174 HARRISON AVE

Enjoy tranquil country living in the city! This perfect colonial townhouse, in the Historic Lincoln Park District, is set privately behind mature hedges and leafy dogwood trees. Enter your garden level and find an ideal entertaining space, with charming built in bookshelves lining the open living and dining area, while birds sing outside the bay window overlooking your front garden. Gorgeously refinished plank floors lead into the large kitchen with its ample cabinets and countertops, a wide vintage farm sink, a newer LG washer/dryer and stainless refrigerator. A half bath is included, for your convenience. Then step through the breezeway out to your urban oasis! Relax, entertain or enjoy cocktail hour on the beautiful bluestone patio looking onto a permitter garden and low maintenance turf, shaded by a mature oak tree. Rarely available parking for 1-2 cars is accessed via the carriage lane in back. The upper 2 levels have high ceilings and spacious rooms, including your bonus living space with its original carved stone mantle and huge sun-filled windows, shaded by white dogwood flower blossoms in Spring and accented with stained glass inserts. 3 large bedrooms are tucked privately away along with great storage throughout. Your skylit floating staircase and bathroom, complete with mid-century tile, tub and sink along with exposed Victorian era brick are upstairs. Recent upgrades include the expert re-pointing of the brick front and rear facades (including the original intricate cast gargoyles guarding the entry), the roof was recently recoated, back windows are replaced with energy efficient dual panes and all the hard pine and oak floors have been beautifully refinished. Restored period light fixtures ranging from Edwardian to Art Deco to Modernist add accents of quality and originality to this lovingly maintained home. Out your door you’ll be just steps away to spectacular Lincoln Park and it’s rooftop bar and nearby gold course, hip new restaurants on Bergen Ave and Journal Square, MANA Contemporary Arts Center, Learning Community Charter School, the iconic Loews movie palace , 24hr NYC PATH trains and the friendliest neighbors ever. Welcome home!