Architectural Masterpiece on the Puget Sound: Inside the South Sound Waterfront Estate

Some homes are built. This one was crafted — and it shows in every detail.

On one of the South Sound's most coveted stretches of shoreline, where land meets water without interruption, this 2.5-acre gated estate offers 208 feet of pristine, level, no-bank waterfront — the kind of convergence of privacy, land, and shoreline that rarely comes to market, and even more rarely stays available for long.

Designed and built by New Energy Works, Portland, OR

The residence was designed and built by New Energy Works, a design/build studio with roots in Portland, Oregon and Rochester, New York, known for custom timber-frame homes that read less like construction and more like craft. Their team has spent decades refining what they call a "Mountain Relaxed" sensibility — pairing the honest, structural beauty of exposed timber framing with an easy, unpretentious warmth, and a deep commitment to blending indoor and outdoor living.

That philosophy defines this home. Taking 3 years to finally complete in 2020, the 7,652-square-foot residence lets architecture yield to nature at every turn — walls of glass frame sweeping, cinematic views of the Sound, where light moves across the water from first light to the final glow of dusk. Every room is oriented to draw the outside in, creating a constant, effortless connection to the shoreline just steps away.

A quiet grandeur, inside and out

The interiors unfold across six bedrooms and 3.75 bathrooms with a kind of unhurried confidence — expansive living and dining spaces built for both intimate mornings and elevated entertaining, anchored by a beautifully appointed chef's kitchen. A private primary suite offers a genuine retreat from the rest of the home, while a dedicated office and versatile flex spaces adapt easily to however life is lived day to day.

Outdoor living is treated with the same intention. Broad decks and a full outdoor kitchen extend the living space into the open air, made for evenings that start with dinner and end watching the sky settle over the water.

The walk-out lower level introduces an entirely different register of leisure and hospitality: four additional bedrooms, multiple baths, and a thoughtfully curated suite of amenities — an elegant entertaining lounge, minibar, golf simulator, custom shuffleboard, and a temperature-controlled wine room and cellar built for a serious collector.

Beyond the home itself

The estate keeps giving beyond its walls. A private boat launch invites a true waterfront lifestyle — early mornings on the paddleboard, afternoons cruising the Sound, evenings watching the water catch the last light. A lighted sport court set up for tennis and basketball, two oversized two-car garages, and professionally landscaped, level grounds round out a property built as much for recreation as for repose.

Behind the gates, a rare sense of calm and seclusion prevails. Just beyond them, the Sound unfolds in full — orcas, seals, and dolphins make their occasional appearance, a reminder that this isn't simply a view, but a living, breathing environment. And despite that sense of complete escape, the location stays remarkably close at hand: a little over an hour from Seattle and SeaTac, no ferry required, with Gig Harbor and Tacoma nearby, along with Alderbrook Resort & Spa, Lakeland Village Golf Course, and Fair Harbor Marina.

This is more than a home — it's a generational estate, a private sanctuary, and a rare opportunity to experience the Puget Sound at its most profound.

560 E Cronquist Road recently sold for $5,500,000, setting a record as being one of the highest sales in the South Puget Sound in the last decade.

Listed by Eric Akines of Real Residential. For more detailed and in depth information, please visit: www.waterfrontsouthsound.com for an immersive experience.