Viewing Listing MLS# 1106645

Beautiful custom home on the marsh on Hobcaw Creek off the Wando River in the award winning I'On neighborhood. This home was custom designed by American Vernacular Architecture and custom built by the Sheppard Construction Company in 2006-2007. The extensive landscaping was designed by Sheila Wertimer of Wertimer & Associates. No expense was spared in the materials, design or construction of this home. From the exterior you will notice such items as the standing seam copper roof, solid mahogany exterior doors and hand sawn cedar shake siding from the Pacific Northwest. The exterior also has 6 exterior Ipe decked porches (3 of which are marsh front) consisting of more than 1850sf of outdoor living space. One of the marsh front porches has a specially made stone fireplace and is set up asan outdoor living room. The lush landscaping is enhanced in the evening with special lighting and maintained with a full irrigation system. Complimenting the landscaping is a heated pool with paver pool deck, bluestone walkways and a Buzz Off Mosquito System. The yard is fenced and the driveway is also a paver drive. The spacious interior of the main house has 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths, a main entry foyer, a vaulted dining area, an office/library, an expansive living room and kitchen area on the marsh side of the home, a full laundry/wash room and a large gym/movie theater/playroom. In this extraordinary home, you will find antique heart pines floors throughout, 3 piece crown molding and other custom wood work on the walls and ceilings throughout many of the rooms and on the exterior porches. The main house has custom cabinets in the kitchen, living room, the laundry room, the library/office and the bathrooms. The kitchen has granite counter tops and top of the line appliances which include a six burner gas cook top, double oven, microwave, Sub Zero icemaker, large refrigerator, double drawer drink refrigerator and warming drawer. Other miscellaneous features include plantation shutters on the interior and barn shutters on the exterior on more than 50 windows. There are 23 solid mahogany exterior doors and cat 5 wiring together with surround sound and other structured wiring throughout the house. The home boasts energy efficiency! There is a fresh air unit bringing air from the outside in, 3 tankless hot water heaters, spray foam insulation in all floors, walls and roof, and a sealed crawlspace. The home also has a 650sf carriage house over the expansive garage with enough room for 2 cars and either your boat or a 3rd car. In the carriage house the same lavish finishes continue- heart pine floors, vaulted ceilings, plantation shutters and custom cabinetry. There is a bedroom, living area, full bath and mini kitchen for your guests convenience. Come and bring your most discriminating buyer- they will not be disappointed!