The nuts and bolts
3 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
1,700 square feet
.12 acres
House proud
This renovated village cape-style home has all the conveniences of modern living while keeping its 1920’s charm and sensibility. The finishing touches include attention to detail such as polished brass hardware in the kitchen, unique vintage-styled light fixtures and a specialized paint job.
“The owners hired a restoration painter to restore all the woodworks and paint the home to perfection,” says Bridget Elkin, the Compass agent representing the listing.
What’s the plan?
The home is entered via a covered porch into a foyer with the original banister and molding. To the right, a hallway leads to the kitchen with a half bath along the hallway, and beyond the kitchen a sitting room. To the right of the entry foyer is a sunny sitting room with a bay window. Upstairs is devoted to three bedrooms, two of which are conjoined, making it an ideal “suite” for children, says Elkin. The larger bathroom features a double marble sink and a soaking tub. The full basement is unfinished and has an egress.
What’s cooking?
The open, eat-in kitchen features a Viking range, white cabinets and marble countertops.
What else?
With French doors and windows, Elkin calls the cottage-style shed in the back yard “aesthetically pleasing and highly adaptable” with potential for use other than storage.
One cool thing
The back yard has been carefully curated to be functional, simple and low maintenance, while also having a European sensibility. “They went for a Parisian look with beautiful decorative, moments of grass and specimen trees,” Elkin says. With the house “a bit tucked away from hustle and bustle of downtown,” the backyard is a quiet refuge.
Agent’s callout
“With that Parisian charm, the backyard is unique: you can really exhale here,” Elkin says. “This will appeal to someone who wants to have a comfortable home and host friends without doing a heavy lift.
Location, location, location
“More and more people are realizing Greenpoint’s value,” says Elkin. We are definitely seeing that people want the option to come here and be able to have easy access to the train and Jitney.
The home is just a block from Front Street in the heart of the village, and about four blocks from the LIRR train station and the waterfront with access to North Ferry. It is 1.5 miles to the Arshamomaque nature preserve, with year-round dog-friendly walking trails and Inlet Pond County Park, which also features nature and walking trails, and 3.1 miles to Town Beach.
Details
The home at 237 5th Ave. in Greenport lists for $1,425,000 and the details can be seen here.
