HIGGINS BEACH, SCARBOROUGH – This elegant home is barely an easy-stroll block from the pristine sand and the Atlantic – and the cove here is reputed to be Maine’s warmest ocean-swimming spot. The property – a .17-acre lot that is large for this oceanfront community – is beautifully landscaped and hardscaped, with several raised island beds.
Enhancing the site’s appeal are front views out across the Spurwink River, (especially magnificent during a moon tide) and up the green slopes and woods of Ram Island Farm, a scene that recalls the Irish countryside. To the rear of the house, a small back yard and deck enclosed by privacy fencing and a long row of arbor vitae provide a pleasant haven.
Formerly a ranch built in 1982, this completely custom, one-level home was rebuilt from the ground up in 2009, to the very highest standards of Green design, materials and efficiency. Hardy board exterior, AZEK trim and 50-year architectural shingles essentially eliminate maintenance demands.
The home’s exterior is distinguished by an eyebrow dormer that brings light flooding in; the interior, on first sight, may make you catch your breath. A side entrance leads past a tiled laundry (Bosch washer and dryer)/utility room, into a bright and lovely, front-to-back open-concept main living area, its floor Brazilian walnut. Before you is a gorgeous, cathedral-ceiling cook’s kitchen whoses honed granite counters include a desk and the striking, two-level, work/dining island. Appliances are black, and top-of-the-line. There’s lots of beadboard, in keeping with overall seaside character; and particularly cool roll-out pantries.
The space easily accommodates a dining table, and extends into a living room with a raised, gas, corner fireplace, and a full-view door out to the deck. Lighting is by Hubbardtown Forge.
The carpeted master suite occupies the north wing, and has several closets and a stunning bath with soaking tub and oversized, glass shower enclosure withe pebble base. In the south wing are a front-facing den/office that has a wall of built-ins for media, and also works perfectly as a third bedroom; bath, with an especially pretty granite-topped vanity; and second/guest bedroom, which also accesses the deck.
The home is listed for sale at $695,000 by Preston Robison of Legacy Properties Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information or to arrange a private viewing, please contact Preston at 770-2236 or at preston@legacysir.com.

Produced by the Marketing Department of the Maine Sunday Telegram, the
Home of the Week is provided at no cost. Staff photos by Derek Davis.
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• • Price: $695,000
  • Built: 1982/2009
  • Rooms/bedrooms: 6; 2 or 3
  • Baths: Two
  • Square feet: 1,709
  • Lot size: .17 acre
  • Parking: Off-street
  • Taxes: $11,003

 

 

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