Grand Gorge, NY | $550,000
A 2021 three-bedroom, three-bathroom A-frame cabin located on 1.8 acres
This home is five minutes from Prattsville, a Greene County town with a restaurant, tavern and grocery store, and a 10-minute drive from several hiking and biking trails in the Catskill Mountains. Hunter Mountain, a popular ski resort, is 20 minutes away. The town of Catskill, on the banks of the Hudson River, is a 45-minute drive.
The drive to Hudson or Cooperstown, home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, takes about an hour. Albany is approximately an hour and 15 minutes away. New York City is a three-hour drive away. Rochester is less than four hours away.
Size: 1,700 square meters
Price per square meter: $324
Inside: A wooden staircase leads up from the courtyard to a small terrace at the main entrance.
The front door leads into a living area with hardwood floors, a spiral staircase to the level above and a large picture window overlooking mature trees.
This space is open to a dining area and kitchen with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, custom forest green painted cabinets, and sliding glass doors that provide access to the rear deck.
Two bedrooms are on this level, at the end of a hallway leading from the living room. One has a patterned yellow accent wall; It features a full bathroom with a bathtub and a shower with dark green tiles. The other has its own outside entrance and the use of another full bathroom.
The second floor is configured as a large master suite with a loft-style seating area, large windows with expansive views, and a windowed bathroom with a white tile-lined shower.
In the finished basement, which is currently used as a living room and lounge, there is a washing machine and a dryer next to each other.
Outdoor area: The backyard features a wooden deck with enough space for a table and chairs or a hot tub. The detached garage offers space for one car.
Steer: $1,566 (estimated)
Contact: Angelica Ferguson and Lexi Mickle, Four Seasons Sotheby's International Realty, 917-767-7705; sothebysrealty.com
Columbus, Ohio | $559,999
A recently renovated four-bedroom, two-bathroom 1915 bungalow on a half-acre lot
Located in the Clintonville neighborhood, this home is just blocks from a public library, Kroger grocery store, vegan restaurant, and donut shop, and about a five-minute drive from Ohio State University's main campus. It is less than a mile from Columbus Park of Roses, one of the largest public rose gardens in the country, in Whetstone Park.
The Ohio Statehouse and the Columbus Museum of Art are 10 minutes away in downtown Columbus. The drive to Cincinnati takes less than two hours. Cleveland is a two and a half hour drive away.
Size: 1,669 square meters
Price per square meter: $336
Inside: A paved path runs across the front lawn and leads to a wide porch surrounded by a white-painted wooden railing.
The front door leads into a living room with a fireplace and several windows opening onto the veranda. A wide door leads into a dining room with a window and white-painted wood paneling. A breakfast bar separates this space from a kitchen with new stainless steel appliances, leather granite countertops, a built-in bench and a glass door that opens to the backyard.
On this level, adjacent to the dining room, is a one-bedroom suite. The bedroom is large enough for a queen bed and a desk. The bathroom has a double vanity and a walk-in shower.
Three further bedrooms are located upstairs and are accessible via a staircase in the kitchen. They share an updated bathroom with a combined bathtub and shower.
Outdoor area: The backyard is surrounded by a wooden fence and has a patio. The detached garage offers space for two cars.
Wenonah, NJ | $550,000
A five-bedroom, three-bathroom 1911 home on a half-acre lot
Wenonah, a district in Gloucester County about a half-hour drive from Center City Philadelphia, was founded in the early 1870s as a rural retreat for city dwellers who liked its proximity to Mantua Creek, a tributary of the Delaware River.
This home is within walking distance of a public elementary school, a public library and the Tall Pines State Preserve, a 110-acre nature preserve on the site of a former golf course. Ocean City, Wildwood, Cape May and other towns along the Jersey Shore are less than 90 minutes away.
Size: 2,839 square meters
Price per square meter: $194
Inside: The house is set back from the road behind a well-kept lawn.
To the left of the entry is a living room with original hardwood floors, diamond-pane windows and a gas fireplace with marble surround and original wood-burning fireplace.
The hardwood floors lead through French doors into a dining room with a contemporary pendant light. This space is connected to a kitchen with a copper sink and a large center island with granite countertops.
A study and family room with a fireplace and bar are off a hallway off the dining room. In this part of the house there is also a bedroom with diamond-shaped windows and an en-suite bathroom.
Three additional bedrooms are located on the second floor and are accessible via a staircase in the living room. They share a bathroom with a combined bathtub and shower.
Designed as a master suite, the third floor features a bedroom large enough for a king-size bed, a separate sitting area, and a bathroom with a deep soaking tub and walk-in shower.
Outdoor area: There is a wooden terrace behind the house, which is used for al fresco dining when the weather is nice. It leads down to a brick terrace large enough for lounge furniture. The backyard behind it is planted with grass. The detached garage offers space for two cars.
Steer: $13,812 (estimated)
Contact: Mark Honabach, Weichert, 856-227-1950; Weichert.com
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