"OCEAN HOUSE"
6560 South Atlantic Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, Florida

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"Life at the Ocean is like dog years; a day on the beach adds a week to your life."

Life on the beach is a year around vacation. "OCEAN HOUSE" is a new (January 2003) 5,200 sq.ft. home offering seven bedrooms and four baths. All areas of the home enjoy magnificent views of the ocean, and the Master Bedroom (approx. 1,000 sq ft) on the third floor occupies the front half of the house. This exceptional trophy home was designed by internationally recognized Architect/Interior Designer Cheryl Monroe, and was constructed by master custom home builder Bruce Krall to Florida's newest coastal construction code. You enjoy your own private dune walkover to the expansive non-driving (no cars) beach. A sea wall extending the entire block was built two years ago, and a wheelchair ramp to the beach is 200' away.

"OCEAN HOUSE" is a happy home. It delights in its own beauty, and the beauty of nature around it. Interior spaces pleasure the eye, and the incredible beauty of the ever-changing ocean is your constant companion. Miles of sparsely peopled beaches are yours to walk, and convoys of pelicans patrolling the surf line are oftentimes almost close enough to touch. The non-car beach allows you to lose yourself in thought - just you, the surf and the huge blue sky. Coffee in the morning on your deck overlooking the ocean never tasted so good. You don't need Dr. Phil or Oprah - this home will add romance in your life. This is what you have worked so hard for - a beautiful home on a beautiful ocean beach.

LOCATION

New Smyrna Beach is a small, quaint town of 20,000 located 25 minutes drive South of Daytona Beach on Central Florida's east coast. General consensus suggests this just-being-discovered area is 30% under valued compared to the other Central Florida oceanfront towns, and is rapidly appreciating. Daytona Airport is 20 minutes away, and Orlando International Airport 1 hour 15 minutes. New Smyrna Airport services smaller aircraft. Shopping in New Smyrna ranges from a 1920's drugstore/ice cream parlor to WallMart/K-Mart stores, and everything in between. Restaurants abound. Major chain retail stores are all available in Daytona Beach.

New Smyrna's central location places it 45 minutes from St. Augustine, 1 hour 20 minutes from Orlando, 2 hours 45 minutes from South Beach in Miami, and 3 hours 15 minutes from Tampa/St. Pete on the West Coast. "OCEAN HOUSE" is located on Bethune Beach in unincorporated Volusia County, and is 2 miles North of the Canaveral National Seashore Park, one of seven National Parks in the county. NASA selected Cape Canaveral for its space base in part because it is the least likely coastal area in Florida to be impacted by weather activity. It is one block off of A1A so no road noise is heard - only ocean surf. Grocery, dry cleaners and most other services are 7 to 8 miles North on A1A. New Smyrna Beach also boasts the lowest crime rate in Central Florida.

New Smyrna Beach Chamber of Commerce:	(386) 428-2449	Telephone
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THE HOME

This custom designed home takes maximum advantage of spectacular ocean views, dramatic sunrises and intensely colorful sunsets.

The first floor includes a Spanish marble entry floor with a curved brushed metal stairway leading to the cherry kitchen surround on the second floor, a complete private two bedroom apartment with full bath, kitchen and laundry facilities,and a two car garage. An outside shower on the rear patio is provided for washing off sand and salt water. Telephone and TV outlets are provided to every room. Both front and rear areas have outside water and electrical outlets.

The second floor provides one or two bedrooms, a bathroom, a magnificent kitchen, dining area, gas log fireplace and a huge seating area. Kitchen detainees have full ocean views and open access to living room activities. Ceiling height is 10' throughout, with a sculpted ceiling in the Living Room. A white tile floor, white Berber carpet and cool white walls provide a light, cheery interior ready for your decorating style. Beautiful granite caps the cherry wood Kitchen and Bathroom cabinets, and top line brushed stainless steel appliances create a clean rich look. Alabaster sconces enhance light beauty. The black guest bathroom features the newest vessel sink and wall faucet design. Every room includes telephone and TV outlets. A porch accessed through center opening sliding glass doors provides full ocean views. The stairwell is lit by a huge classic window and opens into an exceptionally large hall flowing to the third floor rooms.

The third floor features a Master Bedroom extending the full width of the house and occupying 60% of the entire 3rd floor. It offers full width views of the ocean, a wall or pedestal bed placement option, a sitting area or study with wet bar, a gas log fireplace and two huge walk-in clothes closets with natural solar tube lighting. The bath (the "Roman Room") is richly finished with custom tile and marble, and features a 14 jet spa tub, dual showers, separate toilet room, two-sink marble countertop and natural solar tube lighting. A dramatic half-circle window over the double entry doors provides drama to the Master Bedroom entrance. Ceiling heights are approximately 13'. A porch opens to the full majesty of the ocean. The round railings impart the sense that you are on your own cruise ship.

There are also two large bedrooms, a double sink bathroom with marble counter top, and laundry room with full size appliances.

The wide hallway offers excellent display space for artwork, tapestry or antique furniture.

