30 Clinton Avenue, Montclair, NJ
Welcome to a rare opportunity to own this gracious updated 7-bedroom, 3.2-bath Victorian home with an amazing separate 3-bedroom, 1-bath carriage house and 2-car garage on a large, private lot, in Montclair’s prestigious estate section, convenient to everything!
The spacious main house, built in 1885, features zoned central air, hardwood floors, recessed lighting, crown moldings, high ceilings, and a beautiful updated eat-in kitchen and baths.
Enter and you’re greeted by a foyer with powder room and guest closet and a den with convenient built-ins. The large light-filled living room with a wood-burning fireplace leads to the formal dining room with an archway, pocket doors and a second wood-burning fireplace. An expansive L-shaped family room with a picture window opens through double French doors to a roomy back deck and the huge private backyard.
The open gourmet eat-in kitchen boasts a granite island, new floors, a built-in work station, recessed lighting, and a large eating area. A second set of double French doors leads to a mudroom with double closets and access to the deck, driveway and backyard.
On the second floor you’ll find five generous bedrooms, including one with a decorative fireplace, and one being used as an office. The primary suite features an archway, leaded glass windows, double closets, including a walk-in closet and an en suite bathroom with twin sinks. There’s also a full guest bath in the hall, as well as a laundry room and linen closet.
The third floor has a third full bath and 2 more bedrooms, including one with palladium windows being used as a media room, as well as a storage room/office. The full unfinished basement includes a rec room, storage room, work room, utility room and a new powder room.
The large fenced backyard covers over a third of an acre, with a newly paved driveway leading to the carriage house with separate utilities and attached 2-car garage.
On the first floor of the carriage house you’ll find a foyer/entryway, a laundry room and storage. The second level boasts a sunny office with French doors, a living room with a wood-burning fireplace, a full bath, a kitchen, 2 bedrooms, and a dining room, which actually is the third bedroom—great for an extended family or as a rental.
All this on one of Montclair’s most desirable quiet tree-lined street, yet walking distance from Montclair shops, restaurants and the bus to New York City!