66 Selden Road, Lyme, CT 06371

$17,500,000 Asking Price

6 beds
10 baths
15,233  sqft
Built in 1990

PRICE IMPROVEMENT - “The Point” is a magnificent custom-built direct waterfront Contemporary estate on a private peninsula surrounded by 18.75 acres with classic 1700s Vermont barn, sandy beach, boathouse, & 100-foot dock accessing the Connecticut River and L.I. Sound. Completely rebuilt in 2012, the elegant 29-room main house has green energy, technology, a sophisticated lighting design, six fireplaces, geothermal comfort system supporting spacious light-filled rooms with spectacular water & garden views. Entertain & relax with friends in a fabulous great room, game room & family room with gorgeous built-in fish aquarium. Exercise in the gym followed by a dip in an indoor spa pool off the master & swim in a heated pool which is part of the elemental Feng Shui design for a lovely verandah-terrace with waterfall & stone firepit overlooking the water. Luxurious gourmet eat-in kitchen has separate catering kitchen and butler’s pantry for casual day to day living and entertaining. Generous, flowing, modern five-bedroom, eight bathroom home has wonderful detached living space in a one-bedroom carriage house. Quintessential coastal town offers the best boating, fishing & sailing on the East Coast with nature trails, art, theater & music minutes away from this picturesque family compound with many windows, doors, stone verandah-terrace & 40’ 2nd floor balcony facing the River plus velvety rolling lawns – nearly the size of a football field – sweeping down to the water's edge.


Features & Amenities

Interior

General:
Audio System,Auto Garage Door Opener,Cable - Available,Cable - Pre-wired,Humidifier,Security System
Rooms:
Bonus Room,Exercise Room,Foyer,Laundry Room
Appliances:
Gas Cooktop,Gas Range,Counter Grill,Microwave,Range Hood,Refrigerator,Subzero,Dishwasher,Disposal,Washer,Electric Dryer,Wine Chiller
Laundry:
Main Level
Basement:
Crawl Space,Concrete Floor
A/C:
Central Air
Heating:
Other, Geothermal
Fireplace:
Fireplaces: 6

Exterior

General:
Balcony,Barn,Guest House,Hot Tub,Lighting,Patio,Stone Wall,Underground Sprinkler,Underground Utilities
Style:
Other
Pool:
In Ground Pool,Spa,Heated Pool,Auto Cleaner,Gunite

Construction

Roofing:
Shake

Location

County:
New London

Lot

Driveway:
Private,Crushed Stone
Zoning:
R120, 1520851
Restrictions:
Conservation Restrictions,Flood Plain Restrictions,Easements

Utilities

Water:
Private Well
Sewer:
Septic

This listing courtesy of:
Douglas Elliman of Connecticut, Michele Ferguson Nichols

About Old Lyme, CT

Housing

Number of Units
5,416
Median Home Value
$443,810
Median Rent
$1,121

18.30% of housing units are renter occupied.

26.72% are vacant.

Commute

Car
45.77%
Public Transportation
1.20%
Walk to Work
0.69%
Work from Home
51.77%
Other
0.49%

The median travel time to work is 13 minutes.

People

Population
9,289
Median Age
51.50
Median Household Size
2.65

Education

High School
18.18%
Associate’s Degree
6.62%
Bachelor’s Degree
26.50%
Graduate Degree
26.85%

Disclaimer: Community and Demographic information uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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