9 Nicklaus Ln, Kiawah Island, SC 29455

The fine, distinctive oceanfront estate at 9 Nicklaus Lane showcases incredible views of the ocean surf from nearly every room, with a prelude of manicured golf green and flowering beds. Immediately adjacent to—and yet privately screened from—the Island’s immaculate beach, the property also features a heated in-deck saltwater pool and spa, outdoor fireplace, summer kitchen, and two pristine, spacious outdoor showers. Outside, the red-cedar-shingle home is anchored by a foundation of Old Savannah brick and topped by copper and cedar-shake roofing. Premium-grade bluestone stretches across the front staircase and porch, rear stair, and pool surround. The spacious rear loggia and patio are floored in brick laid in a herringbone pattern, and a half-height brick wall and brick edging lines the drive. The rear covered terrace and its two adjacent sundecks, floored in ipe wood, overlook not only the breathtaking views but a semicircular lawn bordered by pebbled paths lined with tidy boxwoods. The outdoor fireplace is gas, but as with all three fireplaces throughout the home, its flue can burn wood. Impeccably constructed by fine-home builder Jay Sifly and designed by esteemed architect Zach Carney, the home was built just ten years ago. It has been featured by Charleston Living Magazine, which highlighted its sophisticated, modern finishes and distinctively easy livability. Incredibly spacious and yet comfortably cozy across all four levels, the home is awash in exquisite appointments and finishes, from wide-plank French oak flooring and thick, smooth crown molding to the elite-tier appliances, custom-built cabinetry, and solid Canadian mahogany doors and windows throughout. The home’s lighting, by a renowned London designer, includes directional recessed downlights spotlighting artwork as well as hidden cove, undercounter, floor, and even shower shampoo niche lighting and incorporates exquisitely handblown glass and crystal fixtures—encompassing pendants, chandeliers, and sconces—from Prague. Bronze and brushed antique chandeliers, pendants, and wall and bath lights with custom silk shades were made by Porta Romana, a United Kingdom company, renowned for its handcrafted lighting pieces found in iconic locations worldwide. Every full bath in the home enjoys windows streaming with light, zero-entry open European rain showers and floating vanities and wall-mounted toilets. All are custom-designed, open-plan, spa-like wet rooms. And yet each bath is uniquely designed and finished, utilizing a variety of carefully selected granite and limestones and light fixtures that are works of art. Guest quarters spread throughout the home can be closed off, creating an immensely comfortable, distinctive home for one or two when other family or friends are not present. Exploration of the home begins with the French-windowed, sidelight-flanked entry door and rising three-story foyer with its beautifully trimmed staircase curving upward, spectacular multi-floor chandelier subtly inspired by jellyfish of the sea, and two levels of gallery overlooks. The living room is next, with its nearly ceiling-height, strikingly dark-framed windows and glass doors opening to the rear terrace. Beneath a coffered ceiling, a stunning fireplace wall—clad entirely in panels cut from a single piece of granite—is flanked by classically wood-paneled window seats with wall-mounted reading lamps. The room’s Porta Romana Lollipop chandelier makes a pair with the one in the open dining room just to the side. Beyond the large dining room, through an expansive cased opening, is the private family room with built-in media center. Glass doors open to a covered porch with outdoor fireplace. To the other side of the living room, you’ll find the open kitchen. The generously sized center island, topped by a thick slab of white, subtly veined Caesarstone® quartz and including a stainless prep sink, can easily seat three at its underlit breakfast bar. Transomed windows invite light inside above a stainless single-basin sink, and the white, clean-lined Shaker perimeter cabinetry includes lighted shelves and stained walnut interiors. The top-tier appliances include a 36-inch Gaggenau® LP gas cooktop with safety shutoff feature and Gaggenau 48-inch wall chimney hood and flue framed by a stunning backsplash of large format porcelain tile imported from Italy, Gaggenau 30-inch warming drawer, paneled Gaggenau 36-inch bottom-mount refrigerator, two Bosch® dishwashers, and Sharp® 24-inch microwave. To one side is not only an impressive pantry with custom wooden shelving, an integrated countertop, and motion-activated lighting, but a handsome butler’s wall with space for wine stemware behind glass and plentiful additional storage behind full-height cabinetry doors whose richly stained wood matches that of the kitchen island. And yet the top-notch eating and beverage accommodations don’t stop there. To one side of the kitchen opens a private, windowed breakfast room; to the other lies a custom-built teak wine cellar with a barrel-vaulted ceiling. A wine bottle opener is spotlighted in a lighted niche. A high-ceilinged powder room, with wide crown molding and the estate’s first guest suite complete the main level. In its pale-hued bedroom, tall windows grace two of the walls, a pendant chandelier and wall-mounted reading sconces light the space. Its bath, which can also be accessed from the family room, features delicate blown-glass pendants above its floating vanity. On the second level, you will find the magnificent primary suite, which encompasses the entirety of the right wing of this level. Its spacious corner bedroom, gorgeously clad in wood and walls of soothing blue, faces out to the Atlantic. Dividing the bedroom and its open sitting area is an artisanal wood-paneled wall column with two-sided, lighted shelves. Nearly floor-to-ceiling glass doors and windows open to a private spacious