OCEAN CITY — The luxury oceanfront home at 2105 Wesley Ave. in the popular Goldcoast section of the island is fantastic both inside and outside.
“It’s turnkey and ready for your summer enjoyment,” listing agent Thomas Betz said. “You will enjoy three levels of luxury living with amazing views of the pristine surf and sand.”
Its location, layout and high-end amenities are complemented by the builder’s expert construction and attention to detail.
The 3,500+-square-foot home is the north side of a duplex built in such an intelligent way that decks on all three floors are private — both on the beach side and the street side.
It offers five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a ground-floor cabana room and laundry room and a wide-open great room in an upside-down design to take advantage of the view.
The home’s handsome exterior featuring yellow cedar-impression siding with white trim stands out from its neighbors and their ho-hum color schemes.
From the street, the duplex has a symmetrical design, with a partially sheltered parking pad of paver bricks in front of the one-car attached garage.
A brick path leads around the left to the main entrance and continues to the rear. Evergreen shrubs line the path and dual round pillar flank the sheltered entrance, where a door with a leaded-glass window and side panels opens onto a tiled foyer. Against the far wall, a set of wooden stairs with an oak railing and white spindles rises to the second level, just to the right of the three-stop elevator. Baseboard, chair rail and crown molding add to the aesthetic, which includes white doors and chrome handles.
On the left, double swinging solid-wood doors open into the cabana room, where double sliding glass doors open onto the back porch. The room is large enough for a full-size billiards table and leather recliners, and has tile flooring that’s easy to mop after showering in the enclosed shower just outside. A wet bar in the corner provides a handy place to make a drink.
On the right of the foyer are a full bathroom, laundry room and access to the garage.
Atop the stairs, narrow-plank hardwood flooring runs down the hall to four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
Heading right, past the elevator and stairs to the upper floor, the master bedroom is appropriately placed on the ocean side of the home, commanding a fantastic view. It has wall-to-wall carpeting, a king-size bed and other furnishings, as well as double swinging glass doors opening onto the covered front porch. The room has a walk-in closet and full bathroom with a tile floor, granite-topped vanity with his and hers sinks beneath a large mirror and a large tiled shower with multiple heads.
A second bedroom just at the top of the stairs is set up with bunkbeds. A Jack-and-Jill bath connects it with the third bedroom, featuring twin beds. The bathroom has a tile floor and vanity, as well as a tub/shower with a curtain and toilet behind a privacy door.
The final bedroom on this floor is another suite featuring a king-size bed and a sliding glass door that opens onto a cozy, private deck overlooking the street. The bath has a tile floor, tiled corner shower and vanity beneath a mirror.
Saving the best for last, the final set of stairs ascends to the heart of the home, the oceanfront great room without a bad seat in the house built for entertainment.
The kitchen is just atop the stairs and features a giant granite-topped center island beneath a lofty vaulted ceiling that slopes down on two sides. The dark-wood island and matching high-back chairs, along with the black granite counters, contrast nicely with the light-wood cabinets that line two walls.
Stainless-steel appliances include a KitchenAid side-by-side refrigerator/freezer, GE Profile four-burner gas range/oven with a hood, an undercounter microwave and dishwasher to the right of the two-basin sink. The Tuscan-style tile backsplash completes the look.
Just steps away, the dining area is delineated by another dramatic ceiling with an eyebrow window positioned to catch the morning sun as it rises. A long wood table that seats six is just beneath a chandelier hanging from high above.
The expansive living room takes up the entire front of the home and feels even bigger due to its flood of light and vaulted ceiling. A leather sofa and multiple chairs are arranged around a gas fireplace with a wood mental featuring dentil molding. A large television hangs above.
Off the kitchen near the stairs are a desk with drawers and cabinets and pantry closets at the beginning of a hall leading to the final bedroom.
On the left is a second laundry facility, this one behind double bi-fold doors. Across the hall is a powder room with a pedestal sink and bead board wainscoting.
The final suite is on the street side. It has a king-size bed atop wall-to-wall carpeting and a sliding glass door that opens onto a private sun deck. The bathroom has a tile floor, tile corner shower and a granitee-topped vanity with his and hers sinks.
The home also includes two-zone HVAC and surround sound that is adjustable in every bedroom as well as the great room.
It is just two blocks from a popular market and breakfast shop, as well as two blocks from the southern end of the 2.5-mile-long boardwalk.
Out back, the boardwalk and beach are not literally in the backyard because the home actually has a large grassy area and mulched, landscaped beds flanking the stairs up to a walkway running parallel to the boardwalk, with access just feet away. Then it’s a short walk through the dunes to the ocean.
This is also the best vantage point from which to see the home, which has two levels of oceanfront decks above the ground-floor porch.
The property is listed for $4.6 million with Thomas Betz of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Fox & Roach Realtors. Call (610) 348-3152 or email tpbetz@msn.com for more information or to set up an appointment to see this wonderful home.
