Nestled in the serene landscapes of Greenfield, this exquisite custom Adirondack home offers a harmonious blend of luxury and nature.
This stunning rustic-modern home was thoughtfully designed by the sellers and built by Cartier Construction in 2017 with great consideration for privacy, efficiency, and capturing its unique setting. Overlooking the picturesque 3-mile Peacock Brook, the home is accessed via its own private highway-rated bridge and encircled in trees. Groomed trails leading to miles of recreational state land make this six-acre setting feel like hundreds, and it offers a cul-de-sac setting with mountain views and similar homes, reminding you that you’re still part of a community. Adirondack design elements, natural materials, and fine finishings, create a warm, yet impressive place to entertain - and call home. Let this home be your luxury retreat in the woods just 9 miles from Downtown Saratoga, within the Saratoga Springs School District.
Since purchase, the owners have enhanced the home further, by adding efficient radiant heat inside and outdoors intentional landscaping, fruit trees, an oversized and professional hardscaped patio, firepit, hot tub, saltwater pool with trex deck, and exterior lighting.
First Floor: Once across the bridge, the blacktop circular driveway brings you to the home. A paver and stamped walkway meanders to a natural granite rock step and onto the covered front porch. Natural pine posts with stacked stone bases support the timber frame entry and provides a private shady perch for sipping morning coffee while listening to the brook. Recessed lights overhead accent the porch after dusk and carefully designed landscaping softens the stone.
The glass Thermatru front door with side lights opens into the tiled foyer with a generous coat closet. From here you get your first glimpse of the dramatic cathedral living room and the beauty of the natural materials throughout. Underfoot, hickory wide plank engineered flooring spreads in all directions and overhead you’ll see 20’ natural beams with pine tongue and groove ceiling, recessed lighting, a fan and rustic chandelier. Ahead the two-story granite faced gas fireplace commands your attention, but it’s rivaled by the view of the outdoors through the oversized windows overlooking the backyard. A full wall of custom built-in cabinetry with open shelves holds the home media. Throughout the home you’ll find this custom-made natural pine trim detail continues wrapping each window, door and floor.
An open, generously-sized dining room easily holds a table for 8-10 and can be as casual or formal as you’d like. An accent wall of custom built-in cabinetry with lighted glass uppers and drawers below with faux birch accent paint are connected by a live edge topped bench. Opposite this, French doors open to the bluestone patio via natural granite slab steps for easy grilling, outdoor dining and indoor/outdoor entertaining.
Open and bright, the kitchen is outfitted handsomely with shaker-style Kraftmaid natural hickory cabinets that house the stainless appliances including a 5-burner gas range with oven. Stunning, natural Rain Forest Green Marble tops them all providing a beautiful and durable workspace. A tile backsplash lines the walls and over the range is an Adirondack tiled accent. Recessed and under cabinet lighting make it easier to prep, cook, and clean, and mason jar pendants add ambiance. Natural stones from the property were sourced, polished and used as cabinet knobs for an authentic rustic touch.
A cast-concrete apron front deep basin sink is perfectly located under a window with an automatic hands-free faucet and garbage disposal. A walk-in pantry provides useful storage for dry goods.
A full glass atrium door opens to the screened-in porch making it easy to pass food and beverages back and forth with those enjoying the space. Full floor-to ceiling screens mean your view of the backyard and woods beyond remains unhindered. The room is large enough for both lounging and dining areas and is trimmed in pine accents with a custom-made screened door.
The den features double doors with continued hardwood floors and large windows facing the front yard. It makes a terrific work-from-home office, or guest space if needed.
At the far end of the first floor, you’ll find the spacious primary suite highlighted with natural light and hickory plank floors. Walk between the generously sized dual open closets to the ensuite bathroom, a soothing space with ample windows, double vanity with granite countertop, tiled walk-in shower, corner soaking tub, linen closet, and tiled plank floor with sliding barn entry door. A glass atrium door opens to the deck with a spacious hot tub perfect for relaxing under the stars just steps from your own bedroom.
