Artfully rebuilt in 2001 this Opulent ocean-to-Intracoastal Manalapan estate, with every amenity, is the height of grandeur with beautifully crafted workmanship and fine finishes throughout. The formal living and dining rooms, coupled with the billiard room and family room, invite gracious entertaining.

An amazing sanctuary, the grand primary suite presides over half the second floor. Two oceanfront loggias overlook the pool. 3 Ocean Lane, Manalapan, Florida: Manalapan, a lush barrier island bounded by the sparkling Atlantic Ocean and the shimmering Intracoastal Waterway, is ideally located between Palm Beach and Boca Raton. Offering the tranquility of a Caribbean Island, residents of Manalapan enjoy white-sand beaches, lush tropical foliage, and pleasing ocean breezes.

PROPERTY:
With 75 feet on the oceanfront and Intracoastal Waterway, this trophy property on Ocean Lane is one of four estates in a gated, oceanfront Manalapan community. Brick-paved driveways proceed through lush tropical landscaping to introduce this grand mansion. Overlooking the ocean are covered loggias, one with a summer kitchen fitted with a grill and sink and lined with imported Italian decorative tile. Just adjacent is the large 20-by-40-foot pool, with a spill-over spa, set within an expansive brick-paved patio.

RESIDENCE:
A Mediterranean gem with five bedrooms and 9,519 +/- total square feet, double stone stairways ascend to the garden terrace and arbor, and at the estate's entry, glass arched front doors are embellished with wrought-iron, extending a grand sense of arrival. Once inside the main level, the reception hall epitomizes elegance and grandeur. Topped by a soaring, two-story, decorative, wood-paneled ceiling, it encompasses a floating, wrought-iron-ornamented staircase that gracefully rises to the bridge overlooking the salon. An impressive room defined by a columned entry, the salon is crowned by a two-story-high beamed and stenciled ceiling and features marble flooring, a focal-point gas fireplace with a carved-concrete mantel, and a bank of arched French doors that open to the ocean-view loggia, patio and pool. For less formal entertaining, the billiard room is also beautifully finished, detailed by wood flooring, richly stained wood-paneled walls, handsome built-in cabinetry, and a fully equipped wet bar. Offering a seamless indoor/outdoor connection, French doors lead to the patio, while arched bay windows offer ocean views. The elegant, formal dining room is finished with wood parquet flooring, board-and-batten wainscotting, a decorative coffered ceiling with hand-painted inserts and deep crown moldings, a bay of French doors accessing the front patio, and a secret passageway to the kitchen.

The cook-island kitchen, meanwhile, is fitted with custom, honey-toned, Shaker-style cabinetry providing copious storage, stone counters, professional-grade appliances, and a breakfast area. Two steps down and delineated by a wrought-iron railing is the adjoining family room, with marble flooring, built-in cabinetry, and a window-wall of sliding doors accessing the summer kitchen/loggia. Arched picture windows offer pool views, while a set of French doors access the pool patio. The VIP guest bedroom features wood flooring and a desk built within a garden-view bay window. The suite comprises a custom-fitted closet and an ensuite bathroom. Also on the main floor are a powder room and cabana bath. On the second floor, the primary suite, with a double-door entry, presides over an entire wing.

The bedroom, topped by a cove ceiling, features wood flooring, a cove ceiling, a doorway to the interior Juliet balcony overlooking the living room, and floor-to-ceiling doors accessing two ocean-view balconies. Completing the suite are two custom-fitted walk-in closets, a morning bar, a hallway lined with custom cabinetry, and ensuite bathrooms appointed in granite and marble, with one fitted with a glass-enclosed shower, and the other featuring a shower and spa tub. Two ensuite guest bedrooms complete the second floor layout, with the oceanfront bedroom sharing one of the primary bedroom's balconies. On the lower level are a staff bedroom suite, a staff kitchen, laundry room and two-car garage. Overall amenities include a new seawall, an alarm system, five air conditioners, impact glass, an elevator, Seagull water purifier in the kitchen and natural gas accommodation. This elegant estate is a must-see offering!