balcony with priceless views of the vast sea extending to the horizon. A see-through fireplace separates the sitting area and expansive bath. Finished in pale, beautifully veined stone along its walls and wainscoting, it enjoys his-and-hers sinks with an open, lighted towel shelf beneath, an adjacent heated, wall-mounted towel rack controlled via a wall panel, and the centerpiece of the space: a soaking tub with waterfall faucet facing the fireplace. Perhaps even better still, behind it is hidden a wide, windowed rain shower with dual shower heads. Exemplifying the thoughtful design of this home, a built-in laundry pass-through opens from the suite’s exquisite windowed, chandeliered dressing room and walk-in closet., With a size and appointments worthy of a high-end bedroom, the laundry features tall windows on two sides, pendant lights that are works of art, and its own balcony. Offering the ultimate in laundry convenience, it also includes two stacked LG® washers, two stacked LG dryers, an undercounter sink, and a simple and yet ingenious drying rod above a countertop. Two guest suites grace this floor. The first offers a corner bedroom also facing the sea. Spacious and sunlit, its wall of glass doors opens to a wide balcony overlooking the sea surf and golf green. Nearly floor-to-ceiling mahogany pocket doors open to a bath with European partial-glass rainshower and to a large walk-in closet. The second suite enjoys a similar European shower and walk-in closet, plus a bedroom with a cozily lit reading niche tucked away beside glass doors to a private side balcony. The top floor enjoys an intimate central sitting room overlooking the foyer three stories below. Surrounding it are the two remaining guest suites and the home’s bunkroom. Both bedrooms feature private top-floor balconies with the most endless ocean views of all and windowed closet niches. The first enjoys a windowed desk niche with built-in shelving beneath angled ceilings. Its immaculate, light-filled bath includes a sleek standalone tub and windowed alcove rain shower with built-in bench, and his-and-hers sinks separated by a makeup vanity. The second bedroom enjoys wall-mounted reading lamps and a bath with a clean-lined soaking tub with waterfall faucet beneath high casement windows, an alcove rain shower, his-and-hers sinks with mirror-mounted lamp sconces, and a separate makeup vanity. The bunkroom also enjoys access to the latter bath. The only upper-level sleeping space without its own balcony, this delightfully designed room enjoys two built-in bunks of white wood and two captain’s beds in windowed alcoves, all beside built-in shelving under charmingly angled ceilings. The ground level of this home features a large mudroom with custom wooden cabinetry offering plentiful storage. There’s also a full-sized laundry room ideal for coming from the beach, with two Whirlpool® front-loading washers, two front-loading dryers, and a full-size stainless refrigerator, all raised off the floor. Ground-level storage includes a professional-grade Hoshizaki® icemaker, and this space could also serve as a workroom or additional flex space, an adjacent dehumidified storage space that extends the width of the home, and a separate, completely enclosed trash room. And in the dehumidified side-entry garage, where four cars can fit in tandem two by two atop epoxy flooring behind windowed garage doors is a Traeger® smoker. Of special note on this estate is the state-of-the-art French drain system that prevents flooding throughout the entire homesite, precluding standing water even in landscaping beds. Excess water exits out to the KICA drainage system. Additional features of this distinctive estate set beside hole no. 14 of the Jack Nicklaus-designed Turtle Point Golf Course, privately located on one of the Island’s most desirable stretches beyond Kiawah’s second gate and enjoying rare views of the ocean surf unimpeded by high dune vegetation, include an elevator to all four floors—another rarity on the Island; locally made linen drapery in addition to Hunter Douglas® solar shades and Roman shades throughout, European integrated screens only revealed when a window is opened, Andersen® Fenêtres MQ® luxury windows and doors impact-rated to the highest level: Miami-Dade County category 5, a geothermal climate control system with the highest rated residential-use MERV 11 filters and humidity controls, fast-heating spa, pool intelligent chemical balancing system, built-in Lynx® 36-inch Pro grill with lifetime warranty, whole-home Lutron® lighting system, whole-home Sonos® sound system inside and out, professional-grade Episode® Dynamic Series audio equipment, recently upgraded (2025) Araknis Networks® equipment enabling wireless internet inside and out, the latest LG high-definition smart TVs installed in 2024, whole-home HALO® 5 water filtration and conditioning system just replaced in 2025, whole-home REME LED® air ionizer purification system, whole-home WaterCop® automatic leak detection system including water usage monitoring, tankless water heater with near-instant steaming, Ting® electrical hazard prevention system, whole-home electrical surge protection system, carbon dioxide and smoke detectors upgraded in 2025, security system, seven-zone irrigation system, and nearly completely hedged-in grounds with mature landscaping. All systems, including Ring® cameras, digital locks, and pool and spa heating, can be controlled via smartphone from distant locations. A Kiawah Island Club Golf Membership is available with the purchase of this property, giving Members access to world-class golf at Cassique and River Course, along with an unmatched collection of amenities including a 9,000-square-foot fitness facility, beach clubs overlooking the ocean, five-star dining experiences, spa, boathouse, Marsh House, and a bed & breakfast located in downtown Charleston. All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified.