Westport, CT | $1.994 billion
1707 Colonial home with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms on 0.8 acres.
This Fairfield County home has been added to since it was built in the early 18th century, but the owners have taken great care to maintain and even add to its character. For example, the early 1990s addition was built using recycled materials from the circa 1850 house.
This property is located near the center of town, approximately a 5-minute drive from popular shopping and dining centers, and 10 minutes from the highly regarded public Staples High School. The drive to Hartford or Midtown Manhattan can take an hour and a half, or more than two hours, depending on traffic.
size: 2,730 square feet
Price per square foot: $730
indoor: The house is set back from the street, behind a low stone wall and a wide lawn.
When you open the front door, there is an entrance, and beyond that there are stairs to the second floor. To the left is the living room with a rough-hewn beam ceiling, fireplace and original wide-plank floors. To the right is a dining room with another fireplace and access to a butler’s pantry that leads to the kitchen with a Viking range and pale green cabinetry.
The kitchen opens to a family room with yet another fireplace and windows overlooking the grounds. Around the corner is a powder room and a room used by vendors as a training space.
From the family room, another set of stairs leads to the master bedroom. The master bedroom has a sloping ceiling and a fireplace surrounded by Delft-style tiles. The adjacent main bathroom has a bathtub and shower.
Beyond the iron-strap door is a hallway that leads to a study and two other bedrooms on the second floor. One bedroom has mauve-painted paneled walls. The other room is currently used as a home office and has a private bathroom with a walk-in shower.
Outdoor space: The side and rear gardens are landscaped with lawns and mature trees, and are flat enough to accommodate a swimming pool and small outbuildings. There is parking space for 2 cars in the detached garage.
tax: $15,024 (estimated)
contact: Hyleri Katzenberg, Luxe Latitudes Team, Compass Connecticut, 203-246-8395; compass.com
Ocean Grove, New Jersey | $1.995 billion
1879 Victorian home with 4 bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms on 0.1 acre lot
The home is located in a Monmouth County town that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its large number of well-kept Victorian homes. He is less than a 10-minute walk from the Auditorium, his 1894 building with original lighting and his organ, one of the largest pipes in the world, and less than a 5-minute drive from the popular Ocean Grove Beach, a wide sandy beach. is. Both locals and weekenders.
The boardwalk at Asbury Park is also a 5-minute drive away. Trenton is less than an hour away for him. It takes approximately 90 minutes to drive to New York City or Philadelphia.
size: 3,506 square feet
Price per square foot: $569
indoor: The front garden is private and protected from the street by a gate and high hedge. Stairs lead to a covered porch, and the front door opens to a herringbone-floored entryway and a staircase to his second floor.
To the right is the family room with tall windows with views of Lake Wesley. To the left is a sitting room with two chandeliers, a window facing the street, and a fireplace with an ornate black mantel. The back half of this room is set up as a dining area.
The kitchen behind the parlor has a Viking range, white porcelain farmhouse sink, and white subway tile backsplash. A powder room is also located in this part.
There are three bedrooms on the second floor. The main suite, located to the right of the stair landing, features a fireplace, built-in storage, a window overlooking the neighborhood, and a bathroom with a walk-in shower, claw-foot tub, marble tiles, and radiant heated floors. His two guest rooms on opposite sides of the hall share a bathroom with a deep soaking tub and separate shower.
The fourth bedroom is on the third floor, next to the study with beamed ceilings and fireplace. A full bathroom with bathtub and shower is also located on this floor.
The finished basement includes a media room, home gym, and laundry room.
Outdoor space: The front porch and garden feel private thanks to the mature hedge. The patio at the base of the exterior stairs is now equipped with a sofa, rocking chair, and two small tables, and the covered porch above has space for furniture, making it an ideal outdoor living room. Masu.
Santa Fe, New Mexico | $1.995 billion
Recently renovated 1991 home on 0.2 acres. It has 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
The home has been thoroughly renovated by the owners, with new electrical, plumbing, and HVAC systems installed, as well as a new roof, new windows, and new floors. It is located across from Patrick Smith Park, which has a playground, basketball court, and picnic space, and is a 10-minute walk from a teahouse, wine bar, and restaurant set in a 1750s adobe house.
Santa Fe Plaza is approximately 5 minutes’ drive away. Los Alamos Historical Museum is a 45-minute drive away. It takes about 1 hour to reach Albuquerque. The Taos ski area is about a 90-minute drive.
size: 2,121 square feet
Price per square foot: $941
indoor: The property is separated from the street by a low stone wall, and a flight of stairs leads to a large covered porch.
The front door opens to a living area with high beamed ceilings and white oak floors. The living area on the left is anchored by a fireplace surrounded by white subway tile. The dining area to the right opens to the kitchen with a marble-topped center island and stainless steel appliances. A butler’s pantry and tile-floored laundry room are located just off the kitchen.
A hallway runs from the center of the living area to all three bedrooms. The main suite at the back of the home features a fireplace with hearth, glass doors leading to the patio, and a bathroom with terra cotta tile floors and a shower with a porcelain tub and glass door.
The other two bedrooms are off the hallway and have walk-in closets and enough space for a queen-sized bed. They share a bathroom with a separate bathtub and shower.
Outdoor space: The front porch and patio have brick floors laid out in a herringbone pattern with space for chairs and a small table. At the back of the house there are two parking spaces and a wooden fenced area that could become a garden or patio.
Tax: $15,659 people (estimated)
contact: Brett Hultberg and Daniel Burgess, Hultberg and Burgess Team, Sotheby’s International Realty, Santa Fe Brokerage, 505-695-4047. Sotheby’s Realty.com
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