8 Prospect Ave Darien, CT, 06820

single family home
$ 2,350,000 Sold Nov 1, 2024
49 days on market, 117% sale-to-list ratio
Map of 8 Prospect Avenue, Darien, CT 06820 single family home
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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

5 bedrooms beds
3 full baths
3,036 square feet sq ft

Room Details

  • Other (Upper Level) Built-Ins
  • Living Room (Main Level) Built-Ins, Fireplace, Hardwood Floor
  • Bedroom (Upper Level) Built-Ins, Full Bath, Hardwood Floor, On 3rd Floor
  • Office (Upper Level) Built-Ins, Hardwood Floor, On 3rd Floor
  • Bedroom (Upper Level) Hardwood Floor
  • Sun Room (Main Level)
  • Kitchen (Main Level) Breakfast Bar, Hardwood Floor
  • Family Room (Main Level) Entertainment Center, French Doors, Hardwood Floor
  • Dining Room (Main Level) Built-Ins, French Doors, Hardwood Floor
  • Primary Bedroom (Upper Level) Hardwood Floor
  • Bedroom (Upper Level) Built-Ins, Hardwood Floor
  • Bedroom (Upper Level) Built-Ins, Hardwood Floor
  • 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

Cooling

  • Central air
  • Window unit

Interior Features

  • Auto garage door opener
  • Cable - pre-wired

Appliances

  • Electric range
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Dishwasher
  • Washer
  • Electric dryer

Home Automation

  • Thermostat(s)

Attic

  • Heated
  • Finished
  • Floored
  • Walk-up

Basement

  • Full
  • Unfinished
  • Interior access
  • Concrete floor

Laundry

  • Main level

Energy Features

  • Programmable thermostat

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

Driveway

  • Private
  • Paved
  • Asphalt

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.

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


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