Five Acres, Thirty Feet to Water

A private waterfront retreat on Von Geldern Cove — 330 feet of tidelands, a fully outfitted home, and more room than you'll know what to do with.

On the Key Peninsula, just far enough from everything to feel like a genuine escape, this five-acre property on Von Geldern Cove offers something most waterfront listings only gesture at: real privacy, real acreage, and 330 feet of direct tidelands access where the water actually belongs to you. Launch a kayak before the coffee finishes brewing. Watch herons work the shallows from your wraparound deck. This stretch of Puget Sound has a stillness to it that people drive hours to find — and it's your front yard.

The 2008-built home is compact and well-considered — 1,440 square feet that live larger than they read. Two ensuite bedrooms upstairs share a water-view balcony; a third bedroom downstairs handles guests, overflow, or a dedicated workspace. A wood-burning stove anchors the living area, French doors open to the wraparound deck, and double ovens in the kitchen suggest the kind of cooking that happens when you've finally got the space and the time for it.

The land itself is the real story. A permitted tiny house (currently used for storage, but full of potential), a 30×24 pole barn that's served as a workshop and could become a studio, garden space, RV parking, and an artesian well that delivers clean water without a utility bill attached — this property functions as a self-sufficient compound as much as a home.

Joemma Beach and Penrose Park are minutes away. Key Center's shops and services are a short drive. But from inside these five acres, you wouldn't know any of it was there.