5540 W Clark Rd Lansing, MI 48906

Who needs a cabin up north when you can live the pure Michigan lifestyle at home? You can have the beauty of nature and simple outdoor pleasures of fishing, swimming, boating, camping, hunting, ice skating, gardening and so much more right outside your own backdoor. This beautifully landscaped four bedroom three bath brick ranch with desirable split floorplan has 3800 sq. feet of finished living space, three car garage, and sits on 10+ acres with a wildflower meadow, huge pond, woodlands, wetlands and over 300 ft of river frontage on the Looking Glass river  it's like vacationing at home.
You enter the great room with vaulted ceilings and are greeted with a large picture window overlooking the scenic views of the backyard. Nine-foot ceilings throughout the first floor and extra tall vaulted ceiling give an even more spacious feel to the bright and airy great room that is open to the dining and kitchen area. A modern three-sided gas fireplace sits in view of the kitchen between the great room and dining area. The dining room has a door to the back deck, alcove windows, and has hardwood floors that run throughout and into the kitchen. The tall maple kitchen cabinets by Kemper Distinctive Cabinetry have crown molding, appliance garage, pantry cupboard with roll out drawers, pull out cutting board, and curved peninsula island. Right off the kitchen is the laundry room with laundry sink, two closets, cupboards, wall shelves and entrance to the finished three-car garage with 10-foot ceilings and two service doors to the exterior. Right off the great room the tiled four seasons room could also be an office or a den and is filled with windows to soak in the tranquil landscape with an access to the back deck.
The master suite is meant for relaxing with windows overlooking the serene view of the back yard, large walk in closet, master bath with double sinks, jetted tub and separate water closet with shower. On the first floor you will also find two more bedrooms and second full bathroom. The lower level has full 8 ft ceilings throughout. The 36x23 rec room has a freestanding gas heating stove, wet bar with pendant lights and full-size fridge, abundant windows and two walkout doors providing for ample natural light. A gym area off the rec room has special extra durable flooring used in horse stalls that is also easy to clean and creates a perfect area to come in from the outdoors and kick off your shoes. The fourth bedroom in the lower level has full sized windows and is located near the third full bathroom.
The deck has two entrances to the house on either side and was recently updated with composite decking and iron spindle railings with a V shaped double stairway to the back yard that leads down to the beautiful Rosetta Stone brick wall and flagstone patio with firepit that is beautifully landscaped with flowers, bushes and trees to delight through all seasons. To the west is the meadow where different wildflowers bloom throughout the warm seasons and to the north a trail to the second flagstone patio and firepit that sit on the edge of the pond by the dock, and trails along the south side of the pond. The huge lake like pond is shared by four large parcel properties and privately stocked with Bass, Blue Gil and Catfish. On the other side of the pond there is third firepit and more trails that lead you back to a wetland area through the woods and back to the Looking Glass river.