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Colonial Revival |
This gracious and beautifully
restored home, a fine example of Colonial Revival architecture, is located
on one of Summit’s most highly-regarded streets. One approaches this
Northside property and is struck by how attractively it is nestled into its
1.06 acre tiered lot where Hillcrest meets Beechwood - a great location
within walking distance to downtown shops, elementary school and Midtown
Direct train service to Manhattan. In a city known for the excellence of its
school system and town services, this is an architecturally significant home
in a sought-after neighborhood.
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What Natural Beauty Does to Enhance the Quality of Life
This classic,
custom home, built c. 1890 and designed by well-known architect, John N.
Cady, has elegant, well-defined characteristics and is perfect for
entertaining both inside and out. All renovations/additions were designed by
David Rosen and executed by construction specialist Wesley Burton. Added to
other key attributes like: gracious, large rooms with high ceilings; master
bedroom/master bath addition 1999-2000; enlarged, designer kitchen (2000)
with eating area and adjoining informal family room/fireplace, granite
counters, oak floor and top-of-the-line appliances; in-ground pool with
renovated cabana (lounge/kitchen, full bath, laundry) and refurbished two
car garage/carriage house; eight fireplaces (one sealed); three-zone heat
and central air; large first floor formal great room with built-in wet bar,
cupboards, sink and fireplace; seven bedrooms; new master suite with
fireplace, large new tumbled marble full bath, custom lacewood dressing room
and three large walk-in closets; 6.1 full bathrooms; private patio leading
to terraced property, in-ground pool atop, adjacent to cabana; and superb
condition both exterior and interior; is a Hillcrest Avenue address which
allows this home to assimilate itself into a highly regarded neighborhood
where one finds many of Summit's highest property values.
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Other Significant
Information:
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MLS #
1674897 |
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Year
Built 1890 |
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Block
01202, Lot 00001 |
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Lot
size: 1.064 acre |
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Land
assessment $599,200; building assessment $584,500; total assessment
$1,183,700. |
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Schools: elementary- Lincoln /Hubbard: Summit Middle School; Summit High
School |
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In-ground pool with apron of tumbled Belgian block pavers 1998 |
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Timberline asphalt roof with designer shingles |
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Architect David Rosen; Builder Wesley Burton |
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Kitchen
and rear side of second floor bedroom/study enlarged five feet |
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Designer kitchen with oak floor, white custom cabinets, granite
counters, center island, top- of-the-line appliances including two
sinks, compactor, disposal, 6-burner stainless stove/oven, recessed
refrigerator |
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Family
room with fireplace adjacent to kitchen added 1999-2000 |
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Entry
hall with 9.5 ft high ceiling, marble floor and new staircase |
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Great
room with French doors to patio, wet bar and fireplace |
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Custom
moldings, trim, entries and archways |
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Custom
built-ins, bookshelves and cupboards throughout |
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Original and replicated moldings in period style |
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Four
and a half new bathrooms |
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Mahogany library off master bedroom suite |
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Lacewood built-ins in master bathroom |
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Carriage house/garage/loft renovated and cabana facility added 1998 |
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Cabana
has permitted kitchen, bath and dressing rooms |
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Circular Belgian block/asphalt driveway 2003 |
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Extensive professional landscaping 2003/2004 |
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Natural
stone wall and privacy fencing around most of perimeter |
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New
thermal windows in all additions |
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Three
laundry facilities: second floor of house, basement and cabana |
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Eight
fireplaces (one sealed) all refurbished |
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Sound
systems interior and exterior |
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Elaborate security system |
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“Surround sound” in great room |
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Hi-hats
throughout |
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400 amp
electric service |
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3-zone
gas heat and 3-zone central air conditioning |
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Sprinkler system throughout entire property |
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Two gas
hot water heaters
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Summit
Information
SUMMIT, NEW JERSEY: Incorporated in 1899, the Town of Summit is one of the most
widely-known and most highly considered communities in Union County, NJ. It sits
poised over 400 ft. above sea level in the least densely populated potion of the
county. Summit is home to people of many social, economic and ethnic backgrounds
who have found in Summit a stimulating, heterogeneous, suburban environment.
Travel to New York City makes Summit highly desirable. Two train lines funnel into
Summit: Midtown Direct moving directly into Penn Station located in midtown
Manhattan and New Jersey Transit’s original line which carries passengers into
Hoboken where PATH trains connect to lower Manhattan and Wall Street. Newark
International Airport is a 15-minute car ride away. New Jersey with its thriving
business climate has a well-educated workforce and easy access to a wealth of
recreation. Summit, running along the expansive Watchung Reservation, has an
abundance of resources and is rich with history and culture. Summit residents and
neighbors from the surrounding communities enjoy the Summit Playhouse, the Summit
Symphony and the Summit arts center now known as the New Jersey Center for the
Visual Arts. Summit public schools are known for their excellence with small class
sizes and only two students per computer. Summit has eleven historic districts
with many of its finest architectural buildings and homes dating back to the turn
of the century. As evidenced by its thriving downtown, Summit’s shopping district
hosts an assortment of unique owner-operated businesses. Summit is an excellent
town to which to relocate or visit.
LAND AREA:
6.1 square miles approximately
POPULATION: 19,750 (1990 Census figures
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THIS PROPERTY IS
OFFERED AT $ 3,295,000 - SOLD
25 Hillcrest Avenue
Summit, NJ
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