Seasonal storage is an underrated feature
Having storage space throughout the home and for outdoor items is important, yet often a buyer’s afterthought
The amount of storage space a home has is usually an afterthought for homeowners. Whether the house checks off other requisite boxes— bedrooms, amenities, location—are likely more important to a buyer. But storage space will come into sharp view at certain times of the year; for example, after the new year, when seasonal decorations require safe storage until next year’s holidays. As the seasons change, so too does wardrobe, and having an abundance of closet space to tuck away out-of-season attire is a nice home feature to have. Seasonal changes also prompt the unveiling or re-storage of outdoor seating, side tables, dining furnishings and decorative lawn items.
In fact, storage is a ubiquitous homeowner concern and an important feature to have in your home. This week, Greenwich Time takes a look at several Greenwich properties for sale, each with an abundance of storage space.
The five-bedroom colonial at 56 Dingletown Rd., Greenwich, has an attached three-car garage, a lagoon-like pool bordered by gardens, 6,885-squarefeet of living space and a 1.56-acre setting. Sotheby’s Realtors Heather Platt and Marje Vance Allocco are the listing agents for the property. The asking price is $5.495 million.
“56 Dingletown is unique in many ways—geothermal HVAC and solar power among the many great features,” Allocco remarked to Greenwich Time in an email about the home.
“There is an abundance of closets,” Platt noted. “It’s a home with amazing storage.”
Allocco echoed that the property affords large storage spaces, spacious closets and pantries to complement the kitchen: “There is a large walk-up attic and a full walkout lower level, with 9-foot ceilings and natural light. All of the bedrooms have oversized closets, with [organization] systems. The primary bedroom has multiple walk-in closets, plus a cedar closet. There are multiple pantries in the kitchen area.” There is a spacious walkup attic for storage at 224 Old Mill Road. This is a property with a spectacular pool, too. It’s listed for $3.295 million by Houlihan Lawrence’s BK Bates. Built in 1936 of stone, and topped with a shingle-shake roof, the four-bedroom colonial at 224 Old Mill Road presides over 7.25 acres. The backcountry property is close to the Fairchild Wildflower Sanctuary and Greenwich Audubon Center.
The four-bedroom contemporary home at 445 Cognewaugh Road in Cos Cob is move in-ready, according to listing agent Malka Kravitz, a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England Properties in Greenwich. Among the home’s 3,590 square feet of living space, there’s a living room, dining room, and open-plan kitchen and family room. The interiors have high ceilings and hardwood floors. In the home’s lower level, there’s a 25-by-18-foot rec room or office space, and then a huge 35-by-31-foot storage room. The house also has a walk-up attic if more storage space is needed.
Jeanne Barton, an agent with William Raveis Real
Estate, is the Realtor for the seller of 43 Byfield Ln., Greenwich. The three-bedroom ranch comes to market for the first time in more than 29 years, the listing agent explains in the listing. The 2,631-square-foot house is situated on 4.39 acres on a cul-de-sac. “It has multiple closets on the main floor, plus a separate walkout workshop and storage area in the lower level. Also among the interiors, interested buyers will find hardwood floors, open-plan floor-plan design, lots of exposures, built-ins, a fireplace, and an updated kitchen. The seller is asking $1.95 million for the property.