62 Dwight St, Fairfield, CT 06824

LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! BEACH AREA; CUL de SAC. ZONE A. A RARE OPPORTUNITY to purchase a small house in the Zone 'A' beach area that is in excellent condition, is surrounded by million-dollar-properties, has never been flooded, and is priced for Zone 'B'. This low maintenance, energy efficient home, with a detached 2-car garage is situated in the heart of Fairfield and has approved variances that allow you to enlarge the house from the current 1300 sf to 2571 sf. If you want to build new, it has a variance 'good for the life of the land' that increases lot coverage from 20% to 26.34%. Whatever you choose to do -- enjoy the home 'as is', enlarge it, or build new -- your investment is protected by Zone A regulations. Walk to the beach; to the train; to Town, to the Y, the library, Town Hall, Fairfield Museum, shops, restaurants, the Pantry, the dry cleaners, banks, the Post Office, etc. Fairfield University and the Quick Center are 5 minutes away by car. NYC is 45 to 60 minutes by train. 3 bedrooms + office/den/4th bedroom; 2 full bathrooms; living room with wood burning fireplace, formal dining room, galley kitchen, 3-season porch, oversize detached 2-car garage. Many built-ins. Many upgrades. Lots of closets. Low maintenance and energy efficient. Everything that I restored or put into the house new is First Class and energy efficient. 40-year Ultra Timberline roof (1998); hardwood floors (1998); Carrier variable speed 94.3% efficiency gas hot air furnace (2003?); new Kitchen (1999); Energy Star appliances; Gutter Helmet; Bluestone front steps and walkway; custom designed 2nd floor bathroom with tumbled/ polished marble, designer vanity, and leather-bound hardware from England (2006). Privacy plantings and wired landscape lighting; side gardens; new garage door (2016) . Windows facing the street & in kitchen and upstairs bath are newer and energy efficient; others are original to the house. House exterior was last painted in 2017. The Carrier a/c that was installed new in 1998 died in 2018. A new Lennox Energy Star a/c compressor is scheduled for installation this month (May 2019).