2-year-old house has views, open floor plan
The house at 306 Park Edge Drive in Findlay was a pleasant surprise for Margaret Howe when she and her husband, Dennis Taylor, moved in two years ago.
“I am from New Zealand and a two-story house was new to me. They do not build a lot of two-story homes for single families there,” she said, noting that the city of Pittsburgh was another surprise.
“I expected Pittsburgh to be dirty, gray and smoky. I was surprised how pretty it is. It’s very lush in the spring.”
Now the retirees are on the move again, and have placed the four-bedroom, 3½-bath house on the market for $424,900 (MLS No.1258467) with Matt Durbin of PPM Realty ( 412- 343- 6206 or ppmrealty. It is open by appointment.
The L-shaped house has a two-story, 17- by-12-foot entry and solid maple floors throughout the first floor. The open plan reveals the 20-by-17-foot kitchen with white cabinets, granite counter tops and a statement range hood. Ms. Howe likes the Samsung fiveburner range, Sharp drawer microwave and Bosch dishwasher with a cutlery tray on top. “It gets the cutlery a lot cleaner,” she said.
There is no formal dining room, but the adjacent 16- by10-foot space fits a large table for six. Custom cabinetry allows for its use as an office and the great room is nearby.
The 25-by-16-foot great room features a gas-log fireplace and large windows with arched tops that offer views of the landscape.
A single door off of the kitchen opens to the large covered patio, where the couple just installed a stone surface. It looks out over a level backyard.
“Not many of the houses in the neighborhood seem to have a covered patio,” Mr. Taylor said. “Ours faces west and we get beautiful sunsets every night.”
A nearby laundry room has a Samsung washer and dryer at comfort height thanks to matching pedestals.
The second floor has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and neutral carpeting.
The 22-by-12-foot master features extra tall ceilings with dormers and a master bath with ceramic and glass tile, espresso-colored cabinets and white counter tops. A soaking tub sits under a trio of windows. A glass shower has a combination rainshower head and hand shower.
The other three bedrooms range in size from 12 by 10 feet to 14 by 11 feet. The 30by- 26-foot basement is unfinished.
“The plumbing is there if someone wants to finish it,” Mr. Taylor said. “Supply lines and sewer are installed. It has heat and airconditioning.”
The property’s assessed value is $360,000 (www.allegheny.pa.us/RealEstate/ GeneralInfo.aspx). Over the past three years, two houses have sold on Park Edge Drive, one for $400,000 in February 2012 and the other for $405,000 in August 2014 (www.realstats.net).
The ⅓- acre lot has public sewer and water. The owners say it is close to shopping.
“We go to Robinson Town Center 7-8 miles away,” Ms. Howe said. “There is also a new Walmart the same distance away in Moon.”