An odds-on favorite from the start, The Elm takes an early lead with its soaring two-story Foyer highlighted by a side-light window and never once looks back. In part, it’s because this design offers so much more to see.

The open-rail staircase sports a rich, bronze finish, linking the upstairs Leisure Room with views overlooking the Entry and its exquisite wide-plank timber-look flooring below. Particularly plush Leisure Room carpeting leads to three Secondary Bedrooms – including one that shares a discreet vestibule leading to the Grand Suite boasting two separate Dressing Rooms. In the Grand Bathroom, sleek polished nickel fixtures illuminate dual vessel sinks resting on an extra-large vanity capped in modern Quartz. Oils, bubbles or salts? It’s your choice.

Consider another of The Elm’s many main-level options: whether to fully enclose the already flexible Multi-Purpose Room – a definite crowd-favorite with super-soft, stain-