About the Home
8 Prospect Avenue is Darien's most desirable in town location! Rarely available, this home with gorgeous custom moldings, hand crafted cabinetry and highest quality built-ins are just the beginning. This sunlit 5 bedroom, 3 full bath home is only minutes to the exciting new Darien town center and easy access to the train. Entering the foyer you turn left into the living room with fireplace which opens onto the private screened in porch, and side patio. A large formal dining room seats many guests and connects to the charming all glass breakfast room. The 1997 addition includes a cooks kitchen and new 2024 refrigerator. Step into the large family room with views of the level landscaped back garden and yard with two-car garage, waterfall an organic garden. Enter mud room from back patio into family room. Full bath, laundry with new W/D add convenience to comfortable living. The second floor is home to the primary bedroom and three other bedrooms and a bath. Off the top of stairs is a generous sleeping porch for two happy beings. The third floor has a large bedroom suite with bath and office. The unfinished basement is set up to show great possibilities with workshop, wine room and exercise room. Enjoy Darien's two public beaches and newly acquired 60 acre ocean front Great Island, all within an hour from NYC.
Rooms & Interior
Room Details
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Other (Upper Level)
Built-Ins
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Living Room (Main Level)
Built-Ins, Fireplace, Hardwood Floor
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Bedroom (Upper Level)
Built-Ins, Full Bath, Hardwood Floor, On 3rd Floor
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Office (Upper Level)
Built-Ins, Hardwood Floor, On 3rd Floor
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Bedroom (Upper Level)
Hardwood Floor
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Sun Room (Main Level)
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Kitchen (Main Level)
Breakfast Bar, Hardwood Floor
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Family Room (Main Level)
Entertainment Center, French Doors, Hardwood Floor
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Dining Room (Main Level)
Built-Ins, French Doors, Hardwood Floor
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Primary Bedroom (Upper Level)
Hardwood Floor
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Bedroom (Upper Level)
Built-Ins, Hardwood Floor
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Bedroom (Upper Level)
Built-Ins, Hardwood Floor
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Other Rooms
Laundry room, Mud room, Sitting room, Workshop
Home Features
Heating
- Fireplaces: 1
- Heating: hot air, radiator
- Heat fuel type: oil
- Fuel tank: in basement
Interior Features
- Auto garage door opener
- Cable - pre-wired
Appliances
- Electric range
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Washer
- Electric dryer
Attic
- Heated
- Finished
- Floored
- Walk-up
Basement
- Full
- Unfinished
- Interior access
- Concrete floor
Exterior Features
- Porch-screened
- Porch
- Gutters
- Covered deck
- Stone wall
- French doors
- Underground sprinkler
- Patio
Property Details
Parking
- Garage spaces: 2
- Detached garage
- Paved
- Driveway
Lot Details
- Lot surface: 0.34 acres
- Secluded
- Lightly wooded
- Level lot
Utilities
- Water: public water connected
- Sewage: pub. sewer connected
Near-by Amenities
- Health club
- Library
- Paddle tennis
- Park
- Playground/tot lot
- Private rec facilities
- Public transportation
- Walk to bus lines
Construction Details
- Style
- colonial
- Construction year
- 1926
- Exterior Siding
- clapboard
- Foundation
- concrete
- Roof
- asphalt shingle
Area & Town
This home is located in Noroton Heights neighborhood, in the town of Darien.
- $2.10M med. price
- 1 homes for sale
- $1.95M med. price
- 17 homes for sale
Finance & Listing Info
MLS ID |
#24056552 |
Status |
Closed |
Listing date |
November 01, 2024 |
Closed date |
December 20, 2024 |
Days on market |
49 days |
List price |
$ 2,000,000 |
Close price |
$ 2,350,000 |
Sale-to-list ratio |
117% |
Tax amount |
$ 14,136 |
Tax year |
july 2024-june 2025 |
Financing used |
Withheld |
(c) 2024 Based on information provided to and compiled by the Smart MLS, Inc.