This captivating Tudor home features a fanciful storybook façade of stucco, stone and brick with steep rooflines and an arched front door (featured in the “Doors of Summit” poster). Situated on a private 6/10th acre on Summit’s Northside, a recent addition blends the old and new attributes of this home beautifully, adding abundant new space to the existing floor plan of this character-filled 1928 era home. The extensive addition includes a new master bedroom suite, family room, rear staircase, powder room, and renovated/altered areas of the gourmet kitchen with adjacent home office and side entry. Also in the new part of the home is a ground level recreation room, mud room with storage built-ins, full bath with shower, exercise room and attached, heated two-car garage. Set above the garage is a gracious brick terrace featuring a fireplace, built-in grill and outdoor speakers, perfect for large or small gatherings. A delightfully restored home that artfully blends the old and new, it is strategically located a short distance from downtown Summit for direct train service to Manhattan.

Incorporated in 1899, Summit in Union County is home to people of many social and economic backgrounds, providing its residents with a stimulating suburban environment. There is Midtown Direct train service to Manhattan’s Penn Station; Newark Liberty International Airport is a 15-minute trip by car; and a network of interstate highways is close by. Cultural offerings include the Summit Playhouse, the Summit Symphony and the New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts. The town has 11 historic districts, with many of its finest architectural buildings and homes dating back to the turn-of-the-century. Summit’s thriving downtown shopping district hosts an eclectic assortment of owner-operated boutiques, restaurants and galleries.

First Floor
A welcoming entry vestibule with tile floor leading to the center hallway: main living spaces branching from the hall include a formal living room anchored by a stone fireplace: the formal dining room has faux gold, hand-painted walls resulting in a rich damask fabric-look: the library offers two walls of built-in bookshelves, speakers and cabinets: renovated gourmet kitchen, spacious center island, granite counters, cherry cabinets, oak floor and recessed lights are visually appealing design elements: outside entrance with new outdoor steps/stoop descending to the back yard: upscale appliances in the kitchen: bright and light dining area with beamed ceiling: butler pantry area provides tile walls with fancy trim work and a handy sink: off the kitchen is a cozy home office with built-in cabinetry and recessed lights.

New Addition:
Generously-scaled family room is an exceptional gathering place that’s perfect for entertaining. Authentic architectural details make the transition from old to new virtually seamless. Family room paneled in quarter-sawn oak wood with beamed ceiling overhead: the focal point is a rustic stone gas fireplace: two sets of French doors flanking the fireplace - enhanced by antique terra cotta tile flooring imported from France - reveal the spacious brick terrace: custom oak, built-in cabinet large enough to hold an oversized flat screen television: radiant heated oak floor; a wet bar with copper sink; and a handcrafted, curved wood paneled staircase to second floor all add an abundance of style to this gracious room: off the family room, a new brick terrace is designed with a brick fireplace, firewood holder, outdoor speakers and a built-in stainless steel grill with granite countertop: two-car garage addition.

Second Floor
Three original bedrooms with oak floors, ample closet space and ceiling fans: updated Jack and Jill bath with separate shower: full hallway bath with shower-over-tub: through the new addition staircase one finds the luxurious master bedroom suite with brick fireplace/gas starter and other stylish amenities such as vaulted ceiling, French doors to a Juliet balcony and a ceiling fan adding to the bright, airy atmosphere. Radiant heat warms floors in the master bedroom; also in adjacent bath of tumbled Travertine marble, both floor and walls, with claw-foot tub and separate shower (with steam function); and adjacent, spacious walk-in closet with radiant heat.

Third Floor
The au pair suite adjoins a renovated full bath featuring a claw foot tub with shower and black and white subway tile floor: storage needs are met in the upstairs hallway’s walk-in closet: an unfinished attic contains a walk-in cedar closet and new insulation.

Ground Level
The rear-facing mud room addition has its own entrance and is fitted with built-in organizer shelves, a large closet and tumbled Travertine marble floor. Nearby, a new full bath offers a separate shower stall with subway tiles and tumbled Travertine marble floor. Wall-to-wall carpet, built-in cupboards and bookshelves characterize the sun-filled recreation room. The exercise room is also appointed with tumbled Travertine marble floor, and is currently used as a potter’s workshop. Also included in the new addition is a heated two-car garage providing two automatic openers for the carriage-style wooden doors detailed with reproduction period hardware and upper window lights.

Basement Area
A laundry room off the hallway has tumbled Travertine marble floor and is joined by an unfinished storage room.

Overview

• Built in 1928 with a stunning 2005/2006 addition
• Tudor architectural style
• Stucco, brick and stone exterior – both original home and new addition
• Slate roof – significant portion, new; where original, reinforced
• New addition respects integrity of the home’s Tudor style
• Almost .573 acre 5230 square feet of living space including ground level
• Five bedrooms
• Five full baths
• Powder room off kitchen
• Master suite addition
• Separate au pair suite
• Center island gourmet kitchen with beamed ceiling and granite counters
• Butler pantry area with sink
• Large family room addition with wet bar, beamed ceiling, fireplace
• Rear wood paneled staircase with handcrafted details
• Elevated brick terrace overlooks rear yard
• Terrace has outdoor fireplace, built-in firewood holder and stainless steel grill
• Oversized two-car heated garage with automatic openers
• Ground level recreation room overlooking backyard
• Exercise room
• Mud room with tumbled Travertine marble floor, closets and organizers
• Newly insulated attic with cedar closet
• Extensive tree work by Tamke Tree Experts of Liberty Corner

Interior Highlights

• Oak hardwood floors
• Three fireplaces: living room, family room, master bedroom
• Recessed lighting
• Beamed ceilings; vaulted ceiling
• Many custom built-in bookshelves, cabinets
• Ceiling fans
• Multiple sets of French doors
• Travertine marble baths: walls and floors
• Radiant heated floors in select rooms
• Thermal and new casement windows
• Extensive closet and storage space

Mechanicals

• Central, remote and multi-controlled sound system with controls in major rooms
• Multi-zoned central air conditioning
• New security system sensitive to heat, fire, smoke and carbon monoxide
• Gas hot water baseboard heat in new section of home
• Oil/steam heat in original part of home (tank in basement)
• Multi-zoned gas hot water radiant heat floors

Property Information

• Block 3502
• Lot 14
• Acres: .573
• Land assessment: $451,900
• Building assessment: $620,600
• Total assessment: $1,072,500
• Tax 2006/07 $33,269
• Schools: Lincoln/Hubbard Elementary; Summit Middle School; Summit High School