Home Buying

Luxury in the Burbs: For $3.49m, a Marshfield mansion with a boat for a bar

The ground floor also offers a gym, a media room with a projector screen, a bedroom, and a gas fireplace. See inside at realestate.boston.com.

The 4,848-square-foot property at 121 Grandview Ave. hit the market. JFW Photography

By Kelly Garrity -- Boston.com correspondent

January 24, 2022

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It’s too cold for a swim this time of year, but you can still enjoy waterfront living at 121 Grandview Ave. in Marshfield.

The Shingle-style Cape is perched atop a 1.2-acre plot on the banks of the South River, looking out over English Salt Marsh. With five bedrooms, four bathrooms, and one half bathroom, the home offers “the Cape Cod lifestyle year round without the traffic,” the listing reads. The 4,848-square-foot property hit the market Jan. 15 for $3,495,000. Paul Grover of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices-Robert Paul Properties has the listing.

The street view of the home. A red brick walkway leads up to the red front door of the cape style home. There is a two-car garage on the right side of the home. — . – JFW Photography

A brick walkway leads up to the front entrance. A half bathroom and double door closet are just inside the front door, but that probably isn’t what most people notice first.

“As soon as you walk in the front door, you can look right through the house to the view,” Grover said. “There are layers to it, so you see the marsh between the house and the water, and then the water, and then the beach beyond that.”

An aerial view shows the home in the front, with the marsh, South River, and another strip of land with homes in the distance. — . – JFW Photography

The view of South River at sunset. — . – JFW Photography

The home was custom built for the seller, Grover said. The attention to detail is something that can be seen throughout, but especially in the finished walkout basement, where the seller turned an old boat into a nautical-themed wet bar, complete with a sink, dishwasher, and wine refrigerator.

There is puffy white stole in the foreground of this photo of the basement bar. On the left wall, a fireplaces is surrounded by a brick wall. The bar, which is made out of a boat, is located by the back wall. The floors are wood and two wood beams run across the ceiling. — . – JFW Photography

This photo shows the counter behind the bar, where there is a dishwasher next to several reddish-brown cabinets. There is wine refrigerator just visible at the end of the row of cabinets. A glass door that lets out onto a stone patio is visible in the background. — . – JFW Photography

The bar shares an open floor plan with the media room, where a projector screen takes up most of one wall. A gas fireplace with a stone surround in the middle of the room keeps things cozy on blustery days. The laundry, a full bathroom, one of the bedrooms, and the gym are also on this level. The gym ditches rows of TV screens for wide windows, allowing users to sweat it out to the stunning marsh and ocean views.

A large, white screen with a black border is attached to a wood plank wall. There a cushions of a couch visible in the foreground, and there sliding glass doors out to the back yard in the back left. — . – JFW Photography

There are two matching twin beds against opposite walls in a small room with light-blue walls. There are two adjacent windows at the head of the beds. — . – JFW Photography

Gym equipment is set up facing out a panel of three windows. The windows offer a view of the marsh and river. — . – JFW Photography

Upstairs, the living room (home to another gas fireplace) shares an open floor plan with the kitchen. The floors here, and throughout much of the home, are oak. The kitchen counters are Lennon granite, and the appliances are stainless steel. There’s a double oven and a sleek, black island with a built-in wine refrigerator and microwave. The open space also has a nook with three picture windows, perfect for drinking in the views while sipping a cup of coffee. Doors from the living room, nook, and kitchen all lead to the roomy back deck.

A white three-cushion couch is set up facing a wood-plank table. There is a single, white-cushioned seat next to the couch. There a sliding glass doors behind this that let out on the deck. The kitchen and nook are visible in the background. — . – JFW Photography

Cicular wood stools with backs are set up at an island with a black base. There is a wine refrigerator built into the side of the island and sink built into the counter. The stainless steel refrigerator is visible in the back left, and rows of white cabinets and the black-and-white tile backsplash are visible in the back left. — . – JFW Photography

Am intricate, seaweed-like chandelier hangs over a circular wood table with five seats set up around it. There are three picture windows through which the marsh is visible on the right side, and there is a sliding glass door on the left side in the background. — . – JFW Photography

The dining room is just off the kitchen, with wood walls and windows galore. Another bedroom is located on the opposite side of the home, off the living room.

There are several windows in this room, which has a light-colored wood ceiling and walls. There is a black table in the center of the room, with a chairs at the head and the foot, and black, backless benches on each side. — . – JFW Photography

The remaining three bedrooms are on the second level. The primary suite has a high ceiling with exposed beams and sliding glass doors that open onto a private deck. The en-suite bathroom boasts flooring with radiant heat, as well as a porcelain floor, quartz countertops, a vanity with two sinks, a shower, and a soaking tub. Both of the other bedrooms come with double-door closets, and one offers an en-suite bathroom with dual vanity. There’s another full bathroom in the hallway by the stairs.