NOT LISTED FOR SALE

980 Hillside Ave Plainfield, NJ 07060

Plainfield Area
9 Beds
5.5 Baths
6,000 Sq Ft
194 Sq Ft Lot

Sale Details

Date Sold: March 23, 2018

Last sale price $850,000 $142 Per Sq Ft

64 Days on Market

Highlights

  • Colonial Architecture
  • Recreation Room
  • Attic
  • Family Room with Fireplace
  • Wood Flooring
  • High Ceiling

About This Home

As of March 2018

IF YOU LOVE ENTERTAINING, RELAXING, OR WORKING IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT INSPIRES, 980 HILLSIDE AVENUE IS THE HOME FOR YOU! BUILT IN 1917 THIS GEORGIAN COLONIAL REVIVAL MANSION WAS BUILT TO LAST! IMPRESSIVE IN DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION, THIS OUTSTANDING COLONIAL WITH RICH ARCHITECTURAL PEDIGREE (ROMAN AND GREEK DESIGN ELEMENTS) FEATURES, A CIRCULAR DRIVE, RECENTLY RENOVATED SLATE ROOF, 18 ROOMS, & HANDSOME 3 CAR CARRIAGE HOUSE - SET ON A LUSH 1.3 ACRE PRIVATE LOT. IT ALSO FEATURES 9 SPACIOUS BEDRMS, 5 &1/2 BATHS, GRAND FOYER, FORMAL LIVING RM W/ FIREPLACE, SOLARIUM ( FAMILY ROOM), OFFICE, SPACIOUS KITCHEN W/CENTER ISLAND, BUTLER'S PANTRY, 1ST FLOOR LAUNDRY RM, OPEN & ENCLOSED PORCHES, LARGE WINDOWS,EXERCISE RM W/ VIEW OF REAR GROUNDS, & MUCH MORE! THERE SIMPLY IS NO PROPERTY LIKE THIS ONE IN THE AREA!

Last Agent to Sell the Property

Darlene McWilliams

KELLER WILLIAMS ELITE REALTORS Listed on: 11/28/2017

KELLER WILLIAMS ELITE REALTORS

Last Buyer's Agent

Deborah Citarella

COLDWELL BANKER REALTY

COLDWELL BANKER REALTY

Home Details

Home Type

  • Single Family

Est. Annual Taxes

  • $21,654

Year Built

  • Built in 1917

Lot Details

  • 194 Sq Ft Lot
  • Irregular Lot

Parking

  • 3 Car Detached Garage
  • Circular Driveway

Home Design

  • Colonial Architecture
  • Brick Exterior Construction
  • Slate Roof
  • Wood Siding

Interior Spaces

  • 6,000 Sq Ft Home
  • High Ceiling
  • Entrance Foyer
  • Family Room with Fireplace
  • 3 Fireplaces
  • Living Room
  • Formal Dining Room
  • Home Office
  • Recreation Room
  • Workshop
  • Storage Room
  • Utility Room
  • Home Gym
  • Attic

Kitchen

  • Eat-In Kitchen
  • Gas Oven
  • Self-Cleaning Oven
  • Gas Cooktop
  • Dishwasher
  • Kitchen Island

Flooring

  • Wood
  • Wall to Wall Carpet
  • Tile

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

  • 9 Bedrooms
  • Primary bedroom located on second floor
  • En-Suite Primary Bedroom
  • Cedar Closet
  • Dressing Area
  • Powder Room
  • Bathtub with Shower
  • Walk-in Shower

Laundry

  • Dryer
  • Washer

Basement

  • Walk-Out Basement
  • Basement Fills Entire Space Under The House
  • Front Basement Entry
  • Sump Pump
  • French Drain

Home Security

  • Home Security System
  • Carbon Monoxide Detectors
  • Fire and Smoke Detector

Schools

  • Evergreen Elementary School
  • Maxson Middle School
  • Plainfield High School

Utilities

  • Window Unit Cooling System
  • Radiator
  • Heating System Uses Oil Below Ground
  • Standard Electricity

Listing and Financial Details

  • Assessor Parcel Number 2912-00821-0000-00008-0000-

Home Details

Home Type

Single Family

Est. Annual Taxes

$21,654

Year Built

Built in 1917

Lot Details

194 Sq Ft Lot

Parking

3

Listing Details

  • Style: Colonial
  • Primary Style: Colonial
  • Subproperty Type: Single Family
  • Year Built: 1917
  • County Name: Union
  • Possible Other Uses: Home-Office
  • Directions: Take Watchung Avenue to Hillside Avenue
  • I D: 4761948
  • Section Subdiv Development: Hillside Historic District
  • First Name: DARLENE C
  • First Name3: DEBORAH
  • Last Name: MCWILLIAMS
  • Last Name3: CITARELLA
  • Office Phone: 908-391-6487
  • Special Features: None
  • Property Sub Type: Detached

