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240 Down the Hill Road
Sylva North Carolina 28779
PCR# 5962
Created by Al Platt, designer of the 2006 HGTV Dream Home, this home's cedar shake roof is a classic hallmark of mountain architecture. The landscape is professionally designed, using native elements and a flag stone entry leading to a custom built rustic cherry door. This homestead enjoys eastern exposure and stream sounds from nearby Dark Ridge Creek, both of which can be enjoyed from the large outdoor living space. The property borders protected conservation land, ensuring the ultimate in privacy.
Elevation: Approximately 3,436 feet
Architect: Platt Architecture
Builder: Ewing and McConnaughy
Main Level: 1,312 sq. ft. per architect
Lower Level: 1,002 sq. ft. per architect
3 bedroom/3. 5 baths
Highlighted Features:
•Knotty white pine horizontal wall paneling
•Eastern white pine timbers
•Isokern fireplace with cherry timber & stone surround in the living room
•Rustic cherry wood flooring on main level
•Slate floors in family room and lower level baths
•Solid, stain-grade wood doors with Bravura hardware
•Horizontal lap cedar siding at upper level with panel and batten siding on lower level
•Gourmet kitchen with Kitchen Aid stainless steel appliances
•Granite and stained concrete countertops
•Perimeter kitchen cabinetry is knotty pine with a natural finish
•Kitchen island cabinetry is natural rustic knotty hickory with a brown glaze
•Island top is 1 3/4" rustic cherry butcher block with a cherry bar top
•Wet bar in downstairs family room with refrigerator
•Knotty pine cabinetry with stained concrete and honed granite tops in bathrooms
Balsam Mountain Preserve is designed as a "community within a park". 3,000 of its 4,400 acres are permanently protected from development by conservation easements, and with only 354 homes, Balsam Mountain Preserve is far and away the lowest density Club community in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Jim Chaffin and Jim Light, internationally renowned for their environmentally sensitive development principals, have created an authentic and family oriented mountain community in a sought-after, natural environment. Amenities include a spectacular Arnold Palmer Signature golf course, a beautiful Equestrian Center, The Ruby Valley Sports Camp for swim, tennis, and fitness, The Boarding House Lodge and Restaurant, a Nature Center with three onsite naturalists, 38 miles of fishing streams, and 34 miles of private hiking trails. Dramatic view homesites start in the $300,000's.
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