2 Meadowbrook Rd, Short Hills, NJ 07078

Call Sue Adler for more information (973) 936-9129

Price: $965,000 MLS#: 3147418

2 Meadowbrook Rd, Short Hills, NJ 07078

Step right into this charming, move-in-ready home in the sought-after Glenwood section of Short Hills, blocks from the Glenwood Elementary School and the train to NYC. This well-maintained home has been extensively updated and renovated by its current homeowners, all while staying true to the original character and charm of the classic home and neighborhood.
Enter the home into the warm and inviting living room with hardwood floor, perfect for reading a book in front of the fireplace. The adjacent den invites you to kick back and relax after a long day of work. Enjoy hosting dinner parties in the elegant dining room with chair rail detailing and dentil crown molding. The updated gourmet eat-in kitchen will suit any cooking endeavor with granite counters, tile backsplash and eat-in breakfast area for informal dining. Completing this level is a powder room and access to the deck overlooking the yard.

On the second level, five bedrooms and two full baths assure a restful night’s sleep for all. The tranquil master bedroom features hardwood floors and a new extremely spacious walk-in closet (8.6x13 feet) with custom shelving. The master bathroom features a tile floor and stall shower. Steps away is another bedroom currently being used as an office with custom built-in shelving; and there is also access to the walk-up attic-great for storing all your personal belongings. Finishing off this level are 3 more bedrooms, a linen closet with custom shelving, and the hall bathroom, aptly servicing guests and family alike through the morning rush.

The lower level is finished and includes a recreation room with space for indoor play and a laundry room with powder room.

Outside, the flat and level yard is ready for all your outdoor hobbies and the rear deck overlooking the yard is ready for your entertaining needs.

It is not often that a home of this quality comes along. This is a fabulous opportunity to enjoy all Short Hills and the Glenwood section has to offer in complete comfort and style.

First Level

Entry with coat closet

Living room with hardwood floor, wood fireplace, bay window, dentil crown molding, built-ins and recessed lighting

Den with hardwood floor, bay window, crown molding and recessed lighting

Dining room with hardwood floor, chair rail detailing and dentil molding

Kitchen with tile floor, granite counters, breakfast area with banquette seating (banquette lifts up for extra storage underneath), pantry, and stainless steel appliances including: 4-burner gas range, GE dishwasher, refrigerator and microwave.

Second Level

Bedroom with hardwood floor and closet with custom shelving

Bedroom with hardwood floor and closet with custom shelving

Master bedroom with hardwood floor, sizeable walk-in closet with custom shelving, chandelier and recessed lighting, and built-in desk, 2^nd closet in master bedroom also has custom shelving

Master bathroom with tile floor and stall shower

Bedroom with hardwood floor and closet

Bedroom with hardwood floor and custom built-ins with access to walk-up attic

Bathroom with tile floor, wainscoting and shower-over-tub

Linen closet

Lower Level

Recreation room with tile floor, built-in shelves and 2 closets

Laundry room/powder room

Utility room

Updates and Additional Features

-new 5^th bedroom (2013)

-new master bedroom walk-in closet (2013)

-new basement floor (took up old carpet and tiles, replaced with new ceramic tiles) (2011)

-new furnace (2009)

-new 6 foot tall wooden privacy fence (2009)

-gut renovated 2^nd floor hall bathroom (2009)

-underground sprinklers added (various zones from 2009-2013)

-added wood floor to the den (2009)

-new stainless steel kitchen appliances (refrigerator, dishwasher, stove, microwave) (2011)

-refinished wood floors in house (2009)

-repainted house inside and outside (2009), with 50% of outside repainted 2013 (due to renovation)

-new shed (2009)

-replaced all hanging light fixtures in the house (2009)

-added granite tops to 2^nd floor bathroom vanities (2009)

-new whole house fan with protective safety screen (2009)

-relined chimney (2010)

-new fireplace doors (2010)

-new garage door opener (2013)

-added motion sensor lights all around the exterior of the house (2009-2010)

-house wired for generator (flip switch in basement)