The moment you walk in the door at 2 Pleasant Avenue, Quispamsis, you sense this home is something special! From the vestibule with marble flooring with accent border and double French doors to the gracious foyer with grand sweeping staircase, this well-built home with first class upgrades has it all! This is a home that benefits from hours of careful planning and design married with the highest of quality in building materials and finishes. The closer you look the more you’ll appreciate the care and planning that has gone into this upscale property!
Let’s start with the outside with the sweeping lawn, triple-wide paved circular driveway, an abundance of parking, professional landscaping with glorious blooming mature shrubbery, deciduous and evergreen trees, fenced yard (no worry about deer here), meandering hand-laid paver stone walkways and patio plus no maintenance multi-level Trek deck, all on one plus glorious acre!
The front entrance with double sidelights opens onto the marble tiled vestibule with double French doors opening into the gracious foyer with grand sweeping hardwood staircase. Off the foyer is an elegant powder room for guests with heated black granite flooring. To the left is the welcoming library complete with built-in bookcases, extra-long windows, hardwood floor with dark inlay border, French door and attractive propane fireplace with marble surround. What a glorious home office this makes and the proximity to the front door is excellent for business appointments without disturbing your family. To the right of the foyer is the sunken living room with chair rail, paneled wainscoting, crown mouldings, columns and hardwood flooring complete with dark inlay border. The living room is open concept with the spacious dining room which features two beautiful built-in corner cabinets, large window, crown mouldings and hardwood floor with dark inlay border. Oh the elegant dinner parties you can host here! Lucky the family and friends invited to partake!
The eat-in kitchen by Queenstown is open concept with the family room is a dream, with an abundance of cream-coloured, top-of-the-line, solid wood cabinetry and gleaming granite counter tops with marble backsplash. The high-end Bosch appliances (all included) include the drawer-style microwave, ultra-silent dish washer, double wall ovens and 5-burner counter tops stove with pop-up downdraft ventilation. The oversized KitchenAid refrigerator is built in with matching cabinetry covering the doors to give a seamless look to this stunning designer kitchen. The central cherry island is oversized at ten feet long adding to the abundance of counter space and the walk-in pantry is beautifully organized with double door entry. There is plenty of recessed lighting, the ceramic flooring in the kitchen and down the hall is heated meaning cosy toes on cool days and the solar tube allows in additional natural light. The eating area provides plenty of space for a nice-size kitchen table and has direct deck access through garden doors. The most irresistible feature in this kitchen is the handsome stone wood-burning fireplace! Imagine having breakfast on cool days before an inviting cosy fire!
The oversized family room is open concept with the kitchen and offers an abundance of beautiful full length windows and deck access through oversized patio doors, allowing in an abundance of natural light and a stunning view of the private grounds. This room has hardwood flooring, recessed lighting, crown moulding and shares the reverse side of the stone wood-burning fireplace.
The main floor also includes a large bedroom (currently being used as an office, a full bathroom, luxurious laundry with built-in cabinetry and upscale front load washer and dryer included, set tub and granite countertops, mud room and powder room (with granite floor), all with heated floors. Very convenient for anyone with mobility issues (live-in or visiting family) to have this large bedroom and full bathroom on the main level of the home.
Up the winding hardwood staircase to the second floor with find the spacious master suite with built-in cabinetry and spa-like five-piece ensuite bath. This includes double sinks, deep soaker air tub, large beautifully tiled glass-enclosed shower and private flush. It’s rare in New Brunswick to find a master suite with an actual dressing room and this one is lovely with built-in cabinetry to enclose your clothing, shoes, etc. plus a window for natural light so you can determine the navy colour from the midnight blue! The third and fourth bedroom are a very nice-size, both with ample closets. They share an adjoining full three piece bathroom with bead board wainscoting, solid surface counter top, glass-enclosed ceramic tub/shower and heated floor. The master bedrom, ensuite, dressing room and second bedroom all enjoy panoramic views of the Kennebecasis River!
The finished walkout basement offers and oversized rec room with cosy wood-burning stove plus a sauna, full three-piece bathroom and cold storage. There is an abundance of storage on this level with a huge storage room plus a second storage room for seasonal decor (both with built-in shelving). There is a utility room which houses the 200 amp electrical panel, well pump, water softener and water purify. This purify takes drinking water to bottled water quality. This level also includes a large work shop which could be a flex room, perfect for a home gym, playroom, craft or sewing room, the choice is yours.
This home features crown mouldings throughout, solid wood construction (no press-board here), upscale light fixtures, upgraded insulation with R30 in the walls and R40 in the attic and attached three-car heated and insulated garage. The automatic propane generator is built-in so if there is a power interruption you don’t do a thing, it’s all conveniently automatic! Included with this home are all the kitchen and laundry room appliances, garage door openers, generator, window coverings, water softener, water purifier, central vac and attachments, family room flat screen, satellite dish and wood stove. Updates include windows, roofing, Queenstown kitchen total reno, Queenstown pantry, garage doors, painting, bathrooms, infloor heating, ductless heat pumps and built-in propane generator.
If your dream home must be the highest quality, you’ll want to take a close look here! Call Katherine Bacon, designated Global Luxury Specialist today by phone or text at 506-650-8575 or Charles Turnbull at 506-636-0748 for your personal viewing.