THE TEABERRY ESTATE  5 Bathrooms 3400 RT-133  4,399 Square Feet Ira, Vermont 05777  175 Acres $995,000

 4 Bedrooms THE TEABERRY ESTATE  5 Bathrooms 3400 RT-133  4,399 square feet Ira, Vermont 05777  175 Acres $995,000

Elegant Craftsmanship & Functional Design

147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 | Curtis Trousdale, “The Land Guy™” The Teaberry Estate

How The Teaberry Estate Received Its Name

he small semi-shiny leaves and charming bell shaped flowers which mature into red berries are a T staple in New England landscapes. The Teaberry is an evergreen species native to the northeast, growing naturally in shady wet woodlands and offering year-round Welcome to Teaberry Estates! food for wildlife. Historically, the light and fragrant berry with spicy undertones has been used adding flavor to many things, including the first chewing gums in the United States. The Teaberry Estate of Ira, VT is a stunning property of 175 sprawling acres where local children used to play amongst the teaberries, dubbing their playground Teaberry Mountain. The present day estate has incorporated this sense of a natural escape in it’s architecture and landscape design. The contemporary New England style of the home compliments the stunning Vermont countryside perfectly, to hopefully provide, the next owner their own Teaberry Mountain escape!

The teaberry plant is also commonly referred to as wintergreen or checkerberry.

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 The unassuming approach to the Teaberry Estate conceals a sprawling property built with elegant craftsmanship & functional design.

ccessing the Teaberry Estate is a sensory A experience. The private and well cared-for road winds majestically through the picturesque forestland of mature maples and mixed woods. Ascending to the Estate, one will notice many maintained trails perfect for ATVs, horseback riding or a casual stroll. Vintage stone walls run throughout the forest and there is a wonderful custom black bear sculpture created by a local artist from a fallen tree.

The 175+/- acre parcel is predominantly northern hardwood forestland with some mixed softwood stands. The entire property is free of private and government liens, easements, zoning regulations or anything that may inhibit your vision for the property. This is a rarity in Vermont and not to be overlooked.

The home sits on an elevated plateau with complete privacy. The elevation offers excellent long range mountain views framed by the natural valley topography

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 Outside The Home

The Landscaping: The landscape and hardscape architecture of the Teaberry Estate has been thoughtfully designed for an elegant and natural feel. Brick pavers on the driveway and patio areas, as well as hand- crafted stonewalls are consistent themes.

A stone walkway leads to the upper level of the two-tiered patio and the hot tub. Adjacent to the main level of the home, the upper level, offers a quaint stand-alone screened house with power surrounded by charming shrubbery/flower beds accented with black mulch. Be careful as you walk down the exterior stairs, as the stone waterfall will most likely catch your eye! Upon reaching the lower patio, adjacent to the walk- out basement, if you can pull your vision away from the gorgeous mountain views, a towering exterior wood fireplace and built-in stone seating area will invite you to relax. A long stone wall frames the level lawn with a boxed vegetable garden and the patio stretches underneath the spacious balcony.

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 Outside The House

Barn/Equipment/Woodshop: The seller, a talented craftsman himself, has designed several functional aspects to the property for hobbies and maintenance. A two-bay barn, with power and a second level open storage area sits below the home site near the beginning of the driveway. Capturing a New England feel, the barn’s design highlights the contrast of the stone foundation accents and the simulated slate roof (made from recycled tires) with bright siding and a cupola with an iron weathervane.

A professional level wood working shop occupies the unfinished portion of the basement. Features include radiant heat, 220 volt power for equipment, recessed ceiling speakers, and a wood dust mitigation system. Space could easily be converted to suit another hobby. Seller is willing to sell all maintenance and hobby equipment, including a tractor with many attachments, a 4WD utility vehicle and an industrial dump/plow truck. Please request full equipment list.

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 The Bedrooms

Themes: While the overall interior design of the home delivers a functional elegance, it’s upstairs where artistic touch has added charisma. Paula Gregory, a local artist, has hand painted murals in each of the three second level bedrooms.

The project entitled “Reflections of the View” has brought the home’s majestic setting inside. The stained glass chandelier bursting with color will grab your eye when entering the spring/ summer room. The vibrant colors extend to the gorgeous flower garden mural accentuated by the warm earthy tone of the room.

Next, not even a fall breeze can chill the warm feeling of the autumn bedroom. The golden orange hues draw attention to the masterpiece sugar maple mural sneaking up the vaulted ceiling in full foliage.

Last but not least, the winter themed bedroom presents a relaxing baby blue tone with lots of natural light from the full dor- mer. The Vermont winter landscape mural portrays snow dusted evergreens, leafless maples, and a snowman complete with hat and scarf.

