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Private Avon home in beautiful neighborhood with unique floor plan and abundant curb appeal
here are many reasons to give the home at 42 Longview Road in Avon careful consideration. Start with its location. It is in a beautiful neighborhood in a town noted for its schools and services. It is close to many shopping, dining, and recreational options, near UConn Health, and about 38 minutes from downtown Hartford.
Then, there is the home itself. Its brick and cedar exterior enhances its abundant curb appeal while its large lot – slightly over one acre – features mature trees and borders town owned woodlands, providing an exceptional sense of privacy.
As for the interior, it offers some highly appealing surprises, noted Caitlyn Cleary of William PittSotheby’s International Realty. She is the co-listing agent for this property.
“On one side, you have traditional formal rooms,” Cleary said. While on the other side there is an open floor plan that flows through a spacious chef’s kitchen, which includes a large informal eating area and is open to a family room located half a flight up.
There are two front entrances. The center entrance is recessed, providing visitors with shelter from the weather before entering a dramatic two-story front foyer. Its marble floor and stairway to the open second floor hallway are sure to impress. Light from an arched window over the front door floods the
area, even on an overcast day.
The sunroom is separated from the living room by more French doors, allowing more light to enter and views of the woods at the rear of the home, even when the doors are closed. “This area has great windows,” Cleary said of the sunroom, which was bright and appealing, even on an overcast day.
The formal dining room may be reached from the kitchen, living room, or from the sunroom using more French doors. This dining room is large without being overwhelming. It could easily accommodate a table for 12 with room left over for a hutch and a sideboard. Wall treatments include a chair rail over a shadow boxing detail. This lower part of the wall also features another skillfully done faux marble treatment.
Enter the kitchen and the formality of the dining and living areas transitions to a more contemporary, open layout. The kitchen features ample counter space, a large central island with a cooktop, a breakfast bar, and attractive pickled oak cabinets that match the hardwood floors. Double ovens, a large sink with views of the bi-level deck and woods at the rear of the home, plus space for a microwave oven, a large refrigerator, and a dishwasher, are also featured. Adding to the kitchen’s utility is a separate pantry.
Around the corner from the kitchen’s work zones is a built-in desk that is nestled in an alcove. Overhead storage provides additional space to ease the handling of day-to-day family affairs.
The kitchen also opens onto an informal and spacious eating area, which has the second front entry to the home. A half flight of stairs at one end leads to the family room, which features the second of three wood-burning fireplaces, and a vaulted ceiling that adds to its visual appeal. Other first floor highlights include two half-baths and a laundry room.
This area at the side of the informal eating area also accesses a second set of stairs that lead directly to an en suite bedroom on the second floor. Since this area also features direct access to the three-car garage, this bedroom with its private bath makes the home an ideal candidate for people seeking intergenerational living.
The rest of the second floor, which is accessible using the main staircase, contains two more bedrooms, another full bath and the primary bedroom suite. This comes with a fireplace, two walk-in closets and a private bath that is spacious, has a large jetted tub, two separate vanities, each with a sink and one with a makeup area, plus a separate room for the commode and a shower stall. Also in the primary bedroom is an access door to a platform over the front entry door, which eliminates the need for a ladder to change seasonal decorations, if the new owner wishes.
The front entry hall also accesses a set of fully finished stairs to the basement. There one finds two finished rooms, one of which could serve as a secluded home office, a children’s play area, or family gathering spot. The other finished room could become a home gym. In addition, the basement has a second set of stairs to the first floor, a temperature controlled wine cellar with room for 1,500 bottles, and two additional unfinished areas that provide ample storage space.
“The builder really did a nice job,” Cleary said of the design and obvious care in construction and finishing. “The home is in great condition and its price should leave room in a buyer’s budget for
updates and personalization.”