Real Estate
Greenwich Home Of Acclaimed Interior Designer For Sale At $8.9 Million
Built in the 1920s, the home was transformed with a vibrant and sophisticated contemporary style, the listing description says.
GREENWICH, CT — The Greenwich home of Jeffrey Alan Marks, an acclaimed interior designer, has been listed for sale at $8.9 million.
Listed by Joseph Barbieri of Sotheby’s International Realty – Greenwich Brokerage, the 1920s Georgian country house at 313 Stanwich Road was transformed by Marks with a vibrant and sophisticated contemporary style, according to the listing description.
"Jeffrey Alan Marks' work is equal parts good nature and good taste," Marks' website says. "Among America’s design icons — thanks in part to his star turn on TV — the bicoastal designer is known for relaxed and refined spaces that are inimitably original. His collaborations with architects on new homes provide lasting charm for generations."
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His 10,212 square-foot Greenwich home on 3.17 acres "offers a graceful flow between formal and informal spaces with a potential for 8 bedrooms, including a lower-level nanny suite," the listing description says.
There are six bedrooms with seven full bathrooms and two partial bathrooms.
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"Introduced by fountained parterre garden, the foyer opens to a house that is warm and welcoming. Appointed with a fireplace, the formal living room with Venetian plaster ceiling opens through Dutch doors to a south-facing sunroom overlooking the lush, park-like grounds," the listing description says. "The formal dining room with fireplace is clad in stunning, hand painted De Gournay wallpaper. A spectacular kitchen and pantry by Plain English adjoins a lacquered butler's pantry. French doors from the kitchen open to a bluestone patio and fenced herb garden. A stone fireplace warms the bright and airy breakfast room with dentil molding off the kitchen."
The family room has built-in bookshelves, a wet bar and a fireplace. The room opens through French doors to the back terrace, according to the listing description.
The second floor features a loft, full bath, playroom, second family room, three en-suite bedrooms and a primary suite, which has a fireplace, sitting room, marble bathroom, exercise room and a custom wardrobe room, the listing description notes.
View the entire listing and more photos here.
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