Located on the highly sought-after Oak Ridge Avenue in the Brayton School district, this impressive center hall Colonial overlooks the Watchung Reservation offering scenic beauty and privacy. This home is exceptionally well located with easy walking access to Memorial Field, Oak Knoll School, Brayton School, Summit Middle School and downtown Summit with its New Jersey Transit train station. Masterfully built to the highest standards by Dixon Peer and renovated top-to-bottom, this home features 3,500 square feet of living space with five bedrooms on the second floor, two full bathrooms and a half bathroom, exquisite architectural mill-work, gleaming hardwood floors and custom paneled doors.
Guests enter through a gorgeous entrance and stately wood door flanked by traditional glass windows and stunning foyer with walls accentuated with elegant picture frame molding and dual closets. Elegant formal spaces and over-sized rooms with loads of natural light define the first floor. Perfect for today’s lifestyle, the gourmet kitchen boasts timeless sleek white cabinetry, quartz counters, classic over-and-u nder Sub-zero refrigerator/freezer, Bosch double wall ovens, Kitchen Aid cook top and Bosch dishwasher. Framed by a wall of windows, the eat-in area opens to a generous covered porch perfect for indoor-outdoor entertaining. Conveniently located with perfect flow from the kitchen, the family room offers wood burning fireplace, French doors and access to the covered porch. An additional first floor entrance leads to the roomy l aundry/mudroom combo with quartz counters, marble floors and custom built ins with storage and includes an under-counter, large capacity brand new Maytag washer and dryer . A chic powder room with tile floor complete this level.
Upstairs the well-appointed master bedroom boasts a custom-designed walk-in closet and plenty of room for a relaxing sitting area, cozy reading nook or home office. French doors open on to a terrace with spectacular tree-top views and amazing visibility of Summit’s July 4 th fireworks display. The brand-new spa-like master bathroom is sure to impress with an over sized frame-less walk in shower, marble tile and granite-topped dual vanity with Kohler fixtures. Also on this level are four additional bright, airy bedrooms, one of which has an attached room with plumbing rough-in for a possible en-suite bathroom (plans available). A renovated full bathroom complete with custom built-in vanity and attractive marble tile throughout and plenty of closets and storage space round out this level.
The light filled lower level is open and versatile with endless possibilities featuring a Rec Room with wood trim and painted floor with loads of storage and access to the over-sized two-car garage. The walkout basement transitions to a crushed stone patio and private backyard that is beautifully framed by lush specimen plantings, garden beds and mature shade trees.
This incredible home in on nearly half an acre, close to everything and move in ready!
Recent Updates:
· Kitchen, Laundry/Mudroom, all bathrooms new (2019-2020)
· 2 new zones of HVAC with humidifier and controls (2015, 2017)
· Hot water heater (2018)
· Garage Doors (Precision Doors), key pads and openers (2020)
· Exterior painted (2020)
· All new exterior doors
· ADT Security System
· Professional landscaping designed and installed by Cording Landscape Design, Inc.
· Underground irrigation system with 12 zones