34 Read Avenue

FULLY AVAILABLE.LOCATION, LOCATION, Easy Living, and Commuter's dream in the heart of Crestwood. Five-minute walk to Tuckahoe Metro-train station with a 30-minute ride into NYC. This is a wonderful neighborhood enclave nestled in and surrounded by three parks; Malcolm Wilson County Dog Park, Tuckahoe Parkway Oval Park, and Bronx River Park with walking trail and Bicycle Sundays all a walking block distance from the front door. Updated and beautifully maintained by the owner, 34 Read Avenue is a pleasure to see. This 5 bedroom, 5 bath single-family home has many improvements: ARCHITECTURAL ROOF TILE, CENTRAL AIR, AND HEATING, NEW THERMADOR OVEN, NEW WATER HEATER, NEW WASHING MACHINE AND DRYER are just some of the features of this home. This exclusive Tudor home has gracious living and entertaining rooms with hardwood floors throughout. The sun filled dining room with french doors opens onto a front outdoor patio. The large kitchen boasts custom cherry wood kitchen cabinetry with Kashmir white granite counters; over 200 yr old beams from the original 1890 Oreo Factory in Manhattan (now NYC's Chelsea Market) are on the ceiling and delineate the kitchen eat in nook area with custom banquet seating; and all luxury stainless steel appliances including Thermador dishwasher and brand new Thermador 6 burner range oven with a custom handmade- in -Germany hood and a Subzero refrigerator. Enjoy warming up in the winter by the living room wood burning fireplace and mingle with guests in the open floor plan and beautiful sunroom with double french doors that leads onto the large rear deck built around a beautiful mature Japanese Maple and which is one of three original Japanese Maple trees on the three lots that comprise this corner property with a backyard which runs the full legnth of the block. Upstairs you will find a gracious and large primary bedroom with walk-in closet, an updated bath with white marble tiles. Three more bedrooms (one is used as an office/library), an additional two full baths comprise and complete the second and third floors. More space is available in the fully finished basement with its own washer and dryer and that offers lots of possibilities including an in-law suite. Oh, did I mention the 4 car driveway and garage? This is a must-see. a pleasure to view and a real charmer.