House for Sale near Albany, NY
Spacious two and a half
story property, with a full basement
2,600 Sq Feet house, with 4.2 Acres of land and a four car garage
3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms
Gourmet kitchen, soapstone counters, soft-close wood cabinetry
New ceramic tiled bathrooms
Originally built in 1915 Refinshed
attic recreation room
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Located 22 minutes from Albany in the Schodack Landing area, close to Schodack Island State Park and 13 minutes away from the Maple Hill School in the Schodack Central School district.
Annual property and school taxes - $5,194
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Full Description of the Property.
This updated 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home is ready for the next owner who appreciates artful restoration. Meticulously restored 2600 sqft American Foursquare with Craftsman influence, on 4.2 acres, has intact original details and tasteful additions with attention to detail, quality, and comfort. 9’ first floor ceilings, 8’ second floor ceilings and wood floors characterize this home built in 1915. The layout creates a wonderful flow, with a play of natural light in all rooms throughout the day. There is nothing left to do but move in.
Wide stairs lead to the front porch, spanning the full width of the house, with three simple columns supporting the porch roof. This particular porch is ideal for viewing the glorious sunsets from a rocking chair or swinging loveseat. The front door has a distinctive solid oak and tapered lead glass design.
Gracious large entry foyer has entrances to the kitchen, dining room, as well as a broad wood trimmed opening to the living room. The foyer boasts a beautiful stairwell that leads up to a southerly bay window landing and the upper floors. Original leaded glass windows line the front porch. All other windows throughout the house are period-style energy efficient replacement windows.
The spacious living room and dining room are connected by original wood pocket doors. Both rooms feature complementary crown moulding and oak inlaid douglas fir hardwood floors. The dining room double doors egress to an expansive rear wood deck.
The butler's pantry triple casement windows survey the deck, garage, and yard. The view is framed by floor to ceiling original glass front built-in cabinets, high efficiency Bosch Dishwasher, and side by side double deep sinks.
The all new cook’s kitchen distinguishes itself by a unique design: handsome birch cabinets with illuminated glass doors, cabinet doors and drawers with soft close hinges and guides, soapstone counters, backsplashes, and sills, stacked double oven, side by side refrigerator with exterior ice/water dispenser, vented stainless steel range hood, and European faucet. The kitchen stairway leads up to the bay window landing.
The second floor hall has two deep closets. The Southwest bedroom, currently a study, has neighborhood and river views. The master bedroom’s windows overlook the river and features a recently outfitted walk-in closet. The southeast bedroom has a double depth closet, two windows, and a porch door with original tinted glass leading out to the sleeping porch, with a panoramic view of the garage, backyard, and wooded property.
Approximately 720sqft of finished attic crowns the home. The roof is insulated with liquid spray foam. North and south skylights give natural light and a view of the stars. The west dormer looks out to the Hudson River inlet, River road, and gorgeous sunsets.
The south full bathroom has the original claw foot tub and a large linen closet. The adjacent full bathroom features a three-jet massage shower and a frameless door. Both full baths are newly tiled and outfitted. The new first floor half bath centrally located.
The full basement, approximately 900 sqft, has a large capacity, high efficiency washer and a gas dryer, a slop sink. A separate room houses the particle reduction and reverse osmosis systems, filtering and purifying water from the on-site well. The new 150 amp power supply, with a recently added secondary breaker box, provides dedicated lines for the oven and refrigerator, and plenty of available breaker slots.
Basement and attic forced air units, powered by a state of the art propane burner, provide dual zone climate control via hidden ducts and flush mounted registers.
Exterior property upgrades include the recently reconditioned slate roof, new chimney, new copper gutters, restored and newly painted clapboard and scalloped exterior and newly resurfaced driveway.
The four car garage is a 1000’ sqft separate structure with 2 front facing garage doors, flanked by the standard egress, one side garage door and its own power supply and local fuse box. With the new roof and siding this garage is ideal for an artist studio and/or workshop.
The football field size backyard is ideal for children and gardening. The private woods run to the top of the hill. The house is located in Schodack Landing, a quiet hamlet with its own post office and volunteer fire department. 22 minutes drive from Albany, 5 minutes from Schodack Island State Park nature preserve, 28 minutes from Hudson, 13 minutes from the famous Maple Hill School in the Schodack central school district.
What is an American Foursquare?
The American Foursquare is known by a variety of terms including Prairie Box, box house, a cube, a double cube, a square type American, or a basic American house. It first appeared on the housing scene around 1890 as an economical alternative to the fussy, over-ornamentation of the various high Victorian styles, and remained popular well into the 1930s.