233 1st avenue

Updates make this 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath home 2,316 sq ft. Year round views of Winter Harbor and the Sound, with no flood insurance necessary. Enjoy July 4th fireworks from the 21x34 deck. Newer eat-in kitchen features quartz countertops, dual sinks-one with instant hot water, stainless steel appliances, and rock maple cabinets with under-mount lighting. A crystal chandelier hangs in the dining room leading through a grand archway to the living room with fireplace. Both rooms have 9' ceilings. The 1st floor also includes a bedroom, mudroom, bath with shower and heat lamp, and versatile music studio that could serve as a sun room, office, or den. Floors are slate porcelain and red oak hardwood. The 2nd floor has three more bedrooms with ample closet space, hardwood floors, and full bath. The finished 567 sq ft on the lower-level includes a walk-out family room with wet bar, updated 1/2 bath, and laundry center with sink. There is a utility room with energy-efficient Navien gas furnace/hot water unit, and whole-house water purification system. Basement includes ample storage room. The yard is designed for privacy without obstructing water views and features easy care gardens, flowering shrubs, fruit-bearing trees, and lawn area for activities. The driveway leads to an oversized single-car garage with roll-up doors at both ends, simplifying the transport of a kayak to the water. Easy access to Yale and Yale West, train, highways, shopping, dining, beaches and downtown.