15718 26Th Ave

157-18 26th Avenue is a beautiful home nestled on a tree lined street in the heart of North Flushing. It is located just three short blocks from Bowne Park. This is an oversized property (60' x 95') 5,700 square ft with a mature 30' Cherry Blossom tree that welcomes you in the front of the house. The building structure is all cinder block construction with brick and stone facade. The building size is 26' x 26' with a full basement, first floor, second floor and attic (1,352 square ft of finished living space). There is an attached garage (22' x 10' cinder block / brick construction). The garage has a ten foot ceiling height. The garage can house one car inside with plenty of extra storage space or can be converted to additional living space. There is also one private parking spot in the driveway. On the first floor there is a front door and side door entrance as well as a seperate outside entrance in the rear of the building to the basement. There are hardwood floors throughout the first and second floors as well as eight foot ceilings.The first floor has a full kitchen with stainless steel stove and refrigerator, half bathroom, dining room and a living room. Every room in this house has windows. On the second floor there is a full bathroom and three bedrooms. All three bedrooms have closets with an additional storage closet located in the hallway. The master bedroom has an additional doorway that exits to the gated flat garage roof. This area (22' x 10') doubles as a sun deck that overlooks the backyard as well as the front of the home. There is also a standup attic (26' x 26') that is great for additional storage. The basement is an open concept layout with a 7 ft ceiling. The basement has a kitchen setup...sink with counter top and storage cabinets (no stove). There is a laundry room complete with washer and dryer. There is a Weil McLain boiler (hot water circulating system) with two zones; the basement is the second zone. There is a new fifty gallon A.O. Smith hot water heater recently installed. The home is cooled by 3 Friedrich window / wall unit air conditioners. For safety there are gas / smoke / carbon monoxide alarms located in the basement as well as an additional smoke alarm on the first floor. Electric service comes into the home through underground conduit. All lighting in this house has been updated to LED bulbs and fixtures. The house is already wired for Verizon Fios. The front, side and backyard landscaping has been tastefully designed and laid out...watered by an 8 zone sprinkler system. There is a wide variety of trees, bushes, shrubs, flowers and a grape vine. At the center of the backyard is a pond. The pond has a filtration system and a circulating pump with a three drop waterfall. In the pond are Lily pads and reeds. The perimeter of the pond is shaded by beautiful Japanese Maple trees. This house is located 3 blocks from a major bus route which can bring you to the LIRR or #7 train within minutes. This house is in school district 25 which has some of the best Public Schools around. It is also a block from St. Mels Catholic School and just minutes away from prime shopping and restaurants. To set up a tour, contact Robert @ (347)-346-3558. Tours are Monday - Friday after 5:30p.m. Saturday and Sunday 9:30a.m.-7:00p.m. Please call at least 1 hour before you would like to come. Thanks for looking.