Traditional Home in Bermuda BayVero Beach, Florida

This lovely, traditional home was designed by James Gibson and features 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and an office. Enjoy a fireplace in the living room and Colombian wood floors throughout the first floor.

The dining room offers elegant wainscoting and crown molding.

The gourmet kitchen offers granite countertops and a movable island with butcher block top. Enjoy top-of-the-line appliances, custom cabinetry, and a spacious walk-in pantry.

The family room offers a fireplace and beautiful built-in bookshelves.

A garden room with elegant French doors overlooks the pool.

The first floor master suite features a tray ceiling, custom closet shelving, and French doors opening to the patio. The bath is spa-like with dual vanities, garden tub & walk-in shower.

The second floor offers 3 bedrooms which provide plenty of space for guests.

The second floor office can also be used as an additional bedroom. The office and bedroom open to the terrace.

A terrace overlooks the garden, pool/spa, and lush landscaping.

The heated pool and spa are set within lush landscaping.

The Bermuda Bay amenities boast a lovely clubhouse with pool and tennis plus oceanfront beach access. Enjoy gated 24 hour staffed security.

Mary Frances DriscollREALTOR®

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The soothing waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the white sandy beaches along Indian River County tempt couples and families with a beach lifestyle unlike any other. Sheltered from the stress of city living, this lovely island getaway is where one can succumb to total relaxation.

Vero Beach is a sought after community because of the easy going atmosphere, few high rises, virtually no traffic, good school system, and easy access to major metropolitan cities. This quaint town offers a “year ‘round” calendar of events, festivals and other activities, as well as a lively cultural scene, including the Riverside Theatre for the performing arts, Vero Beach Museum, Atlantic Classical Orchestra, and many more venues.

This extraordinary home may be purchased for $1,089,000.

Status: Active

109 HIDDEN OAK DR Vero Beach, FL 32963 List Price: $1,089,000

Exclusive Right to SellML#: 149051 Listing Type: Map Coord.: Building #: Indian River County

Subdivision: Project: BERMUDA BAYBermuda Bay

Area: 13 Type: Detached Ownership: SingleGoverning Body: Design: 2 StoriesHomeowners Assoc

Lot Size: 136x130 Appr. Acreage: .25-.50 Acreage:

Water Attributes: No / No Waterfront

Pool: Yes / Private / Heated

Construction: Frame

Fireplace: 2 Year Built: 1986 Roof: Shingle

View: Garden

Pets:Carpet, Stone/Slate, Wood YFloors:

Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 3 / 1 Land: Moderately Wooded

Living Rm: 30x18 Bed RM 1: 23x15 Bed RM 3: 14x11 Porch: 20x12 Appr. Liv Ar Sq Ft: 4001-4500 Sq. Ft.

Kitchen: 14x13 Bed RM 2: 19x14 Bed RM 4: 12x12 Other: 12x11Elementary:Beachland ElementaryDining RM: 15x14 Family RM: 24x14 Patio:

Additional Rooms: Middle/Junior High: Gifford MiddleDen/Library/Office Senior Vero Beach High School

Parking: 2 Car garage, Door Opener

Remarks: Lovely, traditional 4BR home, designed by James Gibson, w/2 master suites, gourmet kitchen, 2 fireplaces & beautiful garden & office. First floor has elegant columbian wood floors throughout. Garden room, w/French doors, overlooks heated pool and spa set within lush landscaping. Renovated with a first floor master suite addition and pool. Deeded beach access!

A1A to Bermuda Bay, across from Village Shops in Indian River Shores.Directions:

Furnishings: Unfurnished Stories: 2 Unit Floor: 1

Unit Description:

Appliances: Dishwasher, Dryer, Disposal, Microwave, Range, Refrigerator, Washer, Water Heater Electric, Wine Cooler

No recreational vehiclesSecurity: Gate Unstaffed, Motion Detector Restrictions:

Community Info: Clubhouse, Game room, Granted beach access, Tennis court(s), Community Pool

Miscellaneous: Owner/Agent

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Taxes: $ 8,484 , Year 2014 Exemptions: Homestead

Maintenance Fee Includes: Common area, Recreational facilities, Security

Maintenance Fee: $ 1,150 Payable: Quarterly Capital Contributions: ***INFORMATION DEEMED RELIABLE BUT NOT GUARANTEED. BUYER MUST VERIFY*** 3:42 PM 02/10/2015

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The traditional and elegant home at 109 Hidden Oak Drive in Bermuda Bay was designed by the late James Gibson, often called the father of Vero Beach architecture and a world-recog-nized authority on classical Georgian style.

It offers idyllic living in an exquisite setting.

The 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath, 4,000-square-foot home, built in the Georgian-style in 1986, features 2 master suites, a gourmet kitchen, 2 fireplaces, a sunroom and lush land-scaping surrounding a large heated pool and spa.

Mary Frances Driscoll of Treasure Coast Sotheby’s International Realty

is offering the property, which is her home, for $1,149,000.

The architect, Gibson, designed many homes in John’s Island along with the prestigious community’s orig-inal golf and beach clubs; homes in The Moorings and Windsor; and com-mercial buildings along Central Beach.

He designed homes in England and throughout the United States, as well.

This one, in the lovely Bermuda Bay gated community just south of John’s Island, carries the dignity of Geor-gian architecture with its classic lines and symmetry. Gibson felt that Ve-ro’s northern-based winter residents

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would appreciate the familiarity of the design and be comfortable with it.

