PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Are you looking for a home that doubles as a vacation getaway? Then this is the house for you.
Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 851 East New Lenox Road.
This raised ranch was built in 1985 and has three bedrooms, including a primary with en suite and walk-in closet, and three other bathrooms. The 3,835-square-foot home includes an indoor heated pool and hot tub area with a tiki bar perfect for hosting get-togethers or relaxing. This addition is attached to the house through a sunroom.
The house is on 1 1/2 acres and has an attached two-car garage and fieldstone fireplace in the living room, and will come with a refrigerator, range, dishwasher, washer, dryer, range hood, and microwave.
It is listed for $549,900.
We spoke to Susan Calkins with listing agent Stone House Properties LLC about this home.
What do you think makes this property stand out in the current market?
Calkins: Location, just fourth home in from the Lenox line, privacy yet not secluded. No visible neighbors behind.
What was your first impression when you walked into the home?
Calkins: Wow factor ... you enter up to the main level and can see from the formal dining room through the kitchen, glass room and into the Florida room with it's indoor, heated, inground pool. The entire home is custom and unique!
Are there any standout design features or recent renovations?
Calkins: 43-foot Florida room with spa tub and in-ground heated pool, full screen projection TV, tiki bar, expanded primary en suite and walk-in closet, temperature controlled gas fireplace, wood-burning fireplace and flue for a gas/pellet/wood stove; and a truss flooring system to cover the pool and enjoy large holiday gatherings.
What kind of buyer would this home be ideal for?
Calkins: Everyone from the hiking, ATV and canoeing enthusiasts, to those who enjoy a serene setting of mountain views, foliage season, and scenic, sprawling lawn with a wooded background, relaxing on the cool north side patio for hot summer days.
What do the current owners love most about this home?
Calkins: It's vicinity is close to everything, Berkshire's cultural amenities, major shopping, boutiques, hospitals, etc., yet on the outskirts in a very country setting in Pittsfield.
How would you describe the feel or atmosphere of this home?
Calkins: Fun, warm, loved and inviting ... and did I say fun!?!
You can find out more about this house on its listing here.
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Companion Corner: Freya, Fudge & Charlotte
By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — If looking for the perfect feline pet, why not triple the fun? There's a threesome at Berkshire Humane Society waiting for a family to call their own.
iBerkshire's Companion Corner is a weekly series spotlighting an animal in our local shelters that is ready to find a home.
We highlighted Freya, Charlotte and Fudge last month and they are still looking for their new home together.
Kittens Fudge and Charlotte and their mother, Freya, have been at the shelter and in a foster home since April. All three have tested positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), often described as feline HIV/AIDS
Feline/small animal adoption counselor Alyssa Petell introduced us to them.
"They originally were brought in from animal control. The conditions weren't the best in the home. But when they came in, they were tested positive for feline AIDS (FIV). We do send our kittens normally to foster programs to get socialized with the mom. So they got sent to a foster program for about two months to get socialized," she said.
The shelter preferably would like the three to as a family, and to a home with respectful children that will keep them inside.
"We would prefer if they could all go together, but they are a very sweet trio of kitties. They would have to be indoor only because of them being feline AIDS positive," Petell said. "It is OK for them to go into a home with other cats. We prefer if they go into a home with feline AIDS-positive cats, but even if they are negative for feline AIDS, as long as they're not actively scratching each other and biting each other to transmit it, then it should be OK."
Each cat has their own personality. The two kittens love to play with an abundance of toys; one is shy and the other is outgoing. They both like to curl up and sleep in your lap once they get to know you.
It turns out that Fudge is actually a girl. In our previous article, he was mistakenly identified as a boy.
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