Saturday, June 30, 2007

House #4 (and #20) - Chiswell Run

This house, which was the fourth one I saw on my last trip, caught my eye before but seemed overpriced. It has now come down a little. It is just eight minutes from Blackhawk. It is 20 years old and a main feature it is missing from some less expensive options is that that master bedroom and bathroom are on the main floor of the house. It has 2294 square feet plus 970 square feet in the finished basement. We think the homeowners association has a pool and other facilities but the annual association fees are are a little high at $590.

Here is the house from the backyard . . .
And the view from the back of the house to the backyard, and you can see some of the sidewalks through the neighborhood . . .
This formal dining room is to the right as you enter the front door. It connects to the kitchen but it's a little ways from the kitchen . . .
The stairs . . .
This is the living room with a vaulted ceiling, which connects to the kitchen and a second dining area . . .
This is from the living room and shows the landing on the second floor . . .
Here's the kitchen . . .

This little wet bar is between the kitchen and living room. The informal dining area is to the right . . .
The laundry room is off the kitchen and leads to the garage . . .
The master bedroom, on the main floor at the front of the house . . .

Master bathroom . . .

Upstairs, the second bedroom . . .
The view down onto the living room . . .
The main bathroom, on the second floor. It has only one sink . . .
The third bedroom . . .
The fourth bedroom . . .
The basement . . .
The part of the basement that appears in the picture above is not fully finished. The floor and two of the walls are painted concrete/cement. This is a study in the basement that could easily be a fifth bedroom . . .
A TV area downstairs . . .

Jeannette, because you've seen these photos before and are interested in this house, here are a few more that are just to provide some detail for you. This is a close-up of the kitchen . . .

This shows the little desk built into the informal dining area . . .
There is an attic above the garage, about the size of our current one but more usable. From the perspective of this photo below, there is a door to the side yard right behind the photographer. It's a two-car garage.
This was something that I didn't like . . . just a little detail . . . the finish work on the stairs to the basement isn't quite done or done right . . .
With regard to the basement, I also have some very minor concerns as to whether it might have any moisture or settling problems as these are common to this subdivision. Other than the presence of a dehumidifier, there isn't any evidence of a problem.

Below is the view from the top of the stairs down to the entryway. As you can see, the entry chandelier that is very pretty from underneath is not very attractive from above.

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