A Watery Fave

About a half hour from midtown Manhattan's jammed, boiling streets lies paradise, or a version of it, on Long Island Sound. With calming views over Mill Pond, this 1961 home in pricey Premium Point (private, gated, round the clock security) clocks in at $2.8 million, but you certainly get your money's worth. With 4 beds/3 full/2 half baths in nearly 4700 square feet, the New Rochelle, NY, home is airy and bright, but the real appeal is outside: nearly 5 acres of property, plus the community's private 1000 foot beach, cabanas, and deep water dock/mooring. If Jay Gatsby were around today—and had become a more sensible man—he might call this home. Take a closer look here