Property Description

Beautiful home located in the Parkview Neighborhood of Mid-City, featuring Five-bedrooms and, three full bathrooms. This 1925-era Arts and Crafts home with Mediterranean architectural influences was a former two-story duplex, converted into a single family home, located two blocks from Bayou St John. It is walkable to City Park, North Carrollton Avenue dining and shopping, the Canal Streetcar, Jazz Fest and the Endymion parade. The kitchen is replete with maple shaker kitchen cabinets, a 36 inch Viking gas range and vent hood, GE Profile French-Door refrigerator and a Samsung dishwasher. The living area consists of four parlors that are versatile and capable for entertaining. Upstairs features a primary bedroom with bath and walk-in closet, in well as four bedrooms and an adjacent bathroom. Upstairs also features a study / office area with built-in shelving. Two of the bedrooms open to a large gallery overlooking Taft Place. It Also features original built-in cabinetry, doors and windows, antique pine hardwood floors, casings and moldings. The owners have replaced the entire first floor with new pine floorboards. The home also features an in-ground swimming pool and spa that can be heated in cooler months. The double driveways allow for off-street parking of multiple vehicles. The front porch has attractive gas lanterns and the front landscaping features large Crepe Myrtle Trees. The house was painted in 2023 and the roof was also replaced in the same year. The first-floor AC system was replaced in 2024 and the backyard features a new wooden fence. The annual termite treatment plan is transferable to the new owner. The downstairs parlors have been freshly painted, along with the front porch. Storage sheds are included with the property. The physical street (800 Block of Taft Place) was completely reconstructed in 2019 and was completed in concrete. The street is in excellent condition and retains it vintage street lamps and granite curbs.

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