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 The Kitchen: The Teaberry Estate kitchen is a testament to the stunning design and functionality of the owner’s vision. Turkish limestone floors are gently complimented by the custom local maple cabinetry and finish work. The Verde Butterfly Granite countertops and custom soapstone sink, engraved with the Teaberry insignia, provide an attractive contrast and character. As mentioned, the delicate balance of form and function was a pillar of design. World class appliances like the Dacor six-burner range, double oven offer amenities a professional chef would envy. Adjacent to the expansive balcony, the open floor plan and natural light of the kitchen and dining room will make hosting friends a joy; as will the GE Magnum refrigerator and 40 bottle wine cooler. Fourteen cases of wine can be stored in the wine cellar, as well.

Technology: Despite the designed isolation of the estate, the prominence of technology in the information age has not been overlooked. The owners have made significant investments to provide reliable, state-of-the -art connectivity and technology. Power and high speed fiber optic cable has been laid underground, following the driveway to the home site, maintaining the natural beauty of the woodland road. Recessed speakers throughout the home can be controlled room by room utilizing a collection of centrally located options like SirusXM satellite radio, VCR/DVD, MP3s, Tuner or TV. High speed fiber internet, land line phone, and Verizon cellular service will keep business and pleasure reliable. Nothing is more paramount than the safety and security of your loved ones. Teaberry Estate is equipped with a full security system including heat and motion sensors, low temperature alarms, a fire protection system, and automated response.

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 Luxury: The quality craftsmanship and overall attention to detail is easily noticeable when touring the Teaberry Estate:

 Interior fireplace with marble hearth and custom maple trim work throughout  Custom mantle, including a cabinet which encloses a large screened TV  Kahrs oak floors in living room designed for radiant heat  Low E Marvin Argon windows with UV treatment  Hubberton Forge and recessed lighting throughout  Café rainforest marble floors in the foyer  Master Bath – quartz countertop, Emperador Marble floors, Venetian tuck-away built-ins.  Kitchen – Honed limestone Turkish floors, Verde Butterfly granite counters, custom soap stone sink  Finlandia Sauna & Hot Springs Sovereign hot tub  Custom maple trim throughout – sourced from the property and made by the seller.  Italian porcelain floors in craft room  Kahrs cherry floors in office  High quality appliances throughout from top brands like GE, Delta, Bosch, Toto, and Dacor

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 Taxes, Utilities & Special Systems:

Taxes: Town of Ira—$11,864.74 (2016 homestead rate). Seller has taken advantage of removing the land from the Vermont Current Use (UVA) tax reduction program without penalty. This increased the taxes by approximately $1,715 per year, but permanently removed the state development lien, state on-site overview by Country Foresters, and requirement to meet state rules and regulations for logging. The new owner can now do as they wish with the property without Government oversight. If a buyer wishes to place it back into Current Use, then it may be done in 4 years. Zoning: There is no zoning in the town of Ira. Boundaries: Property has been formally surveyed. Seller indicates boundaries are not completely marked, however, corner pins and some stone wall borders exist. Please refer to the attached survey for clarity. Power: $214/month average over last 12 months. Service provider is Green Mountain Power. Underground power follows the driveway up to the home. There is power connected to the garage/barn, woodshed, and screen house. Generator: Power service is protected by a Generac 12kw generator. There is a separate 500 gallon propane tank powering the generator and the heating system in the garage. Generator is set up to power all vital appliances, utilities, and lights, and is automatic with no need for a manual switch over. Generator automatically test runs weekly. Seller currently performs the yearly maintenance of changing the oil, plug, oil filter and air filter ($45). There is a local service that will provide the maintenance for approximately $350 per year. Heating: Home is serviced by two heating systems. One exterior Central Wood Boiler (E- Classic), and one Propane Furnace with domestic hot water storage tank located in the basement. Both systems are integrated by a heat exchanger allowing for efficient use of either system or both simultaneously. Property utilizes two 1000 gallon exterior, above ground torpedo tanks, owned by the seller and serviced by Amerigas. Seller indicates a usage of $1,570 of propane and approximately 7 cords of wood for previous heating season. Propane usage without the use of wood is estimated at approximately $3500 per year. The exterior wood furnace has been simple to use and maintain. During the winter it is filled 2x per day; ash is cleaned every other day, and the heat exchanger 2x per year. Yearly maintenance is draining the water jacket and adding 2 gals of corrosion inhibitor, and cleaning. Twice per year, the fine ash collection area is cleaned. Radiant Heat: The entire home is heated by radiant floor heat. All of the floor finishes are specially designed for this system. There are 8 heating zones, plus a zone for the domestic hot water. The system uses water, but could be converted to glycol if a future owner wishes to do so. Air Cond.: AC is provided by two separate ductless heat pump/AC units by Daikin Systems. They can provide AC, heat, and dehumidifying. One is located in the master bedroom and the other in the dining room area.

