$2.4M Bloomfield Twp. home in exclusive Turtle Pond offers fountain views, walking trails – Detroit Free Press

Judy Rose, Special to the Detroit Free Press Published 7:00 a.m. ET Jan. 2, 2021 | Updated 8:02 a.m. ET Jan. 2, 2021

A house with a handsome landscape in the gated Turtle Lake community. Pond and fountain view and a well-finished lower level. Wochit

Twenty years ago this was the showcase house in Bloomfield Township for the posh new gated and guarded neighborhood called Turtle Pond.

Since then its second owners enriched the house and its setting with an updating by interior designer Jeffrey King and a huge revamp of the grounds by landscape designer Deborah Silver.

The house is sheathed with cedar siding above a base of granitewith a partly enclosed courtyard in front. Gutters are copper. Its wide front steps, courtyard and driveway are stone pavers. It has a new cedar roof, with swooping witches-hat dormers.

It sits on a double lot, now loaded with mature evergreens, regimental hedges and hydrangea. Realtor Preka Berishaj said the second lot is an additional price, $650,000. That includes a large play structure.

A fountain is in the middle of Turtle Pond as seen from the rear of the house. It's all part of the gated Turtle Lake community which has 113 homes.(Photo: Teuta Photography)

To its rear this houses view is Turtle Pond and its fountain. Close in, a raised organic garden is wrapped with a 7-foot fence to keep out deer.

Inside, these owners many changes included installing oak and cherry floors and building out the closets. They had the main stairs wrought-iron railing copied. Now its continued at the loft over the great room and as a railing for outdoor terraces.

They changed the kitchen backsplashes to a light-toned tile with designs sculpted in.

The foyer has a stone tile floor with faux stone paint on the walls. These owners had the wrought-iron railing copied and repeated it at the upstairs loft and outside terrace.(Photo: Teuta Photography)

One especially nice spot is the sunroom, which is also the breakfast room. Two walls here are multipaned glass and French doors. They give a view of the pond and fountain and let light pour into the kitchen. All four seasons look beautiful, the owner said.

Besides a Viking range with its oven, the kitchen has a stack of three more Viking ovens. They are a warming drawer, a convection oven and a microwave.

The large owners suite is on the main floor, two stories tall. The view through French doors is the fountain with a terrace outside.

The owner's suite of this home at 2937 Turtle Pond Court in Bloomfield Twp. Turtle Pond is a neighborhood of 19 houses in the larger Turtle Lake development, which has 113 houses and walking trails. Like all the Turtle Lake neighborhoods, it's only entered through one set of main gates, which are staffed with a 24-hour guard.(Photo: Teuta Photography)

The main floor has a great room 25 feet long with a massive limestone fireplace. An 18-foot loft overlooks it through the railing copied from the stairs. This is made into a reading nook with sofas and built-in bookshelves designed by Jeffery King.

The walkout lower level is very thoroughly finished. It includes a guest suite with French doors to the outside and a bathroom thats ADA accessible. At one point these owners hosted a handicapped relative, with the help of a stair lift between the lower and main floors. That lift is taken out now.

The rest of the lower level is a big multipurpose room that has a stone fireplace, built-in cupboards, a full bar, a small kitchen and a pool table. It has pine walls that had been whitewashed, but these owners had them stripped and stained.

The lower level entertainment area of this home at 2937 Turtle Pond Court in Bloomfield Twp. Turtle Pond is a neighborhood of 19 houses in the larger Turtle Lake development, which has 113 houses and walking trails. Like all the Turtle Lake neighborhoods, it's only entered through one set of main gates, which are staffed with a 24-hour guard.(Photo: Teuta Photography)

On the second floor is a large bonus room, now set up as a serious gym. They had a personal trainer come to the house.

This free-standing house is a site condo. Owners can contract with their association for lawn and garden care if they wish.

Turtle Pond is a neighborhood of 19 houses in the larger Turtle Lake development, which has 113 houses and walking trails. Like all the Turtle Lake neighborhoods, its entered through one set of main gates, which are staffed with a 24-hour guard.

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Where: 2937 Turtle Pond Court, Bloomfield Township

How much: $2,399,000

Bedrooms: 5

Baths: 4 full, 2 half

Square feet: 5,285 in the two main floors, plus 2,300 finished in the walkout lower level.

Key features: Handsome house with handsome landscape in the gated, guarded Turtle Lake community. Pond and fountain view. Well-finished lower level with accessible suite, landscape maintenance available, 24-hour security. Second lot with play structure available.

Contact: Preka Berishaj, Victor Properties, 248-568-4580.

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