5468 Fall Clove Road, Andes, NY 13731 listing details

The Enlightened Homestead.This custom designed Catskills' contemporary is a top-quality, ground-to-roof rebuild and expansion of a charming cottage farmstead on over 14 acres overlooking a spring fed trout pond. Currently home to a serene meditation retreat, this home offers privacy and lovely grounds in the beautiful Fall Clove Valley in the Town of Andes. The property was previously a successful registered Boer goat farm and it would also be perfect for horses or other livestock as a modest "Gentleman's Farm" or just enjoyed as a bucolic country retreat. There is a private suite with separate entrance and foyer, 2 additional bedrooms, living room with custom built-ins. A fourth large bedroom is possible by converting the spacious and light filled upstairs meditation hall into a luxurious master bedroom with its own private balcony overlooking the rear meadows. This special room also has a 10 ft to 14 ft height coffered ceiling with brilliant light-tube skylights bathing the room in a warm luminance. The house is custom trimmed in white ash also used for the meditation hall flooring. The quiet and comfort of six zone radiant heat beneath imported tile floors are further evidence of the high level of craftsmanship in this completely rejuvenated and expanded home. Granite kitchen counter-tops, two-leaded glass art windows, pocket doors, Andersen bay windows and doors, shoji-screen room dividers and luxury bathroom fixtures echo the attention to detail and luxury quality finishing of this special place. Recessed halogen light fixtures throughout the house provide inconspicuous illumination in the social spaces. Double Anderson gliding doors open from the kitchen dining area to a 400 sq ft deck shaded by a classic white birch tree. The house overlooks a stunning crystal clear spring fed trout pond bordered with native stone walls, perennials and productive fruit trees. There are four sheds of various size for ample equipment storage and gardening, a second driveway to