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 Taxes, Utilities & Special Systems:

Septic: Home is serviced by a conventional private septic system with a 1000 gallon concrete tank. Pumped in Sept 2015. Water: A private drilled well services the home. Seller indicates well is 345 ft deep; providing 4 gallons per minute at the time of drilling. A water softener is used to regulate hardness and iron, and there is a 30 micron sediment pre-filter. Softener requires approximately 160 lbs of salt per year—(2) 40 lb bags every 6 months. Services: Home internally has CAT-5 connections. A fiber optic line to the house from VTel provides high-speed internet and phone at $97 per month. Seller currently uses Dish Network for TV for $86 per month. Verizon wireless works well at the home, but AT & T does not. Tech: Entire home has been wired for zoned control over the integrated speaker system, utilizing TV, SirusXM satellite radio, VCR/DVD, Tuner and MP3 players. Waterfall: The waterfall uses a simple pump system and is topped off as needed with a garden hose. Yearly, the system is filled with water by the owner and simply topped off as needed with a garden hose. The on/off switch is located in the screen house. During the winter months, the pump is removed and netting is put over the waterfall system to eliminate leaves. Screen House: The screen house requires very little maintenance. During the winter, the furniture is covered. The gutters have screening to prevent leaves from filling it. The screen house has power. Spa: The Spa is a Hot Springs Sovereign model. The sellers use it mainly in the summer, but it is capable of being left on and used during the winter months. Maintenance is easy; 3 scoops of chlorine after each use and 3 scoops of shock after every other use. It is simply drained in the winter for storage. Wood Shed: The wood shed is designed to hold 8 cords of wood. It is loaded from the front, and then wood is pulled from the rear for the outdoor furnace. The tractor and wood splitter are available for sale. A neighbor’s boy does the splitting, stacking, and loading with the tractor for $10 per hour. Driveway: The winding, scenic driveway was installed by the seller. Gravel was taken from the property, and the driveway was crowned for drainage into installed drainage ditches. The driveway is paved for a section both at the top near the home site and near the start, where the barn is located. The seller currently plows the driveway with his F350 plow truck (available for purchase). A local is available to plow when needed using the owner’s equipment. Cost is $30 p/h. A 6” snow takes about 2 hours and a 36” snow about 6 hours as a reference. Lawn Care: Lawn mowing is done by a neighbors son and costs approximately $1300 per

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 Additional Special Features:

Windows: Almost all of the windows with two exceptions are Marvin argon filled, low E high efficiency windows. They also have a special UV interior coating making the inside of the home very comfortable. Lightning Protection: The home has an excellent lightning protection system on the roof. This is required because of the exposure and elevation of the property. Alarm System: The alarm system is maintained by Countryside Lock and Alarm. All outside doors have alarms and there are motion detectors. Additionally, there is a low temp alarm & fire protection system/heat sensors. All alarms can be programmed to call/notify the appropriate professional. Monitoring cost is $75 per quarter. Trash: Trash is picked up weekly at the bottom of the driveway by Casella. Cost is $65 per month. Equipment: Most of the equipment typically used to maintain the property are available for sale, including: 2010 Ford F350 Super Duty dump bed 10 cylinder gas truck with plow (3000 miles), a Kubota RTV-1100 UTV with 60 hours, and a John Deere TLB110 Tractor. Attachments and other equipment include plow, snow blower, spreader, chains, leaf blower, gravel rake, grader, wood chipper, wood splitter and portable generator. Total sales price for everything is $100,000. Furnishings: Seller is willing to part with all of the furnishings and approximately 80% of all accessories. Total sales price for everything is $100,000. Professionals: The following professionals are used to maintain the home. Bill Lohson Plumber Bruce Milo TV & Sound specialist, Vermont Home Theater, Inc. Jimmy Mars Built the home and is a general contractor Nathan Hewitt Plowing and Forest Management Ben Kerstetter Wood splitter, mows lawn, stacks wood, cleans driveway

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Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 Nearby Cities: Area Features Rutland, VT 17 Minutes Bennington, VT About The Town 1 Hour, 12 Minutes Ira, VT town's history, but must have gained Lebanon, NH Ira is supposed to be named after some influence to have the new town 1 Hour, 29 Minutes the youngest brother of Vermont's named after him. Albany, NY famous Allen clan, Ira. After the town Ira Brook provided a good source organized on the 31st day of May, 2 Hours of waterpower through the 18th and 1779, Ira Allen placed his name on the 19th centuries. Sawmills were located Boston, MA petition document requesting a grant along the banks as was a carding mill 3 Hours, 19 Minutes for the town. At the same time, he to ready wool for knitting. Over the New York, NY served as Vermont's surveyor years, the town housed a cheese general. Besides these two points, Ira factory, potash factory and tannery. 4 Hours, 34 Minutes Allen had nothing else to do with the

