Custom French Country Estate22 Sentry Court Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Соединенные Штаты

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A Dream Awaits Completion in Basking Ridge

An entrepreneur's fascination with the grand country estates of Europe is being magnificently realized on the crest of the second Watchung Mountain. Callori Architects and Beer and Coleman were entrusted with his vision. Master builder Mark DiOrio added his vast command of artistry, proportion and craftsmanship. The collaboration has yielded a place with such sensuous impact that it must be seen and experienced to be appreciated. Only months from completion, this pre-eminent property awaits its new owner's artistic eye and personal selections. In a Basking Ridge neighborhood of estate homes, a drive winds to the rarified setting of this 18 room, 6 bedroom chateau. A lavish testament to luxurious natural materials, centuries old craftsmanship and high performance efficiency begins. A vast Vermont slate roof interposed with ornate French dormer windows, a walk-up cupola and arched chimneys crown the edifice. Ten-inch thick Pennsylvania quartzite sandstone comprises the exterior walls, arched gallery and porte-cochere flanked with four garages. Imported iron railings will frame the balconies of en suite bedrooms. On the South wall an expansive antique Parisian door with arched transom presides over bluestone terraces with winter views to valleys and distant hills. A vestibule embellished with a wrought-iron antique castle door introduces the two story foyer. The first of seven fireplaces offers an embracing welcome here while a grand staircase gracefully curves to the home's three levels. At the home's rear southwestern exposure, light streams from a gallery of arched French doors to the library flanked by a reading room and office. Step from the office to the conservatory where Palladian doors will open to a wrap-around terrace overlooking the meadow-sized proposed pool area. Continuing along the window-walled gallery is the front-to-back living room, dining room with arched ceiling, butler's pantry, kitchen with walk-in refrigerator/freezer, fireplace, pantry and turret-shaped breakfast room. Culminating the home's main level is an en suite bedroom and a two-story family room with limestone fireplace and three custom five-foot circular windows set just below its cathedral ceiling. Comprising the right wing of the home's second level, the master suite includes a bedchamber with tray ceiling and fireplace and sitting room with windows displaying the rear of the home's three-acre grounds spilling to miles of scenic vistas. The luxurious bath is flanked by two room-sized walk-in closets. Continuing along this level's nine-foot high arched gallery are four en suite bedrooms, two include sitting rooms, all have walk-in closets. Completing this level is a laundry room, walk-in cedar closet and staircase to the cupola and its resplendent views. The lower level adds approximately 3400 sq. ft. to the upper levels' almost 10,000 sq. ft. of living space. Proposed uses for this level include a wine cellar, theater, kitchen, pub, game and family room with fireplace. In the right wing, sliding doors will open to a glorious outdoor entertainment area with arched terrace, imposing fireplace and second kitchen - all within steps of the designated pool area. Adding exceptional comfort and value to this stately home are its sustainable features and high efficiency mechanical systems. The home's southern orientation and Loewen thermal windows maximize natural light. Radiant heating provides an even, invisible blanket of warmth throughout the living areas. The new owner may choose to take advantage of the property's southern slope for the out-of-sight placement of solar panels to source heating, hot water and electrical power. This distinguished property is offered by the Somerset Hills office of Kienlen Lattmann Sotheby's International Realty (908) 696-8600. For additional information, contact sales agent Monique Loh directly at (908) 240-5267.

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