48 COLONY POINT DRIVE, PUNTA GORDA, Charlotte, Residential

Water defines the experience from the first glance to the final sunset. With swift, DIRECT sailboat access to Charlotte Harbor and the open Gulf beyond, this waterfront residence offers effortless boating paired with a thoughtfully upgraded living environment within the desirable Punta Gorda Isles community. The home features 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and a versatile loft or bonus room in an open, split-bedroom main floor layout that feels both expansive and inviting. Brazilian cherry hardwood floors in the master and loft, a fully refreshed interior, and custom plantation shutters establish a timeless aesthetic, while natural light fills the great room with its volume ceilings, gas fireplace, and expansive sliders opening seamlessly to the lanai. The kitchen blends beauty and function with a five-burner gas cooktop, under-counter wine chiller, generous cabinetry, and a buried 500-gallon propane tank supporting indoor and outdoor features. The primary suite is privately positioned on the main level with direct lanai access, a spacious custom California closet, and a well-appointed bath retreat. Two additional guest bedrooms are also located on the main floor, including one with an en-suite bath and lanai access, offering comfort and privacy for family or visitors. Upstairs, a versatile loft-style space with a convenient half bath opens to a private balcony with elevated water views, making it ideal for a home office, media lounge, or flexible retreat. Outdoor living is a destination of its own, highlighted by a heated pool and spa professionally resurfaced with Pebble Tec in 2024 and enhanced with full automation, waterfalls, fire bowls, and sculptural water features. The screened lanai is designed for effortless entertaining with ambient party lighting, ceiling fan and light combinations, and a fully equipped outdoor kitchen featuring granite countertops, a Coyote grill, dual propane burners, refrigerator, and roof-vented hood. A new walkway leads you down to a concrete dock that was constructed in 2023 providing shore power, fresh water, and exceptional functionality, including two boat lifts replaced in 2023 and rated at 12,000 and 6,000 pounds, along with an additional lift for a kayak or small craft, making quick harbor access (2 minutes to open water) part of everyday life. Additional improvements include two new air conditioning units (installed 2020), a standing-seam metal roof (2023), professional landscaping enhancements in 2024, 2024 Whirlpool, impact-rated doors, Bahama shutters, a motorized front porch sunshade, updated exterior lighting, and an oversized two-car garage with epoxy flooring, custom cabinetry, and extended storage. Dual-zone climate control, multiple water heaters, owned security equipment, and electronic shade and locking systems complete this home, which is shaped by intention, elevated by its setting, and designed for a lifestyle that values both ease and excellence.