436 Fountain Grass Ln

The light-filled home at 436 Fountain Grass Lane enjoys lagoon views from plentiful outdoor living spaces, including a separately roofed screened porch with a summer kitchen and fireplace, two levels of balconies, and a step-down deck with a saltwater infinity pool.

Just built in 2025, the 4,670-square-foot home was designed by McDonald Architects, known for its site-sensitive coastal homes and respect for both sustainable design and the natural landscape.

Outside, the shingle-style home is lined by gray NuCedar® shakes and topped by a copper-capped chimney. It’s a lovely exemplification of Nantucket architecture with gabled and hipped roofs in standing-seam metal.

The interior is beautifully trimmed in white, including thick crown molding and three-panel interior doors throughout. Oak hardwood in a walnut stain begins in the two-story white-wainscoted foyer and runs throughout.

In the living room, a row of floor-to-ceiling windows and glass doors opens to a cable-rail-lined balcony stepping down to the pool deck. A conversation area lies beneath a white coffered ceiling with a graceful chandelier, and a gas fireplace with classic mantel is flanked by built-in shelving.

A tasting room opens to one side. Beneath a white-beamed ceiling are two Sub-Zero® wine coolers, dark-painted bar cabinetry including a hammered-copper bar sink with gentleman’s faucet, Scotsman® icemaker, wide countertop, and lighted glass-fronted display cabinet, and a table seating six. A wall of windows and glass doors opens to a two-room screened porch with vaulted beadboard ceiling, two-story brick wood-burning fireplace, infrared heaters, and dining and conversation areas each seating six. Its summer kitchen includes a Hestan™ stainless grill and built-in double-sided burner, Big Green Egg® ceramic grill doubling as an oven or smoker, and Blanco® prep sink beneath its own window.

In the open kitchen, creamy Shaker cabinetry provides a soft, timeless backdrop, offset by a substantial center island finished in warm wood. The island’s breakfast bar and drawers introduce natural texture and practical warmth to the space. Pale quartzite countertops, a white subway tile backsplash, and ceiling-level glass display cabinetry line the space, and there’s a row of sunny windows over the farmhouse sink. The top-tier appliances include a Wolf® six-burner gas cooktop with griddle topped by a custom hood, Wolf double wall ovens, Bosch® dishwasher, and paneled Sub-Zero refrigerator. A doorway to one side leads to a windowed butler’s pantry with sink, Sub-Zero freezer, its own Bosch dishwasher, LG® microwave, and home office nook. A doorway to the other side leads to a formal dining room with shoulder-height wainscoting and a bay window wall framing the treetops.

The primary suite takes up the eastern wing of the main level. Its bedroom enjoys multiple windows along two sides and to a third side, a glass door opening to the rear balcony. Pristine in pale hues, the bath features a vaulted hip ceiling with cove lighting, his-and-hers vanities with tower cabinetry, and a frameless-glass alcove shower with additional handheld showerhead. A standalone tub under a row of windows is enhanced by a decorative blue-and-white inlaid basket-weave tile floor inset around the tub, with a heated floor completing the luxurious bathroom.

A windowed dressing room with center island and custom shelving opens between the two and includes an in-closet laundry alcove as well.

At the top of the wainscoted staircase, a gallery overlooks the foyer and its upper arched window. Straight ahead is a guest sitting room lined in white shiplap, with built-in cabinetry and writing desk, vaulted wood-beamed ceiling, and glass doors opening to a covered balcony overlooking live oaks and the lagoon.

To one side are the first two guest suites. The rear corner suite features a bay window wall and bath with his-and-hers sinks and a frameless-glass shower alcove with additional handheld showerhead. The front corner suite enjoys windows on three walls and a bath with a large frameless-glass shower.

To the other side of the staircase, the rear corner suite enjoys a porthole-windowed bath with a two-sided frameless-glass walk-in shower; the front corner suite features a bunkroom and windowed bath with a tub and shower combination. Both bedrooms contain a window seat that can double as a child’s captain bed, and two guest suites include walk-in closets.

Additional features of this five-bedroom home, located on half an acre along Kiawah’s easternmost tip and offered furnished, include an outdoor shower, laundry alcoves on both floors, elevator to all floors, mudroom, side-entry garage with wooden carriage garage doors and space for three cars, electric-vehicle charging wall, ample ground-level climate controlled storage space, extra parking for two cars in the drive, full-height attic, impact-rated windows and doors, two tankless water heaters, water alarm, lightning protection system, Sonos® sound system throughout the first floor and common room, and security and irrigation systems.

Just down a nearby lane, past a ribbon park with hundreds of grand trees, is the stunningly designed Marsh House with its eatery and pool overlooking sweeping views of marshland straight out of Africa. Across the neighborhood’s southern marsh lies the world-renowned Ocean Course, home of multiple PGA championships and the famed War by the Shore.

A Kiawah Island Club Social Membership is available with the purchase of this property, giving Members access to amenities including the Club facilities at Cassique and River Course, along with The Sports Pavilion, Marsh House, Sasanqua Spa, and beach clubs overlooking the ocean.

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