5235 Netherland Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471

Exquisitely updated, this superb home in the estate section of Riverdale is truly one-of-a-kind, reflecting impeccable European taste and designer finishes in a magnificent four-level brick colonial. You will be proud and pleased to welcome your family and guests to this property, which has been fully renovated in a style as befits a house like this. Appreciate its elegant details such as mosaic tile inlay on floors and fireplaces, intricate millwork on ceilings, double copper sinks in the kitchen, European soaking tub in the primary suite spa bath, and custom floating staircase. Rooms on the main level have gracious proportions, and benefit from the privacy of a large parcel where the surrounding specimen plantings provide color year round. Enjoy the brightness of the home from the moment you walk into the skylit entry. The kitchen has abundant counterspace to cook to your heart’s delight, plus maple cabinetry, Subzero/ Thermador/ Miele/ Fisher & Paykel appliances. The dividing wall to the formal dining room has been brought down to counter height to make party planning a cinch, as you access the liquor cabinet or the hand-carved, French countryside-style breakfronts that are built-in. Both the living room and the conservatory offer wood burning fireplaces with decorative marble rising up atop the mantle. Upstairs is the private quarters, with a primary suite that will please even the most discerning audience. It offers 2 walk-in closets, a 3rd woodburning fireplace, and ensuite designer bathroom. There is a second bedroom and second full bath on the hallway. Third room is used as a library / office or can be furnished as a bedroom. From this room, ascend to the loft which can serve many purposes from pajama room for kids to yoga retreat, with its skylights, windows in three directions plus heating and AC. The lower level will be in constant use, offering an additional family room/den with gas fireplace, bedroom with ensuite full bathroom and Finnish sauna, a mudroom, gym, laundry room, and access to a heated garage. This home is the epitome of urban tranquility with a back terrace that features covered seating, a handsome wood burning fireplace, grill with permanent gas line, and a lower bluestone patio surrounded by blooming rhododendrons and other mature flowering shrubs. Enjoy carefree living with a plethora of upgraded systems including 4-zone AC and heat pump that services the entire house, radiant heating in floors, outdoor motion-sensor lighting, inground sprinkler, fully fenced yard, new (2025) AC condenser and new (2025) air handler, custom shed, many replaced windows, foam gutter guards, the list goes on and on. Enjoy the opportunity to walk to stores, or to worship, stroll Riverside Park or Wave Hill, and take in all of the neighborhood's bounty on your way to the City-bound train station nearby. This move-in ready beauty will not last!