If privacy and a coastal setting are your thing, a grand estate in Stonington could be the perfect year-round escape. It boasts 22 acres and includes 3,000 feet of direct waterfront, where the current owners built an ipe-wood dock with a motorized boat lift.
The private peninsula offers unbroken views to Montauk Point on Long Island, as well as sight lines to Fishers Island and, in the distance, the open ocean. Stonington is at the mouth of Long Island Sound and has a much more maritime vibe than downstate shoreline towns. With Mystic and Rhode Island nearby, there is also plenty to do beyond the town’s borders.
On the property itself, the 6,341-square-foot home is an updated reimagining of a low-slung 1970s contemporary. From its built-from-boulders foundation to its glass walls and wood-shingle roof, the sprawling dwelling is just plain cool. There’s a glass-box, main-floor primary suite with a Jacuzzi tub. There’s an open-plan kitchen and family room that gives access to the pool and terrace. Offering alternate places to work or create, there are also two detached one-room studios, both with radiant-heat floors and cedar ceilings.
The expansive property is listed for $13,495,000 by Judi Caracausa and Paul Smyth of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty.
