3 John Trout Rd, Ringoes, NJ 08551

Finished in a regal combination of stone and stucco, a 2001 built custom estate home surrounded by over two-and-one-half acres of park-like landscaping makes a majestic impression at Milestone Manors in Raritan Township. The expansive 4,588-square-foot Colonial contains four bedrooms, three full baths and two powder rooms as well as an attached four-car garage. A finished walkout lower level offers an additional 1,689 square-feet of well-designed living space. Outdoors, a roomy paver patio and heated in-ground swimming pool invite warm weather entertaining. Surrounded by pastoral beauty, this home’s central location is minutes from historic Flemington, Route 202 and Route 31. Highlights of the gracious open floor plan include oak hardwood floors, traditional moldings, two gas fireplaces, high ceilings, transom, circle and oversized windows, generous room sizes and recessed lighting. A paver driveway and front paver stone walkway lead to the leaded glass front door opening to a dramatic foyer. This soaring space features marble tile floors, a chandelier and double sets of French doors revealing the living and dining rooms. Special occasions are memorable in the formal dining room featuring oak floors, a dimensional tray ceiling, wall sconces, dentil and chair rail moldings. Natural light streams into the formal living room from a bay window, while crown dentil moldings are elegant touches. Chefs will delight in the gourmet kitchen fitted with custom cherry cabinetry, a tiered center island with breakfast bar seating, stylish pendant lights, granite countertops, a ceramic tile backsplash and ceramic tile floors. There is an abundance of cherry cabinetry plus a butler’s pantry offering cherry cabinets, a mirrored backsplash, a wine cooler and a warming drawer. High-end kitchen appliances include a DCS six-burner cooktop with a grill/griddle and oven, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, GE Profile series microwave oven and 2016 Bosch dishwasher. Sunny and bright, the adjacent breakfast room is set under a vaulted ceiling with skylights and has a sliding glass door leading to the paver patio. The layout continues in the adjoining great room, where a stone floor-to-ceiling gas fireplace creates a commanding focal point. Completing the first floor is a den or home office with a bay window, a powder room, laundry room and mud room. Upstairs, a grand master suite presents two sitting rooms, a tray ceiling bedroom with gas fireplace, and two walk-in closets containing custom shelving and cabinetry. An indulgent master bath is arranged with a two cherry sink vanities, a jetted soaking tub, oversized clear glass frameless stall shower, private water closet and vaulted ceilings. Another bedroom on the second story has an en suite bath, while two more bedrooms are connected by a full bath. Additional gathering space is situated in the full daylight, walkout lower level. This beautifully finished area has a recreation room with a pellet stove, built-in shelving and a sitting area. There is also a generous game area with a fully-equipped wood wet bar capped in granite, a media room with enough space to comfortably seat nine, a climate-controlled wine cellar, an exercise room, half bath, workshop and storage area. French doors on the lower level reveal the side and backyards where green lawns, lush landscaping and open spaces are enhanced by a heated in-ground pool, perennials and fruit trees. Originally built in 2001, this home shows pride of ownership throughout. Mechanical workings include multiple zones of forced hot air natural gas heat from a 2016 furnace, central air conditioning, two Bradford & White hot water heaters, water softener, wireless security system, central vacuum, private septic and well water.