518 Grizzly Ridge Road, Lakemont, GA 30552

About this 8 bedroom 9 bath house

Welcome to 518 Grizzly Ridge Road an extraordinary Steve Jones custom-built timber frame home nestled in the exclusive community of Spruce Creek. This first time to market 8-bedroom, 7-full bathroom, 2-half bathroom estate is a rare mountain retreat offering privacy, grandeur, and craftsmanship at every turn. Meander up a gravel road to the main residence. A porte cochere grand entrance invites you to enter the 2-story great room accented by vaulted, hand-hewn beamed ceilings, antique white oak floors, heart pine walls, and showcasing a true masonry Tennessee Stone fireplace. The great room is extended by a fully screened-in porch offering partial sunrise/sunset views (with selective tree trimming). The heart of the home is the expansive Chef's kitchen designed to meet your every need complete with 12-person dining, 2 islands (one for prepping), breakfast bar, 2 dishwashers, double oven, 5-burner Bosch cooktop with pot filler, coffee/wet bar, and a grill porch. A versatile nook on the main level can be used for breakfast and seasonally perfect for a Christmas Tree display. The well-appointed primary suite is located on the main level featuring an electric pellet fireplace, his and her closets with custom built-ins, access to a full attic, a laundry room, an en suite spa-like bathroom with custom cherry dual vanities, rainforest marble counters, jetted whirl pool soaking tub, and a separate shower with multi-head shower system. A 2nd guest bedroom with en suite bathroom can be found on the main level. Downstairs, an additional 4 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms await. Entertainment is at your fingertips with a central gaming room and 2nd fully screened porch, wet bar, and a private, fully-equipped home theater room. A covered walk way leads you to the detached 4-car garage with a 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom apartment upstairs. Note, a home gym is currently using the 4th car bay. Just beyond the garage is a treehouse/doghouse perfectly designed for our four-legged friends. Summer months can be enjoyed pool side in the custom, heated, in-ground, salt water pool & hot tub (hard pool cover for winter). Don't miss the quiet luxuries of a whole house generator, central vacuum, buried 1,000 gallon propane tank, 2 HVACS (1 brand new), 3 water heaters, and a spray-foam insulated crawl space ideal for a wine cellar. The Spruce Creek community offers a number of amenities including a club house, tennis/pickle ball courts, a grassy lawn recreational area, small community lake and even a small stable. This community is located within a 10-minute drive from Lake Rabun, a 15-minute drive to downtown Clayton and within 10-minutes of Tallulah Gorge State Park.