104 Delafield Avenue

It was a chilly day in April 1972 when a young couple with 2 preschool girls arrived at the Delafield house. It was the ugliest house on the block, painted park bench green, with black peeling shutters and wooden steps. They had chosen the house during a current gasoline strike because everything was within walking distance - supermarket, restaurants, banks, coffee shops, dry cleaners, pet services, gas stations, barbershops, hair salons, and so much more. The new home was close to a public elementary school and middle school, 3 religious schools, Grymes Hill Private Academy, temple, Silver Lake Park, Snug Harbor, and 2 public transportation routes. Over the ensuing 52 years, they completely enlarged, extended, upgraded, and greatly improved that sad little house to the stately Delafield house it is today. Facts + Figures: - Bedrooms: 4 - Bathrooms: 1st level 1/2 bath, 2nd level full bath, potential 1/2 bath in basement (hookups present) - 2nd level primary bedroom w/ parquet floor & 10 ft double closet - Additional bedrooms offer nursery-office possibilities - Formal dining on 1st floor - Kitchen on 1st floor has GE Profile stainless steel appliances, teak flooring, blue pearl granite counter top, custom cabinets, slate backsplash with X panel inserts, & separate large eat-in area - Living room 1st level with bay window and mirrored wall - Family room 1st level with 8 windows - Garden room with 2 motorized skylights, 8 Anderson French doors, 7 opening/1 stationary, slate tiles with radiant heating and separate thermostat, cathedral ceiling, opens to outdoor deck - Deck: low maintenance, Trex material - Heating: hot water, gas - Basement: seperate thermostat, French drain and wave ventilation system - Other features: original art deco wainscoting, hardwood floors with chestnut trim design, 2 original artist-signed stained glass windows flaking the front door, ADT alarm system, plaster walls, ceiling fans, east/west exposure for great na tural lighting, both on + off street parking, detached garage, Cambridge brick, canopy, gutter guards, automatic awning over hot tub.