OCEAN CITY — The contemporary home at 832 North St. stands out for many reasons, not the least of which is that its neighbors are set back farther from the street, providing an unobstructed view of the ocean down two streets.
Built in 1986 right on the edge of the city’s popular Gardens section, the home was fully renovated in 2008. Light now floods the home through the many windows and skylights, and its design increases that flow of natural light from the top floor down to the foyer.
The single-family home has curb appeal aplenty, with its paver carport large enough for four cars (plus another inside the garage) and raised, mulched beds with ornamental trees. It has square stucco columns and cedar-impression siding, with a river rock facia on the ground floor sporting a circular stained-glass window with a lighthouse scene.
A paver walkway leads past the raised brick porch to the back, where there is a cement patio and enclosed outside shower. Wooden steps lead all the way up to the rooftop deck, with access to every floor.
The main entrance is off the side porch, where a solid door with a large leaded-glass insert and side panels opens onto the foyer. A door to the garage is to the left and the staircase — open to the top floor — is to the right. Vertical wood planks line the walls in the foyer, as well as the bottom of the stairs from the second to third floor. The stairs have white risers and stained treads that match the narrow-plank hardwood flooring throughout most of the home.
There are four bedrooms and two bathrooms, an open-plan great room, fantastic kitchen and five decks, including the one at the roofline, for enjoying the salty sea breeze.
Atop the stairs, the great room opens to the left, while there is a bathroom and the first bedroom to the right.
The bathroom has tile on the floor and halfway up the walls with a wave accent along the top. There is a corner shower and a wood vanity with a one-piece top.
The bedroom has a hardwood floor, a clerestory window on the ocean side, a closet with double sliding doors and a door opening onto the back deck.
The great room is open, light and bright, with tall windows on two sides and a sliding glass door opening onto the front deck. The ceiling is made of wood planks.
The living room area has a curved sectional sofa atop an area rug centered around a large entertainment center with a flat-screen television. The home is not being sold furnished.
A sitting area with a chaise longue is between the living room and door to the deck, providing abundant light for reading and internet surfing on a phone or tablet.
To the left is the dining area, where am oval table sits beneath a hanging lamp next to a Lopi gas stove. Two tall windows provide light.
The kitchen is in the front of the house and lit by multiple casement windows on the front and side, overlooking the deck. It has a lofty sloped ceiling with more wood planks. Granite countertops with a tile backsplash run along the left and right and the HomeCrest cabinets are a light wood. Black appliances include an LG refrigerator/freezer, a dishwasher to the right of the stainless-steel sink and a GE four-burner gas range with a microwave above. Two windows over the sink provide a view of the ocean while cooking or cleaning up afterward.
Another set of handsome wood steps with a carpet inlay lead up to the third floor, where there is a laundry room, bathroom and three more bedrooms.
The laundry room is directly to the right atop the stairs and features a tile floor, full-size, raised Whirlpool front-load washer and dryer and a door to the back deck. There also are shelves and a closet with a bi-fold door.
The hallway has the same hardwood flooring as below.
In the back, right corner is the second bedroom, this one with wall-to-wall carpeting, a sloped ceiling, closet with double bi-fold doors and a door to the back deck.
The second-floor bathroom has tile on the floor and halfway up the walls, a wood vanity with a one-piece top beneath a large mirrored medicine cabinet with strip lighting and a fiberglass tub with tiled walls and a curtain.
The third bedroom is in the front left. It features a sloped ceiling, window on the bay side, closet with double sliding doors and a ceiling fan.
The master bedroom is in the front right, offering views of the ocean and beach through tall windows and a large rectangular window. A glass door provides access to the private deck.
The home is listed for $1.049 million by Disston Vanderslice of Grace Realty. Call (609) 675-1575 or email disston@gracerealty.com for more information or to set up an appointment to see this wonderful home.
