With Passover and Easter over and good weather beckoning, area homeowners – over 200 of them – are beginning the month of May optimistically. Deals are as plentiful as ever.
59 Stewart Pl., South Orange
List Price: $429,900
Taxes: $12,871
Lot Size: 0.15 Acres
4BR/2BA
This 11-room Colonial, built in 1970 and renovated in 2005, has numerous attributes, including large windows, high ceilings, an enclosed porch, central air, a wood burning fireplace in the living room and an updated kitchen. There is a partially-finished full basement and two-car attached garage as well. Open house 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
14 Forest St., Unit 201, Montclair
List Price: $274,900
Taxes: $8,536
Lot Size: n/a
2BR/1BA
Built in 1925, this five-room Condo is located on the second floor of a pre-war building. Recently painted, this one-floor unit also has hardwood floors and an updated bathroom. The kitchen has new stainless steel appliances and granite countertop. The unit faces the street. There is a patio out back. Open house 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
387 Elmwood Ave., Maplewood
List Price: $435,000
Taxes: $13,197
Lot Size: 0.17 Acres
3BR/1.1BA
Just reduced by $15,000, this nine-room Tudor mixes 1930s style with modern conveniences. Newer attributes include the bathrooms and kitchen, which has lots of cabinet space. Wood trim decorates most of the first floor. There is a media room on the third floor that could be used as a bedroom. Other house attributes include an enclosed porch, fireplace, wood floors and a deck. The circa 1930 house has a full, unfinished basement and two-car detached garage. Open house 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
44 Stanford Pl., Glen Ridge
List Price: $659,000
Taxes: $17,294
Lot Size: 0.27 Acres
5BR/2BA
Located near the Glen Ridge Country Club, this 10-room Normandy Colonial, built in 1925, has a solarium and wood burning fireplace in the living room. Only one photo of the house is provided. There is a full, unfinished basement and two-car detached garage. Open house 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
24 Yantecaw Ave., Bloomfield
List Price: $350,000
Taxes: $9,283
Lot Size: 0.12 Acres
3BR/1.1BA
Featuring a partially renovated kitchen and main bathroom, this eight-room Colonial, near the Glen Ridge border, also has an enclosed porch, fireplace and wood trim. Brookdale Park is nearby. There is a partially-finished basement and one-car detached garage. Open house 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Also showing: 11 James St., Montclair, a restored and updated Second Empire Victorian. The 10-room house has five bedrooms and 2.1 bathrooms. There’s an in-ground pool as well. $779,900. Open house 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Luxury Townhouse complex The Brownstones at Essex Fells, profiled in the Mar. 27 roundup, is also holding an open house event.



