553 Alberta Ave - $224,900 - Pick your Carpeting!
MLS # 60-326
$224,900
This two storey, three bedroom, 2 bathroom home is on a quiet family oriented street in a desirable location, close to schools, shopping, dining, and quick access to highways 401/403. This is an excellent family home, finished with shaker style maple cabinetry in the extra large kitchen, fresh, neutral paints, ceramic tiles, and beautiful hardwood flooring. The large master boasts upgraded pot lights and an absolutely massive walk-in closet. The other two bedrooms are very generous in size, and the second floor laundry eliminates carrying heavy laundry baskets up two flights of stairs! PLEASE NOTE - This house is not completely finished. The Seller will install carpeting on the second floor, and will complete final grading and sodding work on the exterior. The seller will also install under-valance lighting, and valance covers in the kitchen. Alternatively, you can take the house "as is" and finish it yourself! This home is clean and easy to show - don't miss out!
Labels: Ben Sage, Real Estate, Real Estate Advice, Real Estate Market, Residential Sales, Woodstock, Woodstock ON Real Estate, Woodstock Ontario, Woodstock Ontario Real Estate
505 Mary St - $174,900 - Beautiful Ontario Cottage
505 Mary St - $174,900
MLS # 60-337
Perfect starter or downsizer in desired old north neighbourhood of Woodstock. Sip your morning coffee surrounded by gorgeous greenery and gardens on your large quiet back deck, or enjoy an afternoon book from the comfort of the generous front veranda. This home has been meticulously restored maintaining much of its original character, including hardwood floors, original trim, remodelled kitchen, fresh paint, newer carpeting, and professional decorating. Just move in! Listing includes all appliances, such as stainless dishwasher and microwave, and white stove and fridge. Washer and dryer also included. This home truly must be seen to be appreciated.
Labels: Ben Sage, Housing, Listings, Market, Moving, Ontario, Real Estate, Real Estate Market, Residential Sales, Woodstock, Woodstock ON Real Estate, Woodstock Ontario, Woodstock Ontario Real Estate
Beautiful Historic Victorian Queen Anne in Highly Sought after Neighbourhood
MLS # 60-324 - $395,000
DESCRIPTION
This absolutely gorgeous Victorian Queen Anne home has been lovingly maintained and meticulously updated. This circa 1885 executive home is located on the square overlooking Victoria Park in the extremely desirable, prestigious Old North area of Woodstock. You will be just minutes from many amenities, such as highways 401 & 403, Woodstock Collegiate Institute (public high school), Central Public School (kindergarten – grade 8), downtown shopping, Woodstock Art Gallery, Woodstock Museum square, restaurants, Lions Pool, Vansittart Park, the hospital and other emergency services.
HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE
Originally built in 1885 by Helen and William VanIngen, the ownership lineage of 399 Drew street boasts an impressive collection of professional figures, including William Knowles, longstanding bank manager of CIBC, and E.P Hodgins, principal of Woodstock Collegiate Institute and is currently home to the former proprietors of Currah’s Farm Store, and Woodstock Home Hardware, and of Currah and Company Interior Design and Home Staging.
ARCHITECTURAL DISTINCTIONS
Described as the most elaborate and eccentric Victorian house styles, the Victorian Queen Anne utilizes technologies made less-expensive by the Industrial Revolution. Cut field stone foundation
Full 2-storey L shape, white brick with red brick accents above windows, horizontal parallel lines, dog tooth brick work under windows and along strung course. Gable roof with projecting eaves, decorative wooden vergeboard with center pendant post in gable end over 2 storey bay window, small floor under gable, Flat 1/1 flat double hung windows, A-symmetrical veranda, Original Stained glass window
THE CHARM OF YESTERDAY, WITH THE FUNCTIONALITY OF TODAY
You will be awestruck viewing the fourteen exceptionally large rooms, completed with pristine original trim work, unique ornate corner blocks, 10 foot ceilings, and flawless hardwood throughout. The original plaster walls have been restored and repainted in pleasant neutral tones. The building also boasts such modern amenities as copper wiring with 200 amp service, completed in 1996. Every bedroom, the kitchen, family room, and upstairs office has been wired with Telephone and Cable service. The supply plumbing has been updated with ¾" copper to most of the house. The structure is heated with a High Efficiency forced air gas furnace, and cooled with Central Air conditioning. The triple-brick design and original sash & pulley windows provide excellent insulation. You can live comfortably knowing that the entire roof, including the flat portion, was replaced in 2003. At that time, the chimney was rebuilt as well.
Forget lugging a vacuum cleaner upstairs, this house has a central vacuum system, equipped with two sets of attachments – one for each floor.
Step inside this wonderful home and be amazed!
