2235 N Madison St Arlington, VA 22205

**Classic 1940s brick and block colonial with a 2012 expansion -- all well-sited on a beautiful 9,795 square foot lot.** Recent updates: **2006-level 3 Landmark architectural shingle roof on original house, 2012-matching roof on addition**2016-solar panels**2007-heating and air conditioning**2015-50 gallon gas water heater**2016-renovated upstairs bathroom.**The 2012 kitchen features a vaulted ceiling, solid maple cabinetry with soft-close glides and hinges, Brazilian granite countertops with beveled edges, granite compose sink, stainless steel appliances, including a double gas range with pizza oven, and advanced ventilation hood.**The kitchen flows into the breakfast area for casual gatherings and then to the screened porch overlooking the backyard.**Follow the path through a large, mostly-native pollinator garden with integrated vegetable and herb gardens and to the inviting home**The front door leads to a traditional living room on the left with fireplace and a door to the adjoining den with Andersen windows on three sides.**The dining room adjoins a butler's pantry and the mudroom just off the driveway.**In the mudroom there are solid maple floor to ceiling pantry cabinets, shoe drawers and coat rack -- how wonderful to organize everything in one spot. A powder room in tucked off the mudroom. and a large walk-in pantry is ideal for household storage
**Refinished wood floors continue from the main level to the three upstairs bedrooms. They are served by an expanded, renovated bathroom reflecting the retro style of the home.**Pull down stairs open to the fully floored attic for copious storage. Widened gable vents and temperature-triggered gable fan maximizes ventilation and preserves stored items.***The lower level offers a large room designed either as a primary bedroom and bathroom or as a media space. It has built in 7.1 surround speakers, a 65" TV mount, full height windows, and double closets.***The 4th bedroom is on this level along with a game room or office with built in bookshelves, and the laundry room.**Another room could be used as an office, workshop, gym, or 5th bedroom. It has a polyurea/polyaspartic floor with nylon chips and non-slip clear coat installed by Garage Design Source.**Next to the patio door is a large closet for storing yard and garden equipment. The patio provides entry to the back yard with an open, park-like setting. It features a firepit, shed with electric service, a low maintenance gold fish pond, fern gardens, south facing raised beds for vegetable gardens, a rain barrel, and a lush assortment of native trees that provide verdant copses throughout the yard.**A Solar PV System (3660W) with remote monitoring provides an average of 30% of electricity for the home. Net metering sends electricity back to the gird for equal credit when not used by the home. Whole house electricity usage monitoring (Generac/Neuro) measures both production and consumption. A whole house surge arrestor protects the system from exterior and interior electrical surges.***The home is highly walkable and is near the East Falls Church Metro, Westover Village, bike path, Lee-Harrison Center, and the indie restaurants, shops, and services along Langston Blvd.*** The school is served by Tuckahoe Elementary School, Swanson Middle School, and Yorktown High School.**