Built with love, maintained with care! After 33 years of creating happy memories and clear pride of ownership, these Sellers are ready to entrust their custom-built home to the next lucky owners. Located in desirable Ivy Hill, this brick and cedar siding home offers a peaceful setting, mature gardens and serene panoramic views. The marble-floored entry with split staircase welcomes you to a floor plan equally suitable for grand entertaining or comfortable family living and opens to the dining room large enough to easily seat a dozen family or friends and the elegant living room, both of which also feature marble flooring. The eat-in kitchen with ceiling height cherry cabinetry and granite counter-tops is adjacent to a large family room with access to a new composite deck overlooking nearly 2 acres of private land. A combination of majestic trees and sweeping lawn, the lot boasts a large, cleared space suitable for a pool and the soothing sounds of the creek running below. A laundry room, private den/office, year-round greenhouse and powderroom, along with access to the epoxy-floored 3 car garage, round out the entry level. The second floor features 4 large bedrooms, all with Brazilian cherry floors, and 2 full bathrooms, including a primary suite with an over-sized walk-in closet. What is currenlty an office/sewing rooms backs to the primary bathroom making fr an easy conversion to en suite bath to BR 2. Buyers looking for rarely-found, true multi-generational living are in luck! The lower levels offers the ultimate opportunity with 3 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, a second kitchen and laundry room along with dining and living areas which open to the backyard - a home within a home. Located within 10 minutes of Hunt Valley shops and restuarants and zoned public schools (Mays Chapel ES, Cockeysville MS & Dulaney Valley HS), 15 minutes of local hospitals and 25 minutes of downtown Baltimore, 13040 Jerome Jay Drive provides an unparalleded combination of convenience and privacy.