Michael DeRosa & Kelli Ide present Park Ave Beach Villa, a residence that introduces a distinctly different experience to Oneida Lake, bringing the architectural clarity and hospitality of a private coastal resort to 50 feet of direct waterfront in Sylvan Beach. Completed in 2023, the villa was shaped by owners Robert Channing and Brenda Johnson, whose close involvement in its vision and design resulted in a residence more reminiscent of coastal California than a traditional Central New York lake house.
The villa’s character becomes clearer when viewed through the experience its owners brought to the project. For Channing, a career centered on performance, presentation, and audience experience developed an instinct for creating a memorable sense of occasion.
Robert Channing, an internationally known mentalist, hypnotist, and speed painter, has appeared alongside figures including Steve Harvey, Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Howard Stern, Nick Cannon, Jimmy Fallon, and President Donald J. Trump, with work featured in connection with America’s Got Talent, Good Morning America, TODAY, and FOX & Friends. His career, built on performance, visual impact, and audience engagement, is reflected in the home’s theatrical sense of arrival and resort-inspired approach to waterfront living.
Channing and Johnson also bring decades of experience developing and operating distinctive properties. That hospitality background, paired with years of travel, shaped a vision drawing on the service and atmosphere of The Ritz-Carlton, The Breakers, and Four Seasons. As the sellers put it, “Our goal is to transform this place into a one-of-a-kind property that embodies the beauty of all four seasons.”
Sylvan Beach gives that vision a setting with an established identity of its own. Positioned along the eastern shore of Oneida Lake, the village has long been shaped by its sandy waterfront, boating culture, seasonal recreation, and walkable collection of restaurants and local attractions. Its appeal is informal and distinctly regional, yet its proximity to Turning Stone Resort Casino, Syracuse, and the New York State Thruway connects it to a much broader audience. That combination allows Park Ave Beach Villa to function equally well as a private waterfront residence or a destination for guests seeking a resort-like experience without losing the familiarity and character of a Central New York lake community.
Inside, the 2,318-square-foot residence was built for flexibility. Four bedrooms and two full bathrooms are organized into two distinct finished suites, allowing the villa to function as a single-family home or comfortably host guests as a short-term rental. A first-floor primary suite and airy loft add residential practicality, while the granite kitchen, gas fireplace, integrated smart-home technology, and curated furnishings carry the hospitality influence throughout. The overall effect has more in common with a boutique hotel than a traditional lake house.
Layered terraces and a lakeside patio create distinct settings for dining, gathering, and unwinding, while a rooftop-style entertaining area draws the experience upward toward the lake views. A private spa and massage room add another dimension, and a curated wine display echoes the same hospitality sensibility indoors.
Architecturally, clean horizontal lines, broad expanses of glass, and warm lighting create visual continuity between the villa and its setting. Fifty feet of private beach frontage opens to unobstructed western views across Oneida Lake, setting the stage for sunsets over the water.
Offered at $1,995,000, the villa reflects that scarcity. Direct waterfront on Oneida Lake is finite, and homes combining newer construction, private beach frontage, and this level of hospitality-driven design are especially rare. “When you represent owners like Robert Channing and Brenda Johnson, who have built careers around creativity, presentation, and entertaining, you have to understand that the home itself is an extension of that vision,” DeRosa says. “Our responsibility is to present that vision at the same level at which it was created and to place the property in front of buyers who understand rarity, design, and lifestyle.”
Few properties in the region move so effortlessly between private residence and destination. With newer construction, hospitality-led design, direct waterfront, and a location that keeps the region’s leading attractions nearby, Park Ave Beach Villa offers an experience distinguished by both its execution and setting.
For private showings, contact Michael DeRosa of Michael DeRosa Exchange at 315.406.7355.
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