6044 Spencer Ave, Bronx, NY 10471

Solid, attractive, well-maintained brick and stone house in stable, prosperous, leafy neighborhood, 2 blocks from giant 1,146-acre Van Cortlandt Park and many transportation options (1 train, Bx9 bus, BxM1, BxM2, BxM3 express buses to Manhattan; Yonkers 1 & 2 buses; Metro North at Riverdale Station, with shuttle bus circuit a block away. Fine school options nearby: Public: PS 81; Catholic: St. Margaret's, Private: Horace Mann, Riverdale Country School, Fieldston; Yeshiva; College of Mount Saint Vincent); Property boasts rare double-wide fenced-in lot and garden (105 x 50), flowering trees and vegetable/perennial garden; south-facing windows onto side garden bring bright warming sunlight in winter, light and cooling tree shade from Japanese cherry tree in summer. Garden fully organic and continually enriched with on-site compost for over 40 ]years. BRAND NEW ROOF AND SOLAR ELECTRIC PANELS (2018) that drive utility costs to a bare minimum bc of selling power to the grid. Brand new bluestone stoop to front door and vestibule. Main floor: LR, dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook, half-bath, screened porch; 2nd floor: 3 bedrooms and full bath, w both tub and shower stall; basement: refinished sound-proofed rec room/bedroom with windows and closets (2017); laundry room (washer/dryer/slop sink); boiler room; garage for single car, workshop, or 200+ ft2 storage. Newly replaced water pipes in basement (2017). Attic 840 ft2 storage area with large roof fan to create air flow in entire house without turning on the window ACs. Quiet, dead-end street (no through traffic) in leafy family-friendly neighborhood; great for kids to play safely in street and to use hill for sled riding in winter. Solid oak cabinets in kitchen, new refrigerator and microwave (2018).