701 W 23rd St
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Listing Notes
Fantastic opportunity, in the much-loved Triangle neighborhood, to become the next happy owner of this stately, beautifully updated 4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bath, detached home! Easy care masonry stucco with just the right amount of sunny yard to grow your own organic vegetables, herbs & fruits. You'll love the expensive open front porch featuring 2 ceiling fans for enjoying Fresh Air & Sunshine.
The classic formal Living Room boasts a stunning Fireplace is opposite the formal Dining Room. Both rooms have beautiful glass doors that can be opened for entertaining or closed to create separate quite spaces. (plus a Glass Pocket Door between the Kitchen & the Dining Rm.) Hardwood floors abound through the Living Room, Dining Room, through the hallway and up the turned staircase & continue throughout the entire 2nd floor.The well-appointed Kitchen features Stainless Steel Appliances, Granite Countertops, a ceiling fan & Sliding Glass Doors out to the deck. Beautiful morning Sun greets you in the morning!On the 2nd story you will find 3 Bedrooms & a 4 piece Bath with a large Soaking Tub, step-in shower, Double Vanity plusa Walk-In Closet/dressing room. (Perhaps a 2nd floor laundry here?)There is an additional large closet as well.The 3rd Story features an expansive room that could be used as an En-Suite Bedroom, Home Theater, Family Room, etc . The 2nd Full Bath features a Tub/Shower plus plenty of storage space in the 2 large closets.Outside you'll enjoy a manageable sized yard with privacy fencing on the left & antique hairpin fencing on the right. The deck is a nice size for entertaining. Just off the kitchen is the door leading to the basement which has its own exterior door. (Great for bring in your Home-Brew supplies without tracking though the house!) Here you will find a 1/4 bath, the laundry & plenty of excellent storage space! Replacement windows installed in 2005 throughout the entire home except for the small windows on the 3rd story. A painter is scheduled for the 24th through the 27th to pay those windows and to paint some areas of the masonry stucco exterior. Other features include a new Bradford White Gas Water Heater 21, Weil McClain Boiler 2000, and 150 amp electric, 2005. The water service line is copper. Architectural Shingle on the main roof, installed in 2006. In 2019 the flat roof was redone with a membrane, silver coated & new flashings installed where needed. Only very reputable contractors have worked on this home during this seller's ownershipThe street Parking for this location has historically offered very available parking right out front or within a space or two. Up to 4 permits allowed if the vehicles are registered to this address which allows for parking with no time restrictions. Brandywine creek park it's just a few blocks away along with the Brandywine zoo, the Dog Park. The Greenway Trails lead to the Alapocas Woods, the Woodlawn Trust lands, the Blue Ball Trails all the way up to Strouds in West Chester! Within walking distance you will find Mikimotos, the Washington Alehouse, the Wilmington Brew Works, Metro Pizza, the YMCA, the Christiana Care Hospital, lots of downtown attractions such as the Queen, the Grand Opera House, DCAD College of Art & Design, and Trolley Square. All that and no sales tax! And by the way check out below real estate taxes on this property! Only $1821! Ask about the grant available for up to 17, 500 with as little as 3% down! Now we're talking!!
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