Amazing Scandinavian Modern home that combines minimalist design, sleek lines and yet remains warm and inviting. This 3 bedroom plus loft, 2.5 bathroom home, built in 1981, has only had 3 owners. Impeccably maintained, you will love the close proximity to the University of Florida, Shands/UF Health, PK Younge and downtown Gainesville. Yet its' location in the neighborhood makes this home a quiet and peaceful retreat on a cul-de-sac street. Walk to nearby Sweetwater Wetlands Park and Bivens Arm Nature Park. From the covered front entry, you step into the foyer. The home is divided into living and sleeping wings with an amazing Chef's Kitchen playing center stage. To your left is the Family Room with dramatic high ceilings, beautiful heart pine wood floors, soaring wood burning stove and banks of windows for a ton of natural light. The Family Room is open to the modern Kitchen with breakfast bar, breakfast nook, quartz counter tops, stainless steel appliances, induction cooktop and ample storage space. The breakfast nook is perfect for your morning coffee with a wall of floor to ceiling windows overlooking the deck and beautiful backyard. Just off the Kitchen is a half bathroom and a laundry room with washer and dryer, laundry tub and cabinets for extra storage. Also off the Kitchen is a screened breezeway that leads to the deck and the oversized two car, side entry garage. There is a large workshop and a darkroom, plenty of space if you needed an ADU or attached in-law suite The home has central vacuum. Roof is 2009. Two HVAC systems. Two septic systems. Tankless water heater for living spaces and separate water heater for the bedrooms. Step through the Kitchen to a Dining Area. This space is open to the Living Room with high ceilings and built-in bookshelves. There is a circular staircase that leads to a loft space full of natural light with built-in storage, sink and is perfect for an artist or home office. Back at the Foyer, if you turn right and go upstairs you arrive at the Primary Suite. This very large space with high ceilings has an ensuite bathroom that has been updated with wood cabinetry, double sink vanity and granite countertops. There is a separate shower and water closet. This home is absolutely full of storage space and the primary suite has a wall of closets with room for dressers and custom shelving. Downstairs has a flex space with transom windows that is currently used for workout equipment, but could easily be a homework station of in-law suite living area. The first bedroom has a built-in bookshelf, updated lighting and separate entrance to the rear wood deck. There is a Jack and Jill Bathroom that the guest rooms share with a tub/shower and water closet, but each room has its own vanity and sink. No more fighting over mirror time! The second guest bedroom has its own access to the rear deck as well. The large rear deck spans the back of the home and has updated railings and was expanded by the current owners. The home sits on an oversized lot of .75 acres and is fenced. There are vegetable beds and a low maintenance garden. No HOA.
Property Details
Property Features Property Features
MLS ID: MFRGC528813 Year Built: 1981
Appliances: Built-In Oven, Convection Oven, Cooktop, Dishwasher, Dryer, Electric Water Heater, Gas Water Heater, Refrigerator, Tankless Water Heater, Washer Architectural Style: Contemporary
Community Features: Street Lights Construction Materials: Wood Siding
Cooling: Central Air Country: US
County Or Parish: Alachua Direction Faces: West
Exterior Features: French Doors, Garden, Rain Gutters, Storage Fireplace Features: Family Room, Free Standing, Wood Burning
Flooring: Carpet, Ceramic Tile, Wood Foundation Details: Slab
Furnished: Unfurnished Heating: Central, Electric
Laundry Features: Inside, Laundry Room Levels: Two
Listing Agreement: Exclusive Right To Sell Listing Terms: Cash, Conventional, FHA, VA Loan
Lot Features: Cul-De-Sac, City Limits, Landscaped, Paved Occupant Type: Owner
Other Structures: Storage, Workshop Parking Features: Garage Faces Side
Patio And Porch Features: Deck, Front Porch, Rear Porch, Screened, Side Porch Pets Allowed: Cats OK, Dogs OK
Possession: Close Of Escrow, Negotiable Property Condition: Completed
Property Sub Type: Single Family Residence Property Type: Residential
Road Responsibility: Public Maintained Road Road Surface Type: Paved
Roof: Shingle Sewer: Septic Tank
Showing Requirements: Appointment Only, ShowingTime Special Listing Conditions: None
Standard Status: Active State Or Province: FL
Utilities: BB/HS Internet Available, Cable Connected, Electricity Connected, Natural Gas Connected, Phone Available, Sewer Connected, Underground Utilities, Water Connected Vegetation: Trees/Landscaped, Wooded
View: Garden, Trees/Woods Water Source: Public
Rooms Rooms
Kitchen: Primary Bedroom:
Living Room: Bedroom 2:
Bedroom 3: Foyer:
Dining Room: Loft:
Family Room: Laundry:
Balcony/Porch/Lanai: Workshop:
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