KENNEBUNK – Two miles from the beach via Summer Street and Sea Road, and even closer to shops and restaurants in the town center, here is an immaculate home on a beautifully landscaped and hardscaped, acre-plus lot.

Set well back from the road across a broad expanse of lawn, the house is ringed by trees/woods on three sides, and so enjoys great privacy. The home was built in 2006, but it feels 2014-new thanks to scrupulous maintenance by the sellers, while features such as hardwood floors throughout, well-chosen interior paint colors, and a flexible floor plan enhance character rarely seen in newer construction.

The main, open-concept living area extends from a monitor-heated sunroom accessing the two-level deck, through a dining area set into a window bay, into the living room, which has a gas fireplace on a brick hearth. Across the bar – counters are honed granite – the gourmet kitchen’s appliances, including double wall oven, are Viking Professional, and stainless. Cabinets are a lovely, tawny maple.

The formal dining room, at the front of the house, also makes a great den/library, crafts room, etc. Laundry is in an enclosure in the first-floor bath, off the mudroom.

On the second level – note the red accents on the stairs’ risers – the master suite occupies the south wing, and has a huge bedroom with plenty of space for multiple uses, such as study and sitting areas, and even exercise (a treadmill fits neatly into the dormer alcove); his and hers double closets, and a pretty bath with vessel sink.

In the center of the hall, behind French doors with a transom above, there’s a cool and spacious office whose interior wall is windowed to maximize light. The office could also become a fourth bedroom, of course. Bedrooms two and three are back-and-front, and served by a full bath.

The exterior-access, full basement is low-ceilinged, but completely functional for all the storage space one could want. Four-zone heat is supplied by a high-end, Biasi boiler. Lot bonuses include many ornamental trees and plants, and a handy garden shed.

The home at 11 Heath Road, Kennebunk, is listed for sale at $439,000 by Elise Loschiavo and Brit Vitalius of Vitalius Real Estate Group in Portland, and is being shown by appointment.

For more information or to arrange a private viewing, please contact Elise at 358-9881 or [email protected]; or Brit at 541-3755, or [email protected].

Price: $439,000
Built: 2006
Rooms/bedrooms: 9/3
Baths: Two full, one 1/2
Square feet: 2,440
Lot size: 1.12 acres
Garage: Two-vehicle, direct entry
Taxes: $4,673

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.
Send HOW suggestions to [email protected].