That’s certainly the case for Bill and Mary Frances Driscoll, who are from

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VITAL STATISTICS 109 HIDDEN OAK DRIVE

Subdivision: Bermuda Bay

Built: 1986 (remodeled in 2004)

Lot size: .42 acre

Home size: 4,048 square feet

Architecture: Georgian 2-story home designed by James Gibson

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 3 full baths, 1 half bath

Additional features: Upstairs balcony, 2 master bedroom

suites, gourmet kitchen, pool and spa, architectural design

features, 2-bay garage

Listing agency: Treasure Coast Sotheby’s International Realty

Listing agent: Mary Frances Driscoll

Listing price: $1,149,000

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Boston and Chicago, respectively. The couple have lived in 11 homes in the United States and in Europe over the decades, and the antiques they’ve acquired over the years fit perfectly in the Hidden Oak Drive home with crown molding, chair rail molding and other fine finishes.

“We were attracted to the home because of the layout and style of it,” said Mary Frances Driscoll, who moved into the home with her hus-band in 2007. Standing on Colombian wood floors not far from an inviting sunroom with multiple French doors spilling out to a lovely garden, she re-counted: “We took two separate trips to look at the house and felt very com-fortable when we walked into it. And our sons both liked it very much.”

Driscoll explained that it was not only the fine architecture that drew

them to the house, but the finishes and quality of the construction. Built by Parent Construction, the 19-year-old home was renovated in 2004 by Croom Construction. At that time, a 1,000-square-foot master suite was added on the first floor.

“Various features in the home re-mind us of other homes we’ve lived in, including one we lived in in Europe where we were for 10 years,” Driscoll said. Her husband’s Boston roots also resonated because of the traditional homes common in that city.

“This house has a different feel than others in Vero Beach,” she said. “It does not have the beach feel, but it’s still a very good beach home because it’s near the beach and overlooks the pool.”

Also, the floor plan and two stories make it comfortable to have guests, allowing privacy and space. There is an upstairs master suite as well as two other bedrooms and a study with a bal-cony overlooking the pool and gardens.

“It’s a great house for entertaining,” she added.

Walking into the stately house through impressive mahogany doors with a transom, you find a light and bright foyer. There are Waterford ceil-ing lights in the foyer and a hallway with access to a powder room with

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jade fixtures and Scalamandre wallpa-per. To the right is the spacious 30-foot by 18-foot living room with formal details, crown molding, a handsome mantel and white marble around the fireplace and an oversized mullioned window. The window treatments with ivory drapes and trimmed in valances add a sophistication to the room. Win-dow treatments throughout are sold with the house.

“It’s a pretty room where I enjoy en-tertaining, or just reading or talking on the phone,” said Driscoll.

A formal dining room to the left has hardwood floors, sizable windows, draperies with different trim, crown molding and chair rail molding.

A bar with wine cooler, granite top and mirrored shelves right off the din-ing room leads to the gourmet kitchen where there’s a Viking gas stove, Sub Zero refrigerator, attractive cabinet design with mullioned windows, is-land with butcher block top on wheels, granite countertops and brushed nickel fixtures that complement the stainless stove. The kitchen includes a counter area with stools, and a walk-in pantry, as well as a cabinet under the stairway with glass doors to stow placemats and candles.

The 24-foot by 14-foot family room off the kitchen, with a basket-weave fan, crown molding with pale green accent, fireplace with black marble and built-in bookcases that house television and stereo equipment, leads to a spectacular sun room with a painted ceiling. The view: a graceful live oak tree, elephant ear plants, and sabal, Christmas and cabbage palms.

“As a permanent home, it’s great in all seasons, has an elegant feel and is very livable,” Driscoll said. “We can look out at our pool and the vegetation,

and that gives us the link to Florida.”Leading into the first-floor master

suite, a hallway features a couple of windows, including a charming oval-shaped one with a view of the back patio and pool. The oversized suite has a cove ceiling, crown and chair rail moldings, a pale carpet, ivory draper-ies and French doors leading to the pool and spa.

There are two walk-in closets with oak floors and the master bath has vanities with marble, a Jacuzzi tub, makeup area, walk-in shower, toilet room and linen closet.

Wilton carpet covers the stairs lead-ing to a landing with bookcases and sitting area. The original master suite is located upstairs and is 19 by 14 feet. There are three closets in the hallway of the master suite that leads to the bathroom with double sink area, large mirror, Jacuzzi and walk-in shower with frameless door and plantation

shutters on windows.Also on the second floor is a guest

room with crown molding, several closets, bathroom with linen closet

with tub/shower, ceramic backsplash and a marble top sink. Another guest room offers access to a balcony with a view of the pool, white picket fence and herb garden in pots.

Also on the top floor is a 12-foot by 11-foot study which offers access to the balcony and has handsome built-ins.

The house has a 2-car garage with large storage area as well.

The Driscolls favor the Bermuda Bay community because of the amenities it offers including a clubhouse with large pool and Har-Tru tennis courts and oceanfront beach access with changing rooms. Each month there’s a social event held at the clubhouse or on the beach.

“It’s a friendly community,” Driscoll said. “I like the ability to walk through the back gate to get to the beach, and it’s across from the Village Shops. And it’s a great location because we have friends to the north and south (of the barrier island) and it’s easy to get any-where from here.”