C $1,999,000; US +/-$1,139,700; € +/-1,077,200

Contemporary two-year-old home with every modern convenience and feature imaginable. An incredibly livable home. Situated on 32.5 acres with 121 feet of waterfront on the LaHave River. Four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms, a 50-foot indoor lane pool and an open concept kitchen dining/living room all add up to 3,318 square feet of living space. Placed on a hilltop, the house faces south with stunning views of the LaHave River winding around islands before opening up to the Atlantic Ocean. 

Straightforward and sensible planning went into the layout of this home. Entering the main floor via the sheltered carport, a convenient shower for your dog or muddy boots and multiple coat and storage closets run the hallway length until the foyer entrance. An open concept kitchen/dining and living area with the big reveal through a wall of windows and doors exhibiting the beautiful view of the garden, river, and hillside vistas. 

The kitchen features a huge island with granite countertops, glass backsplash, and floor to ceiling wood cabinetry. Appliances are Bosche and Miele, and Hansgrohe faucet in the kitchen and found throughout the house. The dining area has a “Transformer Table” dining set which after expanding, together with the island, can accommodate 20+ people for entertaining and can be part of the sale should the buyer be interested. The living room soapstone stove is suitably sized to heat the entire house. The house features two primary bedrooms, one on the main level with a walk-out patio, both with spacious ensuite bathrooms including a Toto bidet toilet, a wet room with an extra large bathtub and a heated towel rack. Completing the main level is the spacious laundry and powder room. 

Moving to the second floor, the second primary bedroom and ensuite, two additional bedrooms, and a three piece bathroom. All bedrooms have doors accessing the massive wrap-around deck with the stunning views of the river valley and ocean.

The surprise mid-way between the first and second floors is the 50ft long, 5ft deep inground lap pool. Some of the attributes are the commercial grade automatic pool maintenance equipment and commercial grade pool liner, and UV/ozone unit for minimal chemical usage, all resulting in no harsh chlorine smell, extremely efficient air/water temperature and humidity control, and easy maintenance. Elegant wall coverings used also in car washes seal in moisture within the room, prevent mould growth, and can be easily washed. Underwater adjustable lights available with colours to suit your mood.

Worth noting are the interior design features you will find walking through the home. The cupboards and closets are built floor to ceiling providing tonnes of storage space. You won’t find moulding in the house, just a smooth-wall finish and sleek rubber baseboard trim.  

Great care has been taken in the construction as well. Floors are poured polished concrete with in-floor radiant heating, including the deck of the pool. Numerous climate zones throughout the house are easily adjusted. All interior walls and main floor ceiling are insulated with rock wool for heat retention and noise reduction. The second-level flooring is designed with floating joints to dissipate the sound and vibration transfer. 

Designed to utilize passive heat from the sun through the walls of custom Kotleck windows and doors. This home offers incredibly well insulated construction with almost the whole house built with Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF), including the pool, and the upper front wall is staggered-stud ensuring no cold-spots through double insulation. Additional 2” of rigid foam board insulation applied on the entire exterior of the home underneath the modern waterproof and durable stucco finish. The brand-new metal roof has a full warranty, and the New Atlantic Home Warranty covers major structural defects until 2032. 

Lighting rods are installed on the roof, and the main power line runs underground to the house to improve sight lines.

A paved carport has a dedicated 240V plug-in for electric vehicles. The roof is built with reinforcement to be able to carry the weight of solar panels if installed in the future. Many doors are all 35-36" in width inside which makes this home wheelchair friendly.

A 170 ft deep drilled well never runs out of water. It is filtered with ozone conditioning for clean, tasty natural water. 

Grandfathered in wharf plans have been approved to build a 150ft wharf from the waterfront parcel. There is also an available mooring. The natural cove in front of the waterfront parcel is a place for cranes, loons, eagles, and seals.

A large, well-built three-story barn with original hand-hewn wood houses a workshop and a chicken coop. It could easily be converted to boat storage. The barn has electricity installed in 2018, providing lights and power. The power line runs from the “pump-house” which is adjacent to two additional wells; a dug well for bucket access and a 70 ft deep drilled well for use with a jet pump. There is an additional new garden shed and wood storage close to the house.

For the green thumb, the planted wildflower meadow is a paradise.  Countless varieties of species of flowering and bushing plants including hibiscus, azalea, dogwood, and lilac. Huge, beautiful forsythia welcomes you to the property across from cedar trees and the old rhododendron which flank the driveway. The property has several magnificent trees groomed into a park-like forest surrounding the house. Species include oaks, several old varieties of apples, beeches, pine, spruce, and maples.

Seventy sweet smelling rose bushes of various varieties have been planted as well as four endangered North American chestnut trees which are extremely rare. They were decimated by blight years ago. When these specimens are older they can be added to North American Chestnut Foundation for monitoring and helping restore the once great tree species. A grand majestic forest which stretches for acres and acres behind the house, has easy trails, no predators, and is completely safe for pleasant walking. 

Highway 332 is part of the famous Lighthouse Route, a spectacular picturesque drive along the South Shore coast and LaHave River. The community amenities are plentiful, including bakeries, coffee shops, and general stores, plus several stunning beaches including Hirtles with the famous Gaff point hiking trail. A km away, the LaHave Ferry takes you across the river for faster access to more shops, bakeries and phenomenal beaches like Crescent Beach. 

UNESCO World Heritage site, Lunenburg, is a fifteen-minute drive. Their farmer’s market is year-round every Thursday. For all the big box store conveniences, Bridgewater is a twenty-minute drive.

The home is in a favourable location within a microclimate. It is out of the fog line and has warmer temperatures than the surrounding communities. It can be several degrees warmer than the open coastline.

Address: 4808 Highway 332, East LaHave, Nova Scotia

MLS: 202504490

PID’s: 60185170, 60455821, 60455839, 60043528, 60455409, 60492030, a shared portion of 60665635

Directions: From Halifax take Highway 103 to Exit 12 Bridgewater. Make a left on Highway 10 and continue straight along North Street and Glen Allen Drive until you reach Highway 3. Make a left and follow to Highway 332. Turn right and follow to the property on the left.

Building Dimensions: 46 x 55 + 25 x 22

Building Square Footage: 3,318 Square Feet

Total Lots Sizes Combined: 32.5 Acres

Building Features: 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathroom and 1 half bathroom, in ground swimming pool, ensuite bathrooms, wheelchair access, air exchanger, alarm system, wood stove

Water front: 121 of river frontage on the LaHave River

Exterior Cladding on Building: Stucco

Roofing: Metal

Flooring: Concrete, hardwood

Water Source: Drilled and dug well

Sewage Disposal: Septic

Heating: In floor, wood

Fuel Type: Electric, wood

Utilities: Electricity, high speed internet, telephone, cable

Foundation: Slab

Garage: Covered carport for 2 cars, wired

Driveway/Parking: Gravel and paved driveway, several parking spaces

Land Features: Partially landscaped, partially cleared, sloping/terraced, wooded/treed, year round road

HST: Exempt

Please Contact Listing Broker: Piers Baker- Cellphone Number: 902-980-0522 or Email: piers@tfts.ca