Everglades Paradise is a hilltop 3-story masterpiece of architecture on almost 5 acres that sits at the edge of the Everglades, where neighbors are down the road, not next door. Less than an hour from downtown Miami and just 15 minutes to the gateway to the Florida Keys and the city centers of Homestead and Florida City. This spacious home, while comfortably livable, has a rustic, unpolished character that invites your personal updating inside and out. Enjoy your own star fruit year round and mangos & lychees every spring. Starlink, Comcast Fiber and Verizon 5G keep you connected.The first floor, with marble floors, is currently used as a private apartment/office with a large living area, a bedroom (used for exercise & storage) and bathroom. Its glass sliding doors open into a screened patio with more marble floors that afford dramatic views of the landscaped surroundings. The second story is open to the third floor and has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a great room combined with an open kitchen. All of the second-floor living spaces have glass sliding doors that open to a sweeping wrap-around veranda that extends the inside area to the natural beauty outdoors. The third floor loft opens to east & west terraces with expansive views of the Everglades and surrounding farmland, stretching to the horizon. 2nd & 3rd floors all Mexican tile. Everglades Paradise is a hilltop 3-story masterpiece of architecture on 4.98 acres that sits at the edge of the Everglades National Park near the gateway to the Florida Keys.Location – A World Apart, Yet So CloseEverglades Paradise is less than an hour’s drive from Miami Beach and a short drive through farmland and a small town to get to the Overseas Highway to the Florida Keys. Leave the hustle and bustle of city life behind and retreat into your own private park with meandering stone walls and listen to the waterfall as you relax by a tranquil pond.The Residence – Strength and Beauty CombinedThe three-story home was completed not long before Hurricane Andrew hit in August 1992. Story is that only the cupola on the 4th-floor level sustained damage. The first floor is currently used as a private apartment/office with a large living area, a bedroom (used for exercise & storage) and bathroom. Its glass sliding doors open into a screened patio with marble floors that afford dramatic views of the landscaped surroundings. The second story is open to the third floor and has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a great room combined with an open kitchen. The second-floor living spaces open to a sweeping wrap-around veranda that expands the inside area to the outdoors, giving one the sensation of living in a tree fort. The third floor loft opens to east & west solariums with expansive views of the Everglades and surrounding farmland, stretching to the horizon.A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Everglades Paradise is a magical sanctuary of serenity and nature.

Listed by Beachfront Realty Inc