248 Ravenswood Road

Description

Offering golf front living and deeded water access to the Intracoastal Waterway! This charming home offers a boating and golfing lifestyle with access to the private boat ramp at Harbour Village Yacht Club close by. From there it's a short jaunt by boat to the pristine beaches of Lea-Hutaff and Topsail Islands and several waterfront restaurants to dock at and dine. An optional membership, for a separate fee, in the Olde Point Golf and Country Club offers 18 holes of golf, a pool, tennis courts and a restaurant. This unique home optimizes the golf and pond views over the 14th fairway with 75 feet of golf frontage and an open and reverse floor plan. The main level features a freshly painted great room with Brazilian cherry hardwood floors, a gas-log fireplace and a cathedral ceiling accented with beams and a skylight. It's open to a formal dining room and a kitchen with a center island, solid-surface countertops, teak cabinets and a gas range. Sliding glass doors from the great room open to an expansive 4-Season sunroom with a tiled floor, a vaulted tongue and groove pine ceiling and a wall of windows with convertible screens overlooking the golf course. Doors at either end open to a large wrap-around deck, perfect for al-fresco dining and entertaining. A second sunroom off the great room offers flexible space as a home office or den. The primary suite on the main level has Brazilian cherry floors, 2 walk-in closets and an ensuite bathroom with a tiled shower and double vanities. On the opposite end of the main floor is a 2nd bedroom with an ensuite bathroom. Completing the main level is the entrance foyer, a powder room, 2 built-in pantries and a laundry closet. Downstairs, on the ground level, is a 3rd bedroom, a newly renovated 3rd bathroom and a huge bonus room with a kitchenette that could be a den, recreation room or potential in-law suite. The outdoor space in the rear includes a large, covered patio with a slate path leading to aslate patio with a cast-iron fire pit. Surrounding the home on all sides is a canopy of tall trees and mature landscaping that includes heirloom trees and shrubs providing exceptional privacy - a gardener's delight. Not to be missed are the enviable parking amenities this home provides that include a centrally heated and cooled 2-car garage with a large pet-washing or garden sink area, a 2-car carport, a driveway and an adjacent paved parking pad for 2 additional cars or a small boat. Adjacent to the garage is a centrally heated and cooled workshop with built-in cabinets that could be a desirable 'man-cave' or 'she-shed'. Other features of this home include a whole-house generator, a well for irrigation and abundant storage space. The desirable Olde Point community is located in the coveted Topsail school district and is convenient to the Topsail Island beaches, Camp Lejeune, the burgeoning medical and ER facilities at Scotts Hill and just a 30-minute drive to all that downtown Wilmington has to offer. The HOA dues are $50 a year and annual dues for the deeded water access, if desired, are $325.