282 riley lake drive

STAR LAKE - Custom A-Frame Home, updated and remodel in 2023. Rarely does a custom home on highly sought after Star Lake, come up for sale in the public market. Many homes are sold by “word of mouth” sales. Listed is a beautiful custom 2045 sq ft, 3 bd 2 bath A-Frame home on .70 acres with spectacular views of beautiful Star Lake. Star Lake is a private lake in the Star Lake Forest Community with an option to join the HOA with $50 dues/year. Star Lake is a spring fed private lake known for its sandy bottom, great fishing and swimming. This all glass-front A-Frame facing the lake, has soaring lake views from either the living room or interior large balcony upstairs. The living room and entire home has dark stained Cedar Beams with a 30 ft height to the peak in the living room. The ceilings and roof are 1" Tongue & Groove. The home has 3 large bedrooms and 2 large baths as well as a separate room that can be used for dining or an office. The open concept home has been remodeled with all new Frigidaire Gallery appliances, granite countertops and new cabinets. The remodel includes laminate flooring downstairs, new light fixtures, remote ceiling fans, front and rear doors, door hardware, interior/exterior professionally painted, vertical double paned windows. New foam panel insulated black metal roof with low monthly power bills (Clay Electric), new toilets and vanities. Second floor master bedroom and balcony have original solid tongue and groove hardwood pine flooring. The Large balcony area has amazing glass dormers facing east and west. Master suite on second floor has beamed ceilings, large Anderson windows, and built in bookshelves. All windows are Double Pane Anderson. Wrought iron staircase with stair and balcony railings. Two ice cold a/c units for the downstairs and upstairs installed 2010 and second a/c in 2016, however used very infrequently. Home has a deck outside 2 large sliders lakeside, and deck at the front entrance. Laundry closet is located in center hallway on main floor. The property also has an octagonal shed that is roughly 120 sq ft. Fish from your own new dock. Lakefront was cleared of weeds recently and has a hard sand bottom. The road side of home is heavily wooded with the old Florida charm, dripping “Spanish moss”, and wild animals. The home is surrounded by site built homes as well as several new homes being built in the immediate area. Star Lake Forest is a community of 3 separate lakes, Star, Riley, and Blue Lake. Star Lake is 234 acres. Unlike some lakes, Star Lake is historically a very stable lake and fluctuates no more than 1-2 ft average. The home is situated nicely in order to take advantage of the sun setting to the NW of the property which affords beautiful sunsets without having a direct blinding sunset shining directly into the home, which would require window coverings. Dependent on the time of the year, you can see sunsets from part of the living room. The optional HOA affords opportunities to meet your neighbors with several gatherings each year on the commons lot which is owned by HOA members. The HOA works to improve the community's lakes and roadways in many ways. There are picnic tables on the commons lot and a concrete boat ramp, in which the locked gate is keyed for HOA members only. Simply stunning, a must see, and move-in ready. Just minutes to Historic Hawthorne Florida and a short commute to Gainesville, Palatka and Ocala