcony. The uppermost level houses a huge gym with high ceilings with distressed wood overlooking the half-court basketball court. There is also a large office suite with generous views over the treetops, a sitting area with a three-sided fireplace and a wet bar. Steel barn doors lead to an adjacent steam shower, sauna and hut tub for post-workout relaxation. The home uses engineered materials throughout and is built with materials of the highest standard - from the concrete foundation to the 2x6 framing, hardened interior walls and custom windows, the home has been solidly constructed with the highest-grade materials. Check out the special features sheet for more details about 4 Forest. Radiant floor heating throughout, seven fireplaces, 11 ft ceilings in the lower level, two laundry rooms, instant hot water, filtration throughout, whole home automated lighting, audio and video distribution, motorized shades, wired for now and the future, dog grooming station and more in the heated 4 car garage. Extraordinary, beyond compare, details beyond imagination are just some of the words that have been used to describe this magnificent home. The home was built by Bashford Construction, custom stone work by North Shore Stone, a CoGeneration system that economically generates 35KW of electricity and all technology in the home was designed, engineered and is maintained by leading boutique technology firm Enhanced Home.