Tiled flooring leads from the foyer down the hall to the powder bathroom with hickory vanity and natural stone vessel sink. Next, you’ll find an enclosed laundry room with side-by-side washer/dryer under a window with countertop and hanging space above. Lastly, the mudroom features a large closet for storage, wall hooks, and a custom tiled pet shower with handheld wand. A Dutch door allows you to partially close the mudroom to contain furry friends that need to dry off after bath time.
Another door from the mudroom leads into the coveted three-car garage, separated into two overhead doors. The heated, oversized space is deeper than expected for storage and offers an extra washing machine and refrigerator. A side door opens to the yard.
Second Floor: Off the foyer you’ll find the centralized one-of-a-kind staircase with natural oak treads and hickory posts and balusters that were milled from trees sourced right on the property! At the top of the stairs, you’ll find two equivalent bedrooms at the rear of the home each with an ample closet, ceiling fan/light combination and two full-sized windows offering views of the backyard and woods beyond. In the hall, you’ll find the tiled main bathroom featuring a hickory vanity with solid surface countertop, tub/shower combination unit, and linen closet.
At the hall’s end you’ll find the immense bonus room with space for a multitude of purposes: guests, a playroom, in-law suite, home gym or office. This could easily be used as a fourth bedroom as is.
Basement: The tremendous full basement features poured concrete 9’ walls and two egress windows offering incredible potential for more living space, if desired. Mechanicals are housed neatly and include a 200-amp electric panel with full-house automatic backup generator, a high-efficiency Carrier propane-fired furnace with two-zones, a full-house Energy Recovery Ventilator, a propane-fired Navien combi boiler (2025) for radiant heat (first floor) and hot water, and a well pressure tank. Outside you’ll find a central a/c condenser and there is a 1000 gallon buried propane tank, owned. The drilled well is 340’ deep and at install reported 10 GPM. The home has a standard septic system with a 1250 tank and leach field.
Exterior: The home is wrapped in low-maintenance upgraded, insulated vinyl siding with a larger 7” reveal and features Andersen 400-series windows throughout. The roof is covered in architectural asphalt shingles and there are Thermatru exterior doors and Andersen glass patio doors. There are sprinklers, soffit lighting on the home and extensive landscape lighting for evenings outdoors. The above ground saltwater pool was installed in 2023 with a Trex deck and is heated.
Sitting on the driveway is a nearly-new equipment shed with wood shake and rough cut siding and a metal roof. It's a terrific option for storing your outdoor equipment and toys with its gravel floor and double doors.
Property: The Peacock Brook flows year-round and offers several little falls and pools for exploring and summer dipping. It provides a soothing sound that can be heard easily from the porch and primary suite. The house is set back from the road on 6+ acres with no visible neighbors from the home with woods in all directions. The sellers worked with a landscape architect to create an incredible front and backyard blending hardscape and landscape design in a way that feels impressive, yet natural. The flagstone patio provides a large outdoor dining area and a built-in propane grill with stone surround. The authentic stone firepit and retaining wall benches feel like your own Lake Placid lodge and there is access to the eight-person hot tub from the yard as well. All of this is surrounded by nature with exceptional privacy.
Looking for more space? Trails on the property are maintained for walking, mountain biking, four-wheeling or snowmobiling. If you’re really looking to roam, they also provide access to the extensive trail system of the Saratoga Snowmobile Association. It’s rare to find a home you can ride directly from!
Location: Enjoy this quiet, private setting with the convenience of being just 9 miles from Downtown Saratoga Springs and the comfort of being part of a neighborhood of similar homes. Humes Road is a quiet cul-de-sac in the Town of Greenfield with views to Vermont from the cul-de-sac.
It’s within Saratoga County and in the Saratoga Springs City School District, and the Blue Ribbon Award-Winning Greenfield Elementary School. Nearby in Greenfield you’ll find Post Pizza, Stewart’s, Lake Desolation with Tinney’s Tavern, the Brookhaven Golf Course with restaurant and bar, several farms, parks with pickle ball, basketball and game fields. The town offers a weekly farmers market all summer long as well as several youth recreation and community activities throughout each year. Albany and Lake George are a common commute for many residents and you can even be to NYC in just over 3 hours.
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