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On the market: Westport estate with private beach, elevator, wine cellar

Meg Barone

WESTPORT - Remote vacationing to exotic destinations is still a distant dream until more of the world's population is vaccinated and develops herd immunity.

While it will feel liberating to eventually be sprung from home confinement, the lucky inhabitants of the custom contemporary house at 66 Beachside Ave. in Westport don't have to dream of better days. They can forever be steeped in luxury, never approaching anything that resembles boredom, on their own private waterfront resort.

Private waterfront estate at 66 Beachside Avenue, Westport. This two-acre gated estate on Long Island Sound in the Greens Farms neighborhood features a heated Gunite swimming pool, spa, and pool house with a bath and changing room, as well as a sizable heated pavilion with an automated screen system, an outdoor fireplace, and an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven. While everyone in the world is making sourdough starter, the occupants of this house can concoct their own pizzas, experimenting with toppings each time.
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Private waterfront estate at 66 Beachside Avenue, Westport.

This two-acre gated estate on Long Island Sound in the Greens Farms neighborhood features a heated Gunite swimming pool, spa, and pool house with a bath and changing room, as well as a sizable heated pavilion with an automated screen system, an outdoor fireplace, and an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven. While everyone in the world is making sourdough starter, the occupants of this house can concoct their own pizzas, experimenting with toppings each time.

Many recreational and entertainment features, including bocce court, at 66 Beachside Avenue, Westport. There is also a private footpath to 300 feet of private sandy beachfront for saltwater swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, sunbathing and fishing. Rinse off the salt, sand or chlorine in the outdoor shower so as not to track them into the house. The new owners can observe nature at the water's edge, including occasional sightings of bald eagles, herons, egrets and seals. They can relax around the fire pit and dine al fresco all the while taking in stunning water views from the expansive stone terrace. A long rectangular sports court accommodates games of bocce, horseshoes and lawn darts, or Jarts.  
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Many recreational and entertainment features, including bocce court, at 66 Beachside Avenue, Westport.

There is also a private footpath to 300 feet of private sandy beachfront for saltwater swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, sunbathing and fishing. Rinse off the salt, sand or chlorine in the outdoor shower so as not to track them into the house.

The new owners can observe nature at the water’s edge, including occasional sightings of bald eagles, herons, egrets and seals. They can relax around the fire pit and dine al fresco all the while taking in stunning water views from the expansive stone terrace. A long rectangular sports court accommodates games of bocce, horseshoes and lawn darts, or Jarts.

 

Den at 66 Beachside Avenue, Westport. As Listing Agent Michelle Genovesi aptly puts it,
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Den at 66 Beachside Avenue, Westport.

As Listing Agent Michelle Genovesi aptly puts it, “Pure paradise! … This custom modern oasis offers the best of Gold Coast living.”

Sophisticated living, recreational, leisure, and entertaining amenities continue inside this 14-room, 12,500-square-foot house, which was designed by Darien-based multiple award-winning Pagliaro Bartels Sajda Architects and built in 2019. It features a 1500-bottle wine cellar and a state-of-the-art glassed-in home gym on the finished lower level, a second floor game room, and a hot tub on the third floor balcony.

 

Family room and breakfast room at 66 Beachside Avenue, Westport. Walls of glass panes ensure no spectacular sunrise or sunset will go unnoticed. The combination of the open concept floor plan and numerous windows allow natural light to penetrate every room. In the living room there is a long, horizontal modern gas-fueled fireplace. Across from the living room, separated by a floating glass staircase, is the dining room. The family room has a soaring cathedral ceiling and a wood-burning fireplace with firewood storage.
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Family room and breakfast room at 66 Beachside Avenue, Westport.

Walls of glass panes ensure no spectacular sunrise or sunset will go unnoticed. The combination of the open concept floor plan and numerous windows allow natural light to penetrate every room. In the living room there is a long, horizontal modern gas-fueled fireplace. Across from the living room, separated by a floating glass staircase, is the dining room. The family room has a soaring cathedral ceiling and a wood-burning fireplace with firewood storage.

Gourmet kitchen with 17-foot long center island at 66 Beachside Avenue, Westport. Plan to prepare gastronomic feasts in the spacious gourmet kitchen, which contains a 17-foot-long center island with a marble waterfall counter and breakfast bar for six, a backsplash and counters of marble, glass-front cabinetry, interior and under-cabinet lighting, a breakfast room and high-end appliances. The butler's pantry also has marble counters and a wine refrigerator. Off the kitchen is a sun room with a wall of upscale tropical foliage. French doors open from the den to the terrace.  
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Gourmet kitchen with 17-foot long center island at 66 Beachside Avenue, Westport.

Plan to prepare gastronomic feasts in the spacious gourmet kitchen, which contains a 17-foot-long center island with a marble waterfall counter and breakfast bar for six, a backsplash and counters of marble, glass-front cabinetry, interior and under-cabinet lighting, a breakfast room and high-end appliances. The butler’s pantry also has marble counters and a wine refrigerator.

Off the kitchen is a sun room with a wall of upscale tropical foliage. French doors open from the den to the terrace.