HOME OF THE YEAR
D.L. PARAGANO HOMES SPRING LAKE, NJ
It was a real honor to receive the Awards of Excellence “Home of the Year” award last month for this very special home we built in Spring Lake, NJ. I want to thank my team, many of whom are Associate Members of Metro, for all of the hard work and effort they put into bringing this beautiful project to conclusion. Most of all I want to thank my wife Lisa for lending her expertise and talent in designing the home and making the creative selections. The former home on this property was one of the homes ruined during Hurricane Sandy prompting the Borough of Spring Lake to rezone the entire area. We had to work with the new post Sandy zoning requirements as well as the stricter building standards required for homes built post Sandy close to the ocean. The new home we created is fronted on Lake Como, a few short blocks from the pristine Spring Lake beaches. This location afforded us amazing views. Our main goal for this project was to take best advantage these expansive views of the lake, ocean and sunset from the exterior living areas and as many of the interior rooms and porches as possible. We were able to design every interior and exterior shared space, and every bedroom and/or en suite bathroom with a full or partial water view. Designed for entertaining and outdoor living, this 9500+ s/f, 3 story, 9 bedroom, 11.5 bathroom home offers 1500+ s/f of outdoor porches and the added bonus of a Pool Cabana
complete with a full bathroom and wet bar. There is also an outdoor shower, jetted gunite pool and Marmiro marble patio. This Hampshire styled home combines old world charm with all of the modern features expected in a home of this size and quality. Whether it be the Maibec cedar siding or 18” cedar shingle roof with copper valleys; the coffered ceil- ings or 5’ high wainscoting throughout much of the home; top line appliances or the technology package, this home has it all. The gourmet Kitchen and spacious Great Room open to the outdoor living space bringing in the natural light and of course, the unobstructed lake and colorful sunset views. This home is perfect for entertaining guests. Our team set up a shop onsite to build a hand carved wood bar and temperature controlled glass Wine Closet in our Bar Room. The team also hand built divided wood stor- age cubbies in our Back Lobby and wood mantels for our 4 fireplaces. Included on this team was a furniture finish trained contractor who completed all of these custom built items with a high quality furniture grade finish. Finally, yet most importantly, it was our goal to not miss any detail. Every outlet, light fixture, appliance, window, door and finish selection was evaluated and chosen to produce the best product possible. This home was a team effort be- tween both my wife and me, and the highlight of my 40 year career in the custom home building business.
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