617 Main St, Portland, CT 06480

This apartment in Portland CT is available for occupancy now - Feb 18 If interested, please reach out by texting the number available on the listing. Calling is also accepted, but texting is preferred. Messages through Zillow have a change to not be noticed. Quiet, Large, One bedroom apartment on the ground floor. This unit is located in a safe residential neighborhood in Portland proud of its sidewalk central to town activities. The town of Portland is just over the bridge from Middletown. Centrally located in CT, Portland is twenty minutes from Hartford, a half hour to New Haven, with easy access to route 9. This historic home is divided into four units. Unit A listed here has two private entrances, one from the front porch to its living room, and one to its kitchen from the back deck. Heating is from hot water cast iron registers. It has newly laid carpet in the living-room. The bathroom is fully tiled. Original hardwood floors in the bedroom and kitchen. A built in bookcase, ceiling fanlight and double-wide closet in the bedroom. There is a washer and dryer closet with hookups. Rent includes oil heat, but not electric. Good cell phone reception in the apartment. Storage is available in the garage. Tenants also have use of the yard if they want to garden, and there is plenty of off street parking. Historic Federal home with a green fanlight at 617 Main Street was built in 1834 as the home of Ferdinand Gildersleeve. He was the fifth generation in a dynasty of Portland shipbuilders. The Guildersleeve shipyard was located across the street on the banks of the CT river. Guildersleeve-built ships transported brownstone from the Portland quarries to New York. Owner pays for heat and water. Renter is responsible for electric and cable services. No smoking allowed in the apartment. Assigned and guest parking is available. Full rental agreement available for viewing at walk-through.