1632 BEACH Avenue, Atlantic Beach, FL 32233 (MLS# 1076099)

Supplements: The second half floor contains a guest ensuite. The second floor has the master bedroom suite with a private porch and 2 other ensuite bedrooms. Incredible third floor contains office/flex room with pine paneling and exposed beam with porch with great ocean views. What the sellers love about this home........ 1632 Beach Avenue is a unique home des ... (Read more) The second half floor contains a guest ensuite. The second floor has the master bedroom suite with a private porch and 2 other ensuite bedrooms. Incredible third floor contains office/flex room with pine paneling and exposed beam with porch with great ocean views. What the sellers love about this home........ 1632 Beach Avenue is a unique home designed by noted local architect James Dupree with numerous custom details. Located on Beach Avenue, a one-way, low-speed road, and across the way from the DeWees Street Beach Access. The house contains 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths, with 3296 SF of conditioned space and three separate porches. 1632 Beach Avenue combines a contemporary aesthetic with a Charleston, low-country vibe. The main entrance to the house is through an entrance porch that runs the full length of the house, a Charleston design feature perfectly suited for houses built on narrow, deep lots like Atlantic Beach's. Both the porches and the cedar slats that trim them serve design and practical purposes, allowing the ocean breezes to move from the front of the house to its rear. The blend of contemporary and low-country styles continues on the interior: with colorful, polished concrete floors on the main floor and heart pine floors upstairs, with custom, three-panel, natural pine interior doors throughout, and with nine foot plus high ceilings. The house contains two main floors and three half floors. The bottom half floor contains the garage and a small sand room for beach and outdoor shower access. The main floor features a gourmet kitchen with a large pantry that adjoins a breakfast room and a living room with a wood-burning fireplace. It also features a separate dining room connected to the kitchen with a swinging door and a separate "away" room for media. The second half-floor contains the guest suite, giving visitors their own space and a full bathroom that can be accessed without entering the bedroom. The second floor holds the family sleeping quarters: a master bedroom suite with a private porch, plus two other bedrooms, each with private baths. The third half floor contains a large office/library with pine paneling and vaulted ceilings. From its generous porch, you can sit in the ocean breezes and watch the waves and the passing dolphins and shrimp boats. Both inside and out, the features selected for the house reflect its urban coastal setting. The first floor is raised extra feet from the ground to reduce the possibility of flooding. Outside the house is clad in concrete Hardie board siding, its hurricane-rated windows are framed in synthetic materials, and its custom-designed exterior light fixtures are constructed of wood and plexiglass. Inside custom heart pine floors, doors, mantle and kitchen island bring old Florida warmth to the large, bright modern spaces. Lush landscaping provides privacy, featuring low-maintenance, native plants, no grass or irrigation system, a small herb garden, and a raised bed for vegetables with water supplied by a rain barrel. Native Live Oaks and cabbage palms frame views of the house, whose natural colors are mimicked in the exterior paint scheme. The rear yard features a large deck for entertaining with three dramatic sails creating a shady outdoor room. An outdoor shower on the north side of the house makes a convenient stop after an ocean swim. 1632 Beach Avenue has a low-key style that's perfect for the beach. Don't miss the chance to see this one-of-a-kind property