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81 PRETTY BROOK RD Princeton, NJ 08540
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Key Details
Sold Price $999,999
Property Type Single Family Home
Sub Type Detached
Listing Status Sold
Purchase Type For Sale
Subdivision None Available
MLS Listing ID 1002535448
Sold Date 09/28/15
Style Cape Cod
Bedrooms 4
Full Baths 3
Half Baths 1
HOA Y/N N
Originating Board TREND
Year Built 1947
Annual Tax Amount $21,058
Tax Year 2015
Lot Size 0.920 Acres
Acres 0.92
Lot Dimensions 00 X 00
Property Description
Warm & welcoming, this cheerful home has been thoughtfully renovated for entertaining & easy living. This house is all about family and friends & back property. Greeted by random-width plank antique oak floors reclaimed from 150-year-old barn & looking through to gardens, you immediately see that this house if full of wonderful surprises. LR w/large bay window, wbf, b-i bookcases & concealed sound system. DR's chic steel crystal chandelier centers over 48" round to fully-ext 120" table. Convenient storage for crystal, silverware, dishes & platters in china closet. The large EIK, designed by and for a serious cook, 2 work areas each w/deep oversized sinks, accommodates helpers and plenty of company. Everything is exactly where you want it to be. Granite countertops, QualityCustomCabinetry, high-end appliances (Wolf, Sub-Zero, Miele & Dacor). The b-i desk w/ample storage can be used as a serving area on the way to the DR. Sliding glass doors offer view of property & access to deck w/gas plumbing for year-round grilling. 35' x 12' covered porch w/recessed lighting and sound opens whole house to the outdoors & flows back to LR & DR. Flow through inside of first floor creates equally gracious entertaining space. Library w/wall of bookcases offers a cozy retreat. 2nd level has back wall of glass offering panoramic views of the property. New master bath w/dbl vanity & frameless glass shower w/rain & hand shower. 3 addit'l BRs & new hall bath, w/deep soaking tub & vented skylight. Everything in this house is so well organized that it expands to accommodate a large gathering, while maintaining its cozy and intimate family refuge. w/1,000 sq ft of living space on lower lever, this house is much bigger than it looks! Large FR, w/2nd wbf & surround sound, large play/pool room & full bath make this a wonderful family play space & entertaining space for younger generation. Heated bluestone floor opens directly onto matching 1,000 sq ft bluestone patio & to lawns, brook & meadow beyond. Pages of improvements from reframing & replacing systems, incl HVAC, high-efficiency boiler, whole-house water filtration, in-floor radiant throughout & new roof, to smallest details make this stealthy house efficient, flexible and comfortable. Move right in. Conveniently located minutes from downtown Princeton, trains and major commuter routes to New York City and Philadelphia.
Location
State NJ
County Mercer
Area Princeton (21114)
Zoning R1
Rooms
Other Rooms Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Kitchen, Family Room, Bedroom 1, Other, Attic
Basement Full, Fully Finished
Interior
Interior Features Kitchen - Island, Butlers Pantry, Skylight(s), Central Vacuum, Kitchen - Eat-In
Hot Water Natural Gas
Heating Gas, Radiant
Cooling Central A/C
Flooring Wood, Stone
Fireplaces Number 2
Equipment Built-In Range, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Built-In Microwave
Fireplace Y
Window Features Bay/Bow
Appliance Built-In Range, Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Built-In Microwave
Heat Source Natural Gas
Laundry Lower Floor
Exterior
Exterior Feature Deck(s), Patio(s)
Garage Spaces 2.0
Water Access N
Accessibility None
Porch Deck(s), Patio(s)
Attached Garage 2
Total Parking Spaces 2
Garage Y
Building
Lot Description Rear Yard
Story 2
Sewer On Site Septic
Water Public
Architectural Style Cape Cod
Level or Stories 2
New Construction N
Schools
Elementary Schools Johnson Park
Middle Schools J Witherspoon
High Schools Princeton
School District Princeton Regional Schools
Others
Tax ID 14-03501-00004
Ownership Fee Simple
Acceptable Financing Conventional
Listing Terms Conventional
Financing Conventional
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Bought with Denise Keller • Weichert Realtors - Princeton