Interior Features

  • Flooring: Carpeting, Tile, Wood
  • Fireplace Description: Family Room
  • Number of Fireplaces: 3
  • Appliances: Carbon Monoxide Detector, Refrigerator, OvnWGas, CookGas, Washer, Dishwasher, Self Cleaning Oven, Dryer, Sump Pump
  • Interior Amenities: Cedar Closets, TubShowr, StallShw, Security System, Fire Extinguisher, Carbon Monoxide Detector, High Ceilings, Smoke Detector
  • Bedrooms: 9
  • Master Bedroom Desc: Dressing Room, Full Bath
  • Bedroom 1 Level: Second
  • Bedroom 2 Level: Second
  • Bedroom 3 Level: Second
  • Bedroom 4 Level: Second
  • Bathrooms: 5.10
  • Full Bathrooms: 5
  • Half Bathrooms: 1
  • Basement: Yes
  • Basement Description: Walkout, French Drain, Full
  • Basement Level Rooms: Utility Room, SeeRem, Workshop, Storage Room, Rec Room
  • Dining Room Level: First
  • Dining Area: Formal Dining Room
  • Family Room Level: First
  • Kitchen Area: Center Island, Pantry, Eat-In Kitchen, Separate Dining Area
  • Kitchen Level: First
  • Living Room Level: First
  • Other Room 1: Foyer
  • Other Room1 Level: First
  • Other Room 2: Solarium
  • Other Room2 Level: First
  • Other Room 3: Office
  • Other Room3 Level: First
  • Other Room 4: Exercise Room
  • Other Room4 Level: Second
  • Level 1 Rooms: Foyer, Office, Living Room, Pantry, Dining Room, Powder Room, Kitchen
  • Level 2 Rooms: SeeRem, 4 Or More Bedrooms, SittngRm, Bath Main, Exercise Room, Bath(s) Other
  • Level 3 Rooms: 3 Bedrooms, Attic, Entrance Vestibule, Bath Main, Bath(s) Other
  • Estimated Sq Ft: 6000
  • Phone: 908-233-8502

Exterior Features

  • Exterior Description: Brick, Wood
  • Roof Description: Slate

Garage/Parking

  • Garage Description: Loft Storage, Detached Garage
  • Number Garage Spaces: 3
  • Number Parking Spaces: 12
  • Parking Driveway Description: 1 Car Width, Blacktop, Circular

Utilities

  • Cooling: Window A/C(s)
  • Fuel Type: Oil Tank Below Ground
  • Heating: 1 Unit, Radiators - Steam
  • Sewer: Public Sewer
  • Utilities: Electric, Gas-Natural
  • Water: Public Water

Schools

  • High School: Plainfield
  • Middle Jr High School: Maxson

Lot Info

  • Lot Size: 194.1X316.78IRR
  • Easement: Unknown
  • Lot Description: Irregular Lot
  • Lot I D Tax: *
  • Lot Size Tax: *
  • Zoning: Residential

Tax Info

  • Tax Acres: *
  • Assessed Improvement Value: *
  • Assessed Land Value: *
  • Total Tax Assessed: *
  • Streetname Tax: *
  • Tax Amount: 21654
  • Tax Amount Tax: *
  • Assessor Parcel Number: 2912-00821-0000-00008-0000-
  • Tax Rate Amount: 7.823
  • Tax Rate Tax: *
  • Tax Year Tax: *
  • Tax Year: 2016

MLS Schools

  • Grade School: Evergreen
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Property History

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Date Event Price List to Sale Price per Sq Ft
03/23/2018 03/23/18 Sold $850,000 -10.5% $142 / Sq Ft
01/31/2018 01/31/18 Pending -- -- --
11/28/2017 11/28/17 For Sale $950,000 -- $158 / Sq Ft
Source: Garden State MLS

Agents Affiliated with this Home

  • Darlene McWilliams

    Seller's Agent in 2018

    Darlene McWilliams

    KELLER WILLIAMS ELITE REALTORS

    (908) 391-6487

    53 Total Sales

    Darlene McWilliams
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  • Deborah Citarella

    Buyer's Agent in 2018

    Deborah Citarella

    COLDWELL BANKER REALTY

    (908) 233-0065

    112 Total Sales

    Deborah Citarella
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Map

Source: Garden State MLS

MLS Number: 3433254

Garden State MLS
New Jersey Union County Plainfield 07060

980 Hillside Ave, Plainfield, NJ

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