HOMES OF THE TREASURE COAST
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Riomar Bay, an elite riverfront neighborhood, is
small enough to feel intimate yet graced with
some of Vero Beach’s most elegant homes.
At 520 Bay Drive, a special residence deals
in the rare currency of equitable indoor and
outdoor space, utilizing water as its natural allure. The magnificent
home is currently on the market for $3,995,000.
The genesis of the house came from a “tear-down” that
was purchased in 2007 by interior designer KC Barkley
and her contractor husband, Von, of Barkley International
Design Group. A complete rebuild and redesign over 2007-
2008 created a 6,800-square-foot masterpiece. Intended to
mirror a Hawaiian Islands retreat, they built elements into
the house that are enduring touchstones of an idyllic sanctuary
of peace and grace.
The Riomar section along the oceanside of Vero Beach
has historic roots back to the 1920s. And, beginning in 1950,
developer Arthur McKee Semon began creating the Riomar
Bay subdivision on the Intracoastal Waterway, promoting it
as the latest and greatest Vero Beach enclave.
The home on Bay Drive lives up to Semon’s expectations.
The pool and spa area anchor the home and play the most
vital role in the connection between indoor and outdoor living.
With south facing exposure on a wide canal adjacent to
the Intracoastal, “it’s like a resort oasis,” says listing agent
Karen Smith of Alex MacWilliam Realty.
WATERWAY ACCESS
Current owners Charles “Chuck” and Jill Townsend
purchased the home in 2014 with Smith as their agent. “We
The home’s proximity to the Indian River means that watercraft, large and
small, can be docked on the canal directly adjacent to the pool.
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