Riad al Begonia

This move-in ready custom contemporary designed by renowned architect Michael Ryan offers sweeping bay and sky views from the third-floor kitchen/dining/living great room. In addition to two second-floor bedrooms, two large, high-ceilinged living/work/studio spaces on the first floor provide options for sleeping or gathering areas. Bringing comfort and high style to shore living are high-end details like built-in mahogany furniture, open poplar wood staircase, Brazilian cherry hardwood and Vermont slate floors, Duravit bathroom fixtures, a steam shower in one full bath, and a massive soaking tub in the other. Its spare modern design makes this house and its cantilevered third-floor deck stand out from the neighbors. Practical features like three zones of HVAC, a convenient second floor laundry, Anderson windows throughout, and a fenced backyard with matching shed create a home that's livable as well as striking. This 2598 sq ft house sits on a prime Barnegat Light street, just steps from boating in the bay, coffee, ice cream, dining, and shops in one direction and, in the other direction, the entrance to a prime guarded Atlantic ocean beach. The house is fully compliant, with all living spaces above base flood elevation.