Updated Cape Cod has 2 full bathrooms
Extra deep backyard creates private oasis.
Located within the heart of Germantown, this vinylsided Cape Cod has several interior updates and a deep backyard oasis.
Listed for $189,900 by Collins Real Estate Services, the home at 424 W. Market St. has about 1,250 square feet of living space with three upstairs bedrooms, two full bathrooms and an updated kitchen and laundry room. A covered porch allows for casual comfort while a picket fence accents the large side yard.
A wooden privacy fence surrounds the deep back yard that has been manicured with a concrete patio, concrete walkway, keystone brick fire pit, rubber mulch-surround play equipment and an aboveground pool. Double gates open from the alley into the yard, and a one-car, detached garage has a rear service door with walkway access to the house.
There is also a two-story carriage house with a concrete floor and ladder access loft. Sliding barn doors allow access from the alley and the back yard.
The house has been updated with an addition of a full bathroom on the main level and the kitchen enlarged to include access to the laundry room. Hardwood flooring fills the main level with the exception of the kitchen and bath. Two sets of pocket doors closet off the formal dining room and family room from the front parlor.
Formal entry off the covered front porch opens into the parlor, which has several windows and a spindled accented staircase with window at the landing. Pocket doors open into the more casual family room, which has an entertainment nook.
The dining room has a closet and access to the full bathroom and kitchen. This space could possibly be used as a first-floor bedroom.
The kitchen and breakfast room stretches across the back of the house and has a vaulted ceiling. Destressed cabinetry and solid-surface countertops fill one wall and part of another. There is a pantry cabinet near the refrigerator nook and a double sink is below a window. Decorative ceramic tile accents the wall space between the cooktop and the stainless-steel hood vent. The kitchen comes equipped with a wall oven, dishwasher and refrigerator. A single door from the breakfast room opens to the rear patio and back yard.
Off the kitchen is a laundry room with hanging cabinetry. The full bathroom has ceramic-tile flooring, a vanity with extended sink and a step-in shower with glass doors.
Three bedrooms and an updated bathroom are located upstairs. All three bedrooms have walk-in closets. The smallest bedroom has a glass door that opens to an outdoor balcony. Some of the bedrooms have carpeting which covers the solid hardwood floors.
The full bathroom has a tub/shower, a single-sink vanity and ceramic-tile flooring. Light fixtures and a mirror are also updated.
The full, unfinished basement with storage room houses the mechanical systems, which include central air conditioning and gas, forced-air furnace. The basement has glass-block windows and a concrete floor.