CONSTRUCTION/MECHANICAL

The home is massively built to the newest Florida ocean front construction code. 30' long concrete and steel columns sink 22' into the ground to provide support for the house, and huge steel reinforced concrete tie beams tie the perimeter and center of the first floor. Concrete filled and steel reinforced cinder block walls around the first floor support the wood framed and stucco'd 2nd and 3rd floors. Floor trusses were placed 12" on center for the 2nd floor and 16" on center for the 3rd floor. 1-1/4" of flame resistant sheet rock is applied to all three ceilings per code requirements.

Three heat pump air conditioners heat and cool each floor independently. Three electrical panels of 100 amps each separately service each floor. A central control panel provides telephone and TV service to each room. There are 10 ceiling fans, and four solar tube light shafts flood natural light into the Master Bath, 3rd floor bath and Master Dressing Rooms. Outside water and electrical power are provided to the front and rear of the house. An underground natural gas tank feeds the Living Room and Master Bedroom fireplaces.

BEACH LIFE

A private beach dune walkover on the property provides immediate access to the beach, and features benches for viewing beach activities. Ocean water temperature most of the year is 80-85 degrees. Swimming, surfing, sailing, etc. are normal activities, and the life guard station 1/2 block South provides security. Oceanside living is a visual candy store - yachts and fishing boats passing offshore, awesome space shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral (10 miles away - you have a ringside seat), schools of dolphins playing 30 yards offshore, whales 1/4 mile offshore, an abundance of sea birds - cormorants, falcons, egrets, ibis, sea gulls, herons, black skimmers, sandpipers, and pelicans skimming the waves looking for lunch - and of course the magnificent sunrises and sunsets. Blue skies are the norm most of the time, but the many moods of the ocean are always captivating. Pure ocean air lulls you to sleep. The sugar sand and no-pebble beach encourages long beach walks, on the sand or in the surf. The beach is normally nearly empty and no cars or animals are permitted.

SALE: $1,900,000

SOLD!

Seller: Terry Elliot
386-235-3555 (CELL)

	New Smyrna Beach Picked As "Best Beach"
	The New Smyrna Beach Area Visitors Bureau gratefully thanks the readers of Florida Monthly magazine for voting our area Florida's "Best Beach"! Please accept our appreciation for this celebrated award. Selected by those who know Florida best - the Floridians - we appreciate the value of this distinction. It's wonderful that New Smyma Beach has been recognized for Florida's greatest asset - the beach!     Located on Central Florida's east coast the New Smyrna Beach area consists of l3.2 miles of sandy beach with an additional 24 miles of pristine coastline at Canaveral Seashore Park. As the closest beach to Central Florida's theme parks and attractions, New Smyrna Beach is an ideal Florida destination. Visitors escape the long lines and high prices of Central Florida to a relaxing and inexpensive stay on this magnificent coast.     The average temperature of 74oF allows for year-round sun bathing, swimming, surfing, windsurfing, jet skiing and fishing. The strip of ocean off New Smyrna Beach is one of the safest in Florida, not only for accomplished surfers to rip up the waves, but also for sun bathers to soak up the rays.     New Smyma Beach offers first-rate fishing conditions to explore the backwaters of Mosquito Lagoon or the deep waters of the Atlantic. International redfish records have been set in Mosquito Lagoon. Rental or chartered boats are available for full or partial-day tours, and most guarantee a catch of the day. With restaurants located on the bank of the lagoon, locals enjoy fresh seafood and live music while overlooking one of the most diverse estuaries in the United States.	As one of America's top cities for the arts, New Smyrna Beach is home to several shows and theaters featuring visual and performing arts. Visitors flock to these locales for the various exotic art shows and stunning works by local Floridians.     Originally preserved and recently restored turn-of-the-century buildings line the streets of New Smyrna Beach. The shopping districts of Flagler Avenue and Canal Street are lined with majestic palm trees, brick sidewalks and a brand new beach ramp and boardwalk. It should be no surprise that the second oldest city in the sate of Florida is home to seven antique shopping pavilions.     Just south of New Smyma Beach, Canaveral National Seashore Park serves as a refuge for several endangered and protected species of Florida wildlife. During the summer months, Canaveral National Seashore Park serves as a nesting ground for giant loggerhead sea turtles. Park rangers offer "Turtle Watch" programs, giving visitors an opportunity to learn about sea turtles and the role the park plays in their conservation.     As early a 2,000 BC, Timucuan Indians inhabited the area of New Smyrna Beach. Fortunately, part of their legacy continues in the form of Turtle Mound, a 50 foot hill containing 33,000 cubic yards of oyster shells covering two acres. Visitors to Canaveral National Park can climb atop for a spectacular panoramic coastal view For more information on the New Smyrna Beach area, please visit www.NewSmyrnaBeachOnLine.com or call toll-free 1-TO-NEW-SMYRNA (1-866-397-6976 U.S. & Canada) or (386) 428-1600. ^^ Back to 'THE HOME' Section ^^