OCEAN CITY — The custom single-family home at 39 Spruce Road in the desirable Riviera neighborhood of Ocean City is perfect for a shore getaway or year-round living.
“Located steps from schools, a bike path, beach, bay and boards, this traditional home offers room for the whole family and is ideal for entertaining,” real estate agent Nicole Presnall said. “Enjoy relaxing evenings viewing the sunset from your covered front porch and second-floor master balcony with peeks of the lagoons and boat activity.”
The home, decorated for Christmas during a recent visit, is located nearly at the end of Grenada Lane, offering a view of the waterways off South Harbor just across the street. It has a Victorian design with a two-story turret on the right and covered front porch with round columns strung with lights and boughs of holly running along the railing. The grassy yard out front has an ornamental tree fittingly covered in ornaments.
The turret has windows all around in each floor, capturing the afternoon sun. A second-floor deck off the master suite is visible from out front, where two curbside trees provide some shade and low shrubs add color to the scene.
Wide composite steps lead up to the porch, where high-quality composite furniture is handsome and durable.
Around to the left is a gate in the 6-foot-tall vinyl fence leading to the backyard with a shade tree in the corner. A concrete patio with a propane-powered fire pit sits alongside the one-car attached garage, which is accessible from an alley in the rear.
Back on the front porch, a solid-wood front door with a transom and side panels opens into a two-story foyer with a tile floor sporting an inlayed design. Stairs rise to the left. A coat closet to the right is one of many with built-in organizers, according to Presnall.
“The house has all of the traditional living spaces and tons of storage,” she noted, adding that some shore homes are not practical for year-round living. “This house was designed for the sellers with good-sized rooms and an open flow.”
The living room is to the right in the front of the house and includes the wonderful space created by the turret, with five windows wrapping their way around. Instead of a café table and chairs for afternoon coffee, the space is taken up with a beautifully decorated Christmas tree for all to see. The room has narrow-plank hardwood flooring and a double window overlooking the front yard offering a lagoon view, but the best view is from the deck off the master bedroom.
A sofa sits up against a half-wall that separates the living room from the eat-in kitchen, which includes a large granite-topped island with barstools and pendant lights, as well as a nook for casual dining. A formal dining room is to the left behind French doors. The well-appointed room has narrow-plank hardwood floors, a long wood table that seats eight and a sideboard. A tall double window looks west, catching the setting sun while dinner is served.
The kitchen has Tuscan-style tile on the floor and abundant cabinet and counter space. The cabinets are made by Merillat and the countertops are granite, running along two walls.
To the left, a bar area with glass-door cabinets sits alongside a stainless-steel GE Profile two-door refrigerator with freezer drawer.
Other appliances include a GE Profile four-burner range/oven with a center griddle burner and a microwave above, with a KitchenAid dishwasher is just to the right of the two-basin stainless-steel sink.
A mudroom off the kitchen includes a pantry closet, large coat closet with double bi-fold doors, laundry room and access to the garage. There also is a powder room with a tile floor and stone-topped wood vanity.
The laundry room has a tall white and black LG washer and dryer with drawers below, a little reminiscent of a couple of stormtroopers standing behind the double swinging doors.
The 2,886-square-foot home also has a den off the kitchen. Like the living room, it has a sofa and love seat atop narrow-plank hardwood flooring. The tall double window facing west, plus the sliding glass door opening onto the back patio, makes the space light and bright.
A gas fireplace in the corner has a tile front and wood mantel with dentil molding. Of course, stockings were hung there with care.
Heading back toward the foyer, a huge storage area is located beneath the stairs. Oak stairs with white risers match the oak railing and spindles. They ascend straight up and turn right as they approach the second floor, creating a space overlooking the foyer with a view of the lagoons.
The second floor includes four large bedrooms and a giant room that could be used as a fifth bedroom, second family room, children’s play room, gaming room or possibly a surfboard storage space.
To the right, French-style doors open into the master bedroom suite. The large, carpeted room has plenty of space for a king-size bed plus extra room in the turret now occupied by a sofa. Overhead, the gazebo ceiling is painted a cheery yellow with white in the peak. The five windows are hung with drapes.
Other features of the master suite are the sliding glass door that opens onto the deck seen from below, a walk-in closet and a full bathroom with a tile floor, wood vanity with stone top and his and hers sinks and one-piece fiberglass shower with tile up to and across the ceiling. A deep, heart-shaped tub with jets is nestled into the corner where a rectangular casement window is topped by a half-circle.
There are three other carpeted bedrooms plus the bonus room, as well as a hall bathroom. One of the bedrooms has pull-down access to a walkable attic.
Built in 2001, the home is listed for $1.299 million with Nicole Presnall of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Fox & Roach Realtors. Call (609) 827-3119 or email Nicole.presnall@foxroach.com to set up an appointment to see this wonderful home
