TIMELESS QUALITY
Updated 3-bedroom condo has front and back courtyards.
Quality brick construction, a resident-friendly floor plan and good use of space are combined with numerous amenities in the threebedroom condominium at 18 Stonemill Road in Dayton’s Rubicon Mill community just north of Oakwood.
Developed in 1988, the community displays its Williamsburg-style features with brick steps leading to front courtyards, millwork around front entrances and full-brick rear courtyards providing privacy for outdoor living.
Emphasizing the community’s timelessness, longtime owners of this three-level town home said, “We liked the appearance, the location and in 25 years that hasn’t changed – it’s extremely well maintained.”
Offering nearly 2,900 square feet of living space, this three-level town home is listed for $294,750.
Wrought-iron handrails edge both sides of the brick steps to the front courtyard, which is landscaped with boxwoods, Japanese lilac and holly bushes, a crab apple tree, hydrangea and hosta. Artisan lantern-styled sconces flank the paneled
wood front door, which opens into a central entry hall with ceramic-tile flooring, crown moldings and recessed ceiling lights.
Under a 9-foot ceiling, two windows face the front courtyard from the living room, which features built-in book/ curio shelves with a central marble counter aside the two-sided fireplace enhanced with marble-tile facing and a white mantle.
On its opposite side the fireplace is enjoyed in the formal dining room, where built-in mirrored curio shelves are backlighted.
A traditional brass chandelier centers the room. Woodtrimmed sliding glass doors open to the courtyard patio.
The owner said, “We remodeled the kitchen about eight years ago with maple cabinets, granite counters, a Wolf smooth-surface range, a Viking built-in refrigerator and Bosch stacked ovens and dishwasher.”
The result merges attractive materials and good use of space. There are lighted display cabinets with rain glass inserts. Moldings top the cabinets with space above them for collectibles. Matching maple panels cover the hood above the cooktop, and small tile covers the backsplash areas in a diagonal pattern. Aside the built-in refrigerator, pantry closets have pull-out shelves.
A tiered granite counter creates a separation between the kitchen and the open family/sun room, which has tall windows, three square skylights in its vaulted ceiling and an exposed pale brick wall accented with a Shakerstyle shelf.
An extra-long laundry room provides cabinets, counter, deep sink and shelves for additional pantry storage.
The oversized, two-car garage bears mentioning for features such as built-in California storage cabinets, finished walls and a deep trash closet with an exterior access for trash pickup day.
At the front of the entry hall, a wide staircase ascends to the second level, which offers two bedrooms and a hall bath. The guest room has two double closets and a single closet.
A paddle fan and recessed ceiling lights accent the ceiling in the second bedroom, which has a walk-in closet/ dressing area.
The third-floor bedroom suite features a vaulted ceiling with two skylights, one above the bedroom and one above the bathroom.
Two dormer spaces in the bedroom flank two sets of built-in bureau drawers. The room-sized walk-in closet has California organizers, including dedicated shoe racks and jewelry drawers, and it connects to under-the-eaves storage space.
In the full bath is an oval garden tub with an air-bubble system. Small ceramic tile surrounds the tub area, the separate shower enclosed with an etched glass door and the soffits above the wraparound double vanity, which holds two hexagonal porcelain bowls.
“There is really a community feeling here,” the owner said, adding that there are frequent gatherings at the gazebo and the tennis court.
“Quarterly association dues cover trash pickup, landscaping, snow removal and exterior upkeep,” she said.
Ed Griffith of Irongate Realtors Inc. said, “(This is a) rare opportunity to own a custombuilt property in Rubicon Mill. It’s the timeless quality that makes it the value that it is, and this is an incredible value in the city of Dayton.”