For more information, to book a private tour, or to design a marketing plan for your own home, please contact:
Ben Sage, Sales Representative
Sutton Group – Right Way Real Estate (2007) Inc., Brokerage
Independently Owned and Operated
Brokerage: 519.539.6194
Agent Cell: 519.532.1295
Labels: Ben Sage, Listings, Moving, Ontario, Real Estate, Real Estate Advice, Residential Sales, Victorian, Woodstock, Woodstock Art, Woodstock ON Real Estate, Woodstock Ontario, Woodstock Ontario Real Estate
507 Rideau Rd, Woodstock, ON, MLS # 59-989 $206,500
Serenity in the city! If you are looking for the ultimate location, look no further. This brick and siding ranch is situated on a quiet dead end street, backing on to undeveloped green space, minutes from the 401/403, close to all levels of school, bus routes nearby, and is a short walk to shopping and restaurants. Fresh, neutral paints virtually everywhere and recently updated flooring on main floor, including living room/dining room laminate, and newer carpeting in the bedrooms. Downstairs you will find a massive rec room with fresh paint and a wood-burning stove. Also note a roughed-in bathroom, huge laundry room, tons of room to finish, and a basement walk-out. This carefully maintained family home is an excellent property in an unspoiled corner of our beautiful city. Don’t pass this one up!
Check the Virtual Tour at http://www.virtualproperties.ca/r8546/
MLS Link: http://www.mls.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?PropertyID=7343262
Ben Sage, Salesperson. Sutton Group - Right Way Real Estate (2007) Inc., Brokerage
Agent cell: 519-532-1295
Brokerage: 519-539-6194
Labels: Ben Sage, Quiet Crescent, Real Estate Advice, Real Estate Market, Residential Sales, Woodstock, Woodstock ON Real Estate, Woodstock Ontario, Woodstock Ontario Real Estate
Preparing your home for a Great Vacation, Courtesy Pillar to Post Home Inspectors
An empty home is the ideal target for break-ins and burglaries, especially during the summer months. Vacation should be a time to relax and unwind, but the thought of leaving your home and valuables unattended can cause stress and anxiety. Take the time to secure your home before you leave so your mind can be at ease while you are gone.
Below is a list of some of the most important things you can do help make sure that when you return you will find everything just as you left it.
- Inform a trusted neighbor that you are leaving town. For short trips request that they pick up and store your mail and paper deliveries.
- For longer vacations, call your newspaper service and have your paper delivery placed on hold. Make sure to stop by the post office and request that your home mail delivery is stopped until you return.
- Make arrangements for someone to cut the grass, and to keep bushes and shrubs maintained especially around the front of the house.
- Inform your alarm company that you are going on vacation.
- Turn the volume down on your phone so passerby will not be alerted to unanswered calls. Avoid leaving messages on your answering machine that could alert callers to your vacation status, and turn off the volume.
- Automatic timers for your light fixtures are an inexpensive purchase that should be set to your usual evening schedule. Televisions and radios can be put on timers to provide noise.
- Leave a car in the driveway if possible, or ask your neighbor to park there occasionally.
- Check the locks on all doors, windows, and fences. If you have a garage, lock it, if there is an automatic opener, unplug it.
- Leave the blinds and curtains open as if you were home.
- The day you leave for vacation try to make your departure as unobvious as possible. For road trips load your car up in the garage with the garage door closed. For airplane travel arrange for early morning or night time flights when your departure from your home will not alert witnesses that your house will be unoccupied.
- Prepare for the worst by taking an inventory of your most valuable possessions. Pack jewelry and smaller objects into a safety deposit box.
This information courtesy of Mike Guindon, Pillar to Post Home Inspectors
mike.guindon@pillartopost.com
www.pillartopost.com/woodstock
519-284-0097 519-879-9787 888 211 5546
Housewarming Gift Collaboration with Quiet Crescent Art
Shelley is a local Woodstock artist who has been retailing her work since 2005. She creates, frames and sells watercolour paintings from her home studio on Windermere Crescent. Her paintings first caught my attention at Craigowan Golf and Country Club where she has several on display. Shelley’s work can also be seen in Woodstock at SixThirtyNine Restaurant, the showroom at Lloyd’s Electric, and RBC Dominion Securities. In London, Shelley has representation at Artistix Gallery.
Shelley’s paintings can be seen on her website at www.quietcrescentart.com
Also, videos of Shelley’s work can be viewed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP5IrSRVhds&feature=user
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=3-cK7UQ2zxg
Labels: Quiet Crescent, Real Estate Advice, Residential Sales, Shelley Malcolm, Woodstock, Woodstock Art, Woodstock ON Real Estate, Woodstock Ontario, Woodstock Ontario Real Estate
1101 Cree Ave, Woodstock ON
MLS # 59-220.
MLS.ca link: http://www.mls.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?PropertyID=6935147
Virtual Tour: http://www.virtualproperties.ca/r7859/index1.htm
This is an excellent Value. This 3/4 bedroom raised ranch has it all!! This home had a brand new high efficiency gas furnace installed in 2005, Complete with central air conditioning. Also in 2005, this home received a new breaker panel, some new wiring, switches, and receptacles too. Enjoy the comforts of living in thiis established neighbourhood with an extra large 55' x 100' lot, private fenced yard, and extra large deck off the dining room. Move in and enjoy many more updates such as a newer kitchen, Recent carpeting in the lower level, and recently updated double hung easy to clean windows. This home has many expensive updates already done! Move in and enjoy! All RSA - close proximity to both school boards.
Ben Sage, Sales Representative
Sutton Group - Right Way Real Estate (2007) Inc., Brokerage
brokerage: 519-539-6194
pager: 519-539-5619
