88 Surfsong Rd

The seaside property at 88 Surfsong Road sits on one of Kiawah’s widest pieces of land fronting the Atlantic.

One of only five Island homes to sit alongside the ocean on a dual homesite, it includes a private beach boardwalk, 110-foot pool with infinity waterfall, roofed spa, and cabana with outdoor fireplace.

Its top three floors take advantage of wide ocean views—the entire Island’s curvature can be seen to both east and west—and its 1.24 acres of land have been structured to provide spots of conversation and rest. Outdoor living spaces line each level.

Inside, the 8,851-square-foot home has been designed with precision and thought. It isn’t only the pale stone flooring, curves, and contrasting wood and metal that impress, it’s the ease of living. Concealed throughout are aspects that make living easy, including pull-out cabinetry and a top-floor laundry chute.

The two-story living room is its centerpiece. Open straight above to a large oval gallery that is sleek and serene at once, the space is masterfully executed and thoughtfully proportioned. The entire main level lives large.

Windows along the rear of the home frame the boardwalk and Atlantic. Alongside the living room’s 59-foot-length is the open dining room. A wet bar with wall-mounted faucet, wine glass racks, and undercounter U-Line™ wine cooler anchors one wall, and there’s a large nook with a built-in banquette.

The kitchen, open to the dining room, includes a Viking® gas cooktop with removable griddle, Dacor™ dual wall ovens, and Sub-Zero® commercial-style fridge. The center island incorporates a breakfast bar, stainless dishwasher, and primary and prep sinks. In one corner is a bright nook surrounded by windows and a desk surface of textured glass. In the other is access to the main laundry with its sink and undercounter Miele™ washer and dryer.

The two-story primary suite is a highlight. Spanning the eastern side of the home, its bedroom includes a fireplace with a lighted glass-tile hearth, wall-mounted bed reading lamps, a second-floor overlook, and two stories of windows drawing attention to the Atlantic. A window-lined sitting area with glass door gives private access to the pool deck. The windowed bath has his-and-her sinks, a standalone MOMA Design™ glass tub, glassed-in walk-in shower, and large, pleasingly lighted walk-in closet with built-in shelving. Smoothly inset drawers and cabinetry line a hallway.

En route to the 24-foot-gallery overlook above is a coffee nook with sink and Marvel™ undercounter fridge beside a private staircase. On the second story of the suite is a glass door to an upper-level balcony swept with sea breezes, an open sitting area beneath a bay window, handsome divider bookshelves, and a separate private home office lined with transomed windows.

Reached by guests via the main staircase is the airy gallery. Nearly 42 feet across, with bird’s eye views down and across the great room, it too opens to the beachside breezes of the rear balcony. It ends with a sunroom hosting a study with floor-to-ceiling glass wall and entry doors, views of the Atlantic in five directions, and a floating-glass desktop along three rear windows.

Three guest suites open from the gallery. In the rear corner suite, windows and a glass door open to the balcony and views. A sunny sitting nook and desk-and-media niche welcome coffee in the morning. Its bath is particularly sunlit, with a bay window wall, ceiling-mounted vanity mirror, and frameless-glass shower.

In the cheerful front corner suite is a polygonal window bay offering views in five directions, white built-in drawers and shelving, and a bath with a spacious glassed-in shower.

The center suite sits off the staircase landing. A private wood-lined anteroom with a portholed window seat and walls concealing closet and shelving spaces leads into a bedroom whose encircling windows are topped by thick crown molding and clerestory windows. There’s a second large porthole window in the showered bath.

The staircase leads last to two top-story guest suites, each with glass doors to their own balconies and a center balcony where the most sweeping Atlantic views of all are on offer. Each bedroom enjoys wood-beamed vaulted ceilings, sunlit sitting nooks, and windows to two sides, plus walk-in closets with wooden built-in shelving and baths with both walk-in showers and standalone tubs beneath windows with long views in multiple directions. The western bedroom has a fireplace with a classic mantel; the eastern one has a traditional Kiva fireplace. The suites share a kitchenette with stainless bar sink, U-Line undercounter refrigerator drawers, and built-in microwave.

Returning to the main floor, one finds the western wing, which enjoys its own entry vestibule from the pool deck and immediate proximity to the home’s screened porch. It currently serves as a poolside fitness room with beverage station—including a stainless bar sink, Perlick® undercounter beverage fridge, and U-Line icemaker; a poolside laundry with stacked Bosch™ washer and dryer; and pool bath and mudroom with a separate shower room.

Additional features of this six-bedroom seaside property include a wood-paneled elevator to all floors; fine interior finishes like Kohler® and French-artisan-crafted Waterworks™ faucets and historic European-brand Franke™ and Cesame™ sinks; multiple custom floor medallions, tile mosaics, and impeccably done tilework; automatic closet lights; lead-coated copper roofing; a two-car side-entry garage and five separately landscaped outdoor parking spots; manicured landscaping; geothermal climate control; and sound, security, and irrigation systems.

A Kiawah Island Club Golf Membership is available with the purchase of this property.

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