153 York St #2, Portland, ME 04101

1871 Colonial Charm overlooking the working waterfront of Casco Bay. Owner occupied. Please, please, read entire post before texting or calling me. Do not click the Zillow "interested request application feature". I am only using phone calls & texts. Por favor, no se aplica todavia sin comunicar conmigo primero por telefono y Lea todo por abajo. Available April 1st. Unit is currently occupied, and thus sufficient notice must be given for showings Mondays thru Thursdays afternoons and evenings, at or after 3:45pm. Possible Sunday evening showings. Owner works during day and will return messages after 3pm. Texts are helpful that explain "a bit about yourself and why the apartment interests you". A drive-by of the unassuming and aged facade will not reveal the interior. You will be pleased upon stepping inside this neat and clean first floor apartment that runs from street front with living room overlooking all the way to back bedroom overlooking tiny courtyard with trees. Peaceful, simple, for the minimalist city dweller that loves colonial accents. Footprint: enter living room with four windows, high ceiling and decorative fireplace with lit deep mantle (actual heat source is economical Natural Gas Rinnai heater); walk through to eat-in kitchen with two windows; bathroom is tucked away off kitchen with window and a uniquely designed, hand-tiled shower (tiny space but pleasing to the eye with high ceiling); walk through to the quiet back bedroom with two windows and an original antique wooden accent wall. A deep closet stepping off the passage between kitchen and bedroom, plus a full length clothing closet in the bedroom itself. Ample light and cross breeze when and where you would want it. Apartment sized refrigerator and range and small microwave. Wide antique wood floors in living room and bedroom (satin gloss). You will be required to use felt pads under all furniture! Tile flooring in bath, and easy mop wood laminate flooring in kitchen. Warm paint colors, ceiling fan in bedroom, antique wood moldings. Plenty of overhead lighting and modern wiring and insulation and walls. Onsite coin-op laundry (basement). Notes: room for full or queen beds only; no water bed or piano or other heavy furniture; no pets; and, absolutely zero tolerance for smoking. Location. Location. Location. Step out your front door to enjoy all that the Old Port and peninsula have to offer: restaurants, cafes, theaters, etc. Steps from Casco Bay Bridge, greenbelt, and metro bus line. Possible tandem parking with this unit. Plenty on-street parking. Tenants often work and play within walking / biking distance. Snow ban parking across street (Commercial Street city lot). NO PETS permitted in this unit - ever. Se prohibe mascotas Se prohibe fumar. No smoking building, and no smoking on premises... on any kind! Illegal activity is strictly prohibited. Rent of $1,500 is discounted by $50 per month, to $1450, when collected/cleared early - at least one day prior to the first of the month. Application process includes calling your references, verifying income, credit and background checks. Text or Email Mr. Carver to request a preliminary application (include your full name and email). Calls only to Property Owner. Available April 1st. Landlord pays for water/hot water/sewer. Tenant pays for heat & electricity & all other utilities. Tenant provides first ($1450) & last ($1450) months rent & security deposit ($1500) = (total $4400) upon signing one year lease. Tenant places trash and recyclables at curb on days of City collection. All Tenants collaborate in the cleaning of common areas, including the keeping of the grounds and shoveling & clearing of steps and front of building during snowy weather. This unit comes with the possibility of a tandem (secondary) parking spot, so long as schedules function well with Primary Tenant. Available April 1st.