This move-in ready custom contemporary designed by renowned architect Michael Ryan offers sweeping bay and sky views from the third-floor kitchen/dining/living great room. In addition to two second-floor bedrooms, two large, high-ceilinged living/work/studio spaces on the first floor provide options for sleeping or gathering areas. Bringing comfort and high style to shore living are high-end details like built-in mahogany furniture, open poplar wood staircase, Brazilian cherry hardwood and Vermont slate floors, a steam shower in one full bath, and a massive soaking tub in the other. Its spare modern design makes this house and its cantilevered third-floor deck stand out from the neighbors. Practical features like three zones of HVAC, a convenient second floor laundry, Anderson windows throughout, and a fenced backyard with matching shed make the home livable as well as striking. This 2598 sqft (see below),house sits on a prime Barnegat Light street, just steps from coffee, ice cream,dining, and shops in one direction and, in the other direction, a few minutes? walk to an easy-access guarded Atlantic beach, 1.5 blocks away. Brand new wall oven and range (still under warranty) and newer hot water heater. The house is fully compliant, with all living spaces above base flood elevation. View a video tour at https://youtu.be/82aD4j3RLpA