Rare opportunity to own a luxury residence offering waterfront living and boating at it's best! Situated on wide, deep water within the gates of desirable Kelly Plantation, on a lot graced with mature live oaks and magnolias, with 145 feet of bayou frontage. Meticulously designed for gracious entertaining and family living, with no details overlooked and a well designed floor plan that utilizes every inch of space. Fabulous curb appeal, with a brick paver circular drive and porte-cochere and gorgeous hand forged double wrought iron doors opening into a grand foyer, living room with soaring 23 foot coffered ceilings, the adjoining formal dining room and a handsome study/library with custom mahogany built-ins. The luxurious master wing is to the left...and is nothing short of opulent, with a spacious waterfront bedroom, two large walk-in closets, sumptuous bath with large double vanity, private water closet, huge walk-in shower, soaking tub. Just off the living area is the spacious, open concept heart of the home....with a large casual dining area, a kitchen that is just fantastic with tons of custom cabinetry, gleaming granite counters, a huge breakfast bar, large walk-in pantry, upgraded appliances including a gas cooktop and a new dishwasher, and a leisure room with sliding glass pocket doors opening on a 45 degree angle onto the outdoor living area. Two additional ensuite guest rooms are on the first level as well as a generously sized laundry center. On the second level is a large loft area, perfect as a den or game room, two ensuite guest bedrooms, and a large 12.5'x 29' heated and cooled storage room. Finely appointed with custom features throughout including spectacular mantle and fireplace surround, deep crown molding, travertine floors, coffered ceilings, recessed and art lighting, designer lighting, faux finishes, custom cabinetry and built-ins and so much more. Exterior recently painted. Everyone will love the outdoor living area, with summer kitchen, pool with stacked stone water feature, private dock with boat slips and watercraft lifts. Dockage will accommodate a large vessel. The open bay is only three lots away and it's just a short boat ride to Crab Island, Destin Harbor and the Gulf. Furnishings are negotiable. For added peace of mind, a 65 KW generator powers the entire home in case of power outage. If it's waterfront living you're searching for...you've found it!

This masterpiece of a home was just gut renovated down to the studs and expanded for the NAHB. With numerous awards including, The National Green Building Standard highest level rating; Emerald, Energy Star Certified, Zero Energy Ready Home of Excellence, Indoor Air-Plus Qualified Home, as well as earning a -28 HERS Rating score. All made possible because the home features a 12Kw Solaria Solar Panel system, Sol-Ark Inverter, and Powersync battery back-up. Also, a state-of-the art Kohler 20 Kw propane generator & Rachhio irrigation system with weather station smart contro. Both homes feature Energy Efficient Jeld Wen windows and doors, along with LaCantina Sliding door systems. The enclosed outdoor living is provided by Stuxture Pergola X & Phantom screen outdoor living and features Infra-tech outdoor heaters. The new built-in salt pool and spa is lighted, heated and controlled by the latest Pentair energy star technology. All bathrooms and kitchens feature Kohler smart technology plumbing fixtures, Welborn Cabinetry and Kohler Lighting and cabinetry. The solid surface counters are by Cambria, including special book-matched feature walls. The main house kitchen features full size, touch to open Thermador Freezer, Fridge and two full size dishwashers. The kitchen also has a built-in Thermador, coffee machine, Thermador 48” six-burner with griddle cooktop, Custom Thermador exhaust hood, and Thermador double oven. The butlers kitchen has custom pull-out pantry cabinetry, annealed glass cabinet doors and a Bosch washer/dryer. Across the family room, there is a stand-alone wine cellar cooled by Cellar Pro internal unit with Custom Vintage View wine racks capable of holding 275 bottles of wine all enclosed by a custom Maiden Steel door unit. The bar features, a Avalon automatic ice machine, Thermador beverage cooler & a Bosch dishwasher. New WAC LED recessed lighting and custom Crestron roller shades controlled by Crestron Home Technologies. The Main house has (4) Mitsubishi Energy efficient ducted mini-split HVAC systems with Ultra-Aire Humidity control along with ERV fresh air ventilation. There are (5) Bosch tankless propane hot water heaters. The entire property is insulated with Open cell spray foam under the roof deck lid, fi-foil M-shield installed below with core fill 500 in-filled in every cinder block along with Fi-Foil Flex foam on the interior of the block walls and finished off by Aero-Seal’s, Arrow Barrier product. The Primary bath features Kohler’s DTV Plus shower system w/ 24 spray-heads, two shower heads w/ Alexa, two rain shower heads & Kohler 9kw steam performance supplied by Twin Bosch cascading tankless hot water heaters. There are (2) Nutone whole house vacuum systems w/ kick-flip sweep technology for cleaning. The home is outfitted with custom Bauco hidden panels for easy access for HVAC maintenance. The HVAC, lighting, audio, shades, pool, Infra-tech heaters and screens are controlled by Crestron Home. All the electrical is new using Eaton panels, breakers, whole house surge protection, smart breakers, USB outlets, and several voice-activated dimming devices.The detached guest house has 1000 square feet of living space with full kitchen, powder bath, fireplace, motorized roller shades, Crestron heating and lighting control, spacious bedroom, large bathroom with full size tub, separate shower, and Bosch stackable w/d plus 425 square feet of outdoor lanai.