Nearby Airports and Trains: Rutland State Airport: connects passengers to Boston and Burlington International Airport: 19 Minutes Located just five miles White Plains, New York. 1 Hours, 49 Minutes Regional hub south of Vermont’s second largest serviced by major airlines, city, Southern Vermont Regional Albany, NY International Airport : connecting to airports across the Airport is a modern convenience 1 Hours, 46 Minutes The Albany country. nestled in the heart of the beautiful International Airport offers a wide- Green Mountains. range of facilities and services. A Logan International Airport: recently completed multi-million 3 Hours, 17 Minutes Boston Logan Lebanon Municipal Airport - NH dollar capital redevelopment project International Airport is New 1 Hour, 25 Minutes A regional, tower included a new 230,000 square foot England’s largest transportation -controlled airport located in western terminal, parking garage, Air Traffic center and generates $7 billion in New Hampshire, on the border of Control Tower, and cargo facility. economic activity each year. It is a Vermont. Daily commercial service city within a city on a 1,700 acre footprint of land.

Nearby State Parks & Forests

Camp Plymouth State Park and Weston. A Civilian hillside campsites that give way to 45 Minutes — There is a group Conservation Corps camp was dramatic mountain views, and camping area on the south side of established on the property in 1935. authentic character, Coolidge State Buffalo Brook consisting of six lean- Construction projects by the CCC Park is the developed recreation tos, tent sites, pit toilets, and a large include the fire tower, a ranger’s centerpiece of the 21,500 acre Calvin field for activities. On the north side cabin and an automobile access road. Coolidge State Forest, the largest of the brook there is a large picnic The majority of Okemo Mountain state-owned land holding in central area, play area, sandy beach, Resort’s ski terrain is located within a Vermont. Coolidge State Park is the horseshoe pits, concession, and boat leased portion of Okemo State Forest. only Vermont park with an entire rentals. Link: Camp Plymouth State Link: Okemo State Forest loop of lean-to campsites, some of Park which have sweeping views of the Coolidge State Park Black River valley and the Green Okemo State Forest 56 Minutes— A trip to Coolidge Mountains. Many campers feel that sites at Coolidge have the best views 52 Minutes - Okemo State Forest State Park is a trip back in time; the in all of Vermont. Link: Coolidge encompasses 7,323 acres in the towns park remains essentially the way it State Park of Andover, Ludlow, Mount Holly was when it was first created in the 1930s. Known for its rustic feel,

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 Area Features

Rivers and Lakes

Elfin Lake Lake St. Catherine approximately 2,400 acres. The A small lake is Wallingford Provides excellent fishing lake has such recreational offering a public beach perfect opportunities for anglers of all accommodations as a public for family recreation including skill levels. Panfish, largemouth beach, Marianas, and public boat swimming, canoeing, and and smallmouth bass, rainbow launches, in addition to the state picnicking. and brown trout, yellow perch park. There are approximately and northern pike can all be 1,000 residences around the lake, Emerald Lake found in the lake’s cool waters. as well as restaurants and other commercial facilities. A 20-acre lake that restricts Lucky visitors may catch a motorized watercraft, creating a glimpse of a white-tailed deer or ideal location for swimming and even an occasional moose. paddling. Excellent Yellow Perch, Small Mouth Bass, Lake Bomoseen Northern Poke and other warm- The largest lake that lies entirely water species fishing. within the state’s boundaries, with a surface area of

Skiing, Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing

Snowmobile lodging, resort dining, and heart of Southern Vermont, The VAST Corridor 133 runs friendly and professional guest Bromley is Vermont's Sun along North St on the property service. Link: Okemo Mountain, the only southern border and connects to Corridor 4 facing mountain in -133 which continues onto Killington Vermont! Bromley is consistently Middleton Hill Rd in Ira. 41 Minutes—Killington Resort is ranked by SKI Magazine as one of a four season destination that sits the best mountains for families. on 3,000 acres in the heart of the Bromley has 46 classic New Okemo Green Mountains in Central England Trails and glades with a variety of terrain that is seldom 41 Minutes—Rising above the Vermont. The Resort boasts more seen elsewhere. village of Ludlow, in south- than 70 miles of diverse terrain Link: Bromley central Vermont, Okemo spread across six peaks and offers Mountain Resort is a family- the most expansive lift network operated, four-season, outdoor and snowmaking system in the enthusiast’s playground. The East. Link: Killington resort continues to earn top awards and accolades for snow Bromley Mountain Resort quality, grooming, terrain parks, 53 Minutes—Bromley is the ideal family programs, slope side family location. Situated in the

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589 MLS Data Sheet

Preferred Properties | 147 Knight Lane, Williston, VT 05495 | 802.233.5589