18 Kingwood Ave, Frenchtown, NJ 08825

This apartment, or half house, for rent is in the fantastic riverfront town of Frenchtown. This town has great restaurants, and a vibrant arts community including the new venue of Art Yard. The house is close to the heart of the town. This is a great little town tied to the riverfront. There's bicycling and hiking on the Rails to Trails, and just across the Delaware River, the Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath. There's also nearby rafting, swimming or fishing. The 1840s and early 1900s house exudes Currier & Ives charm, in a setting with a hedge of lilacs in the front, and banks of perennials including hostas, Lilly of the Valley, daffodils and fern in the back. This apartment is in a 2 family house, side by side. The apartment has 2 Bedrooms with refinished hardwood floors. The large bedroom in the back overlooks gardens with a French balcony. Both bedrooms have ample closet space the full width of the rooms. There is a large eat in kitchen with a new sink and countertops and a dishwasher. The living room has 1800s random plank flooring. There is a gorgeous wrap-around porch with a door to the living room and another door to the kitchen. The porch also exits to the side yard and the rear patio. The gravel patio is nestled into fieldstone retaining walls. The bath has a new tub, tile, wrought iron hardware, and a farm style sink. A shared rear foyer has a coat closet for each apartment. The house has an attic for storage, and washer and dryer hookups are in the basement. There's off street parking behind the house. The heat is by oil furnace with hot water baseboard. The apartment has all new Anderson windows, blown in insulation, newly refinished hardwood floors, new flooring in the kitchen, and is freshly painted. The electrical circuit panel was just upgraded. The porch was just restored. We're just now putting the finishing touches on the renovations. It's available at the end of the month. Bedroom large in the back, with French Balcony: 11'-2" x 16'-4" plus 11' of closet Bedroom small in the front: 12'-2" x 7'-11" plus nearly 8' of closet Living Room 15'-4" x 16'-4" Kitchen 15'-10" x 11'-1" Upstairs hall with linen closet Shared Rear Foyer with coat closet Attic storage Basement with laundry hookups Frenchtown is 15 minutes west of Flemington on the Delaware River. It has great restaurants, biking and walking on the rails to trails along the river, a boat launch, and great boutique shops. The area is set in the rolling hills of Hunterdon County, a destination for those looking to go hot air ballooning, canoeing, kayaking, or checking out the wineries, the Ironbound Cider, or the many local breweries. One can find great local cheeses and breads at Bobolink. Nearby are two small airports for flying or sky diving. Frenchtown is upriver from the other great riverfront towns of New Hope, Lambertville, and Stockton. The rent is $1,950/ mo. + utilities, (1.5 month security deposit, plus payment of the balance of the oil in the tank required) Tenant pays for oil, electric, phone or internet utilities Life is good. Owner pays for water and sewer. Tenant pays all other utilities. Parking for up to 2 cars is in the rear. No smoking. Barbeques not allowed on porch. Any pets are to be OK'd in advance by the owner, and with an additional pet security deposit.