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ASPIRE TV joins Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realtors Frances Aaron and Miriam Finkel in Englewood NJ for a Private Showing of a fabulous for sale estate.
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This contemporary castle on a cul-de-sac is a dream retreat from the plugged-in world.
Stand – or swim, nap, chat, cook or read – anywhere in the expansive Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired home at 14 Red Rock Trail in Saddle River and you can’t help but notice the beauty enfolding you; the towering trees, two running brooks, foot bridges, the old stone walls, on the sprawling 4.3-acre estate. One look out the window (and there are windows everywhere) will transport you to a place of balance and peace.
“I’ve spent the vast majority of my career in very high-demand, high-stress corporate positions, so I’ve always looked for a home that had an elegant-simplicity and quiet serenity to it,” says homeowner Timothy Pearson, author of 2011 New York Times bestseller The Old Rules of Marketing Are Dead. “To relax on a lounge chair by the pool in the middle of February during a blizzard with the wind howling outside the windows, is about as close as you can get to a snowstorm without actually being in it.”
From the striking indoor water wall by the front entrance, which soothes as it ἀows, to the windowed backsplash in the kitchen, Pearson’s goal was pure and simple.
“The whole idea was to take all that sits outside the house and bring it in naturally,” he says. “In all seasons, you hear the movements of nature and the sound of flowing water.”
Zen Appeal
In his quest to perfect, Pearson did indeed leave some stones unturned—specifically, the old stone walls along some parts of the hill behind the home. And the acres and acres of unspoiled beauty complete with a hidden pond, beckon red-tailed hawks, deer, spry foxes and flocks of wild turkeys. In the spring comes a lovely surprise under the towering maples, oaks, fir and tulip trees: Thousands of daffodils tip their ruffled hats to mark winter’s thaw.
But other stones are new and stunning, carefully handpicked by this artisan. For the water wall and exterior walkways, Pearson chose quarried Tennessee Crab Orchard stone, prized for its layers and coloration. This type of stone was used by early settlers as fireplace brick, and was also reportedly found in Indian burial mounds. The choice seems fitting, given that many expanses of land in Saddle River, including the ones surrounding Red Rock, are as untouched now as they were when Native Americans owned them.
Life is But a Dream
Beyond nature’s gentle streams and riches right at your doorstep (and deck edge, patio and more), there’s nurturing here, too. The great room has an expansive Tennessee Crab Orchard stone fireplace that rivals any hearth in an upscale ski lodge.
It might be hard to leave the crackling fire in this room, but then again maybe not, since your polished, paneled private office/library right off this space has the same hand-milled cherry floors, along with built-in shelves and a fireplace of its own. Perhaps you too could tap out a best-selling book if you had a home office space like this to inspire you.
Red Rock also has a Poggenpohl kitchen – recognized as the oldest kitchen brand in the world – with indoor grill and tunneled skylight. The home invites entertaining, with a formal dining room, large butler’s pantry and curved deck. The master bedroom has a roomy window nook to curl up in for reading and letter-writing, and the indoor spa is fitted with a lap pool, sky light and seven sets of French doors leading to an outdoor atrium. “Every room in the house has a view of the outdoors,” says Pearson.
Beyond the master bedroom, the layout includes three luxury-size bedrooms with two baths and huge closets. A second home office makes it easy to envision dual careers without ever commuting. This is a home one never has to leave. It is a piece of paradise.
Special Properties Divison of Brook Hollow Group
Contact: Vicki Gaily
Phone: 201-934-7111 (Office)
