Essex home sets itself apart
If 15 Lufkin Point Road in Essex on the North Shore was just your plain ol’ Colonial with pretty views of the Essex River and surrounding marshland, it would still be worth it. Instead, the elevated farmhouse-style property is a contemporary haven that blends into its idyllic surroundings while offering up a few unique features that make it stand out among other luxury real estate options. We won’t bury the lead — the home features a heated lap pool as part of its resort-like rooftop deck, and trust us — you need this in your life.
Sitting higher up on a gentle knoll, the views from the home’s open living space, bedrooms, multiple decks, and wood-clad sleeping porch are the stuff of dreams. Thickets of trees, jade-green marsh grass, and the river peeking through just so. Nature lovers and bird watchers — this is the place.
Of course, a home can’t get by on views alone, and 15 Lufkin Point Road’s interior is upscale and modern, with clean lines and only the occasional rustic touch that keeps the setting elegant, not kitschy.
A great room with an open kitchen and oversized windows that seamlessly bring the outdoors in is just one of many cozy gathering spaces throughout the home. There are two primary suites, one on each floor, and an expertly finished walk-out lower level with a rec room, family room and privacy for an au-pair or inlaw suite.
But we’d be remiss if we didn’t get back to the home’s unbelievable rooftop deck, with space to entertain, laze about on a lounge chair, take in the sights and sounds of the marshlands, and take a dip in the heated pool even as the temperatures drop.
Open house hours are noon to 2 p.m. Sunday. The sale of the home is represented by Karen Bernier with Churchill Properties, 978-807-5580.