407 East 3rd Street

Welcome to 407 E. 3rd St. This renovated, fully detached single family home will check all of your boxes. Here you'll find 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, an open kitchen, parking, a large backyard, a finished basement with a recreation/media room and a great home office. This turnkey house has beautiful details: fretwork; stained glass; original decorative plasterwork and hardwood floors with mahogany inlay. It’s the perfect combo of old meets new. Walk up the front steps to a sweet covered porch, perfect for sipping coffee. Enter to find a spacious open floor plan. With four exposures, you’ll have light all day. Three bay windows are at the front of the house. There are new boutique lighting fixtures in the dining and living room as well as three beautiful stained glass windows. A powder room and a coat closet complete this floor. The living and dining room are great for entertaining or lounging about. The windowed eat-in-kitchen has new quartz counters and fresh white cabinetry, a breakfast bar and stainless steel appliances, including a brand new double-door fridge. Cooking will be a joy.. There is a very useful pantry/mudroom and laundry is housed here. Step outside to the backyard – you’ll find a large deck, room to grill, and a yard big enough for a slide and a rock wall for the kids as well as comfy lounging for friends over a fire pit and a table for al fresco dining. The second floor has two bedrooms and the main bathroom. The primary bedroom is quite large, and has three bay windows – it is truly a serene retreat. The second bedroom is an ample size and has two exposures. Both have ceiling fans. The main bath has a jacuzzi tub and a separate stall shower. It has a new marble topped vanity and medicine chest. The top floor has two very large and charming bedrooms, one with two exposures. There is brand new oak hardwood flooring on this level. The finished basement has a large recreation room/media room, a separate windowed office, a pantry and it houses the mechanicals. The gas boiler is brand new, as are the compressors for the a/c throughout the house (a ductless mini-split system). Electric has been updated. There are beautiful hardwood floors on the top 3 levels, with ceramic floors in the basement. This is a great Kensington location, close to all! The retail corridor is just down the block. It’s a short walk to the Greenwood playground, the Windsor Terrace Library, and about a 10 minute walk to Prospect Park. It’s just two blocks to the F/G trains, and near multiple bus lines. There are also great eateries nearby, including Thai Farm Kitchen, Hamilton’s, Steeplechase Cafe, Soho Cafe & Grill, Batata, Wheated, Werkstatt and Der Pioneer. Come take a look - you will want to make this home yours.