144 Birchwood Dr, Hamden, CT 06518 listing details

A rare find in todays housing market! 144 Birchwood Road is a custom built home. This home is located in Hamden, Connecticut very close to the Sleeping Giant Mountain range and the popular Farmington Canal Walking and Biking Trail. This custom built Tudor inspired home offers three floors of living space comprising a total of 3574 square feet. Walk up the granite stairs and the double door entry welcomes you. Enter the home and immediately you are embraced by the openness of the floor plan and your eyes are drawn to the massive floor to ceiling granite fireplace, which is the centerpiec...e of the living room. This wood burning fireplace is surrounded on each side by sliding glass doors and sky lights in the Cathedral ceiling above. The skylights and the double sliding glass doors engulf this casual living room with natural and light and beautiful views of the treed backyard for seasonal enjoyment. To complete the living room area you have the use of built in cabinetry for storage, a granite bar area and a gallery wall for displaying art work or an entertainment center. The first floor continues with a lovely dining area and beautiful kitchen. The dining area connects directly to the work kitchen with cherry cabinets, granite counters and backsplash, stainless steel appliances and a moveable granite topped island. The dining area is ideal for entertaining with its access to the adjacent screened three season porch. The main living level is completed with a lovely guest bathroom and the laundry area and mudroom located between the kitchen and the attached 2 car garage. At the opposite end of the first floor you will find the bedroom wing with the master bedroom and its full bath and walk in closet along with two large bedrooms with their adjoining jack-in-jill bathroom. All bedrooms have ceiling fans and the bathrooms have double sinks and tiled floors. The first floor has hardwood flooring throughout. The second level of this home offers the 4th bedroom with full bath and an upper family room with multiple purposes. The wide carpeted loft area offers useable living space as well. The second level also provides a good deal of floored attic space for your storage needs and possible expansion, if needed. A special feature of this home is its additional living space in the lower level designed with a private entrance suitable as an in-law or au-pair residence. This area features a full kitchen, dining and sitting areas, a bedroom with plenty of closet space and full bath with laundry facilities, as well as an additional half bath. The lower level also has a separate family room with fireplace, which is currently being used as an office. There are additional areas in the lower level for storage purposes. Moving to the outdoors, adjacent to the screened porch is a large deck area surrounding the above-ground pool and hot tub jacuzzi. There is a newly installed shed with electricity to house garden and pool supplies. The home offers a quiet country location yet offers ease of access to the major Connecticut cities of New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford. Show more