The Captain's Residence At    Marsh Island Club  $2,295,000 

The Superb Build Team:  Superbly designed and built at the prestigious Marsh Island Club & Marina,   The Captain’s Residence at 2935 Marsh Island Lane is the sensational result of collaboration between   RCL Development and award-winning architect Peter Moor.   

The ‘Use It All’ 4,200SF flexible floor plan of luxury waterfront living:  Say goodbye to ginormous houses filled with rooms you’d never use.  Every space here’s as functional and flexible as it is appealing, like the smart two bedroom guest house  with kitchenette that can accommodate multiple guests, staff, or your art studio, gym or office.  The entire second floor could be either your own private refuge,    with en-suite bedroom with his & hers bathrooms, oversized tub & two person shower and adjacent en-suite library with built-ins  for the ultimate office  or serve as a second master suite.  Both spaces enjoy private access to an upper level loggia with sensational marina views out to the wide waters of the Indian River estuary. A main level en-suite guest room insures luxurious accommodations for all.

The unique architectural elements & smart, good looking finishes throughout:   the expansive living & dining room’s a knock-out, with its soaring, beamed, 23’ ceiling and two story high fire place framed by quarter moon windows and wall of French doors that brings in abundant light and color from the adjacent pool courtyard. Hand-crafted doors and oversized crown moldings accentuate fine lines throughout, while Noche stone floors clad the main level and courtyard areas, with Ipe hardwood floors gracing the second floor.  Smart built-ins like the family room’s louvered built-ins literally shutter away electronics, while custom built-in book cases in the oversized second master offer flexibility for use as a library or second master suite.

And that oculus in the foyer!   The likes of which we’ve not seen before, it’s both art and architecture, setting the tone of the home for entrants  as it provides a unique viewing perspective between the first and second floors.  

The island kitchen that serves as heart of the home.   With custom, furniture-grade cabinetry, handsome Vermont soapstone counters and industrial grade stainless appliances including a Wolf gas range & stove and Subzero refrigerator, the kitchen’s the quintessential mark of builder RCL development, creating perfect balance of form and function with multiple prep spaces, desk area,  open to the living room, adjacent family room and main level waterfront loggia with marina views.    

A courtyard design that offers privacy, serenity and views with a sense of spaciousness:  This courtyard design’s a cut above, creating a sense of openness, abundant light and privacy – with hefty impact doors and glass providing primo sound proofing for serenity throughout.  Privacy is everywhere,  thanks to a design that wraps the guest house around the tranquil courtyard with pool and Bougainvillea-draped trellises as a continual reminder that you’re in a tropical paradise.   

And that lot with private deep water dock!  A primo lot on the Marsh Island marina with deep water dock literally in your backyard means that your boat’s always at the ready for flats fishing or tubing along the Indian River estuary or adventures on the Atlantic thanks to the Sebastian Inlet a few miles North.  And it’s only a 3.5hr trip to the Bahamas for a weekend of deepwater ocean fishing.   The Indian River estuary is the jewel of Vero Beach:  home to over 2,000 species like Manatees, Dolphin, Egrets and happily, no ‘gators, as they dislike its brackish waters –its Mangrove filled spoil islands dot the river’s wide waters, offering ocean-like vistas for an intra-coastal like you’ve never before experienced. 

The Attention To Detail.   Another RCL build hallmark – details matter.  Gracious, columned main and upper level  loggias overlook the water,   offering deep, front-porch like spaces to jump start the day with coffee & the Wall Street Journal or the ideal spot to relax at night with a cocktail to take in the sensational,  no two are alike  sunsets and the twinkling lights from the fixed causeway in the distance.  

The “Near Everything Locale” The unpretentiously elegant Marsh Island Clubhouse is a stone’s throw away,     with catering kitchen, wide verandas and lovely marina, lake & preserve views for private gatherings. The barrier island’s 28 miles of pristine Atlantic beaches are an easy bike ride, with grocery, gas and shopping and services within one mile over a fixed causeway; there’s even a well regarded hotel/resort within a half mile for guests at larger gatherings!  Vero’s charming Ocean Drive retail district’s an easy 6 mile drive to the south, chocked with boutiques, eateries, parks, The Vero Beach Museum of Art & Riverside Theater for culture, shopping & dining.

The Low Density, Low Profile Zoning Throughout Vero:  Vero’s visionary low profile low density zoning policy in place since the ‘70s means that the barrier island, remarkably, is dominated by single family residences with a 35’height limit that keeps sprawl at bay, waterways, beaches and roadways remarkably un-crowded and supports both an unparalleled quality of life now as well as solid long term return on real estate investment.   Although it seem counterintuitive that finite supply would not put upward pressure on pricing, Vero’s long been agreed to be 40% more affordable than other seaside communities, many now struggling with sprawl and decline of quality of life and property values.

The Rigorous Miami-Dade Hurricane Build Standards make this residence truly ‘lock & leave’ that will offer years of worry-free, memory filled living in paradise affectionately known as Vero Beach, Florida.