On The Market: Long Island, New York

03/01/2007

LOCATION: Lloyd Neck, a community on Long Island, less than an hour’s commute from Manhattan.

HISTORY: Built in 1987, the single-family home was designed in a style influenced by British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. Situated on 47.2 acres, the home overlooks Long Island Sound. The property is situated next to what was once the Marshall Field estate, which has since been converted into a natural sanctuary and state park. (Click images to enlarge)

STATS: The 22,000-square-foot estate includes eight bedrooms with eight full baths and boasts a 48-foot-high ceiling in the entryway, a commercial-grade kitchen, a library, a sunroom, a formal dining room with a fitted-leather ceiling, and a great hall with water views and an oak-paneled bar. Other amenities include a game room, a safe room and a spa with a hot tub, cold-plunge pool, steam shower and sauna. The master bedroom includes a two-story wardrobe, vaulted ceilings, a fireplace, a 120-degree view of the Sound and a service kitchen. The property also holds a pool with a gazebo, shower and hot tub, a tennis court, three greenhouses, a six-bedroom, six-bathroom guesthouse and a separate staff house with 11 bedrooms and seven bathrooms. Several gardens are located on the grounds, along with two helipads and a dock that can accommodate an 80-foot yacht as well as a sailboat and personal watercraft.

WHAT SETS IT APART: “It’s unusual to find beachfront property this close to Manhattan,” says broker Peggy Moriarty. “On close to 50 acres of land, you have your own beach, dock, two helicopter pads, and a natural sanctuary right next door. There’s nothing else out there quite like it.”

MARKET INQUIRIES: $60 million. Peggy Moriarty, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, 631.692.2462, www.danielgale.com; 800.942.5334, www.sothebysrealty.com