6550 Parkway E, Harrisburg, PA 17112

Spacious quality built home located on gently rolling acreage. Five builder’s 100’ x 400’ less desirable lots have sold just up the road, for over $200,000 dollars each in the past 18 months. This is not a tiny lot with homes jammed in next door, but a private gently rolling wooded country 2 plus acres with mature shade trees and shrubberies (mature elderberry and blueberries). A new 60” zero turn mower allows the property to be cut in less than 1 ½ hours (25 hp Kohler Commercial engine with Easton Commercial transmissions). The entire property is fenced to keep pets in bounds. Your view out the back from the deck is lush grass landscaped with trees. From the front window, the nearest house across the street is at least 500 feet away. Tranquil, quiet and private. This was the builder’s personal home built in the 60s out of quality components: actual 2x4’s, plywood (not cheap pressed board), copper water pipes (not plastic), low maintenance brick exterior, and a huge, private and gently rolling nicely landscaped property. A new ground water heat pump system with high thermal efficiency supplies heat and air conditioning. A new Kinetico water system, whole house water filter, and even includes reverse osmosis drinking water feature supplies crystal clear water. A ground water heat pump system economically supplies hot water with a brand new electric hot water tempering tank. A commercial 15K Cummings/Ona gas generator with automatic switchover is direct wired into the electrical panel, and features automatic activation in the event of power outage. The 200 amp breaker box and electric service were newly updated in 2000, and the kitchen, bathroom, and outside circuits are Ground Fault Protected (GFI). The garage features a sub breaker panel and both 120v and 240v outlets (for welding or heavy duty air compressor). This beautiful one floor ranch home also features a ‘Mother in Law” suite or apartment, with full kitchen and bath self-contained for privacy with interior access if desired, was built new in 2000. It has a full basement with half bath, and kitchen featuring counter top, stainless steel sink, ply-wood cabinets, new microwave and late model electric stove with oven which is used as a play or game room. The large garage has two automatic remote access doors and a gas heater which enables it to be used as a work-shop if desired. Behind the garage is an attached smaller garage to store lawn mower, roto-tiller, garden supplies and hand implements. On the double wide paved driveway is storage for an RV. An attached raised east facing garden box 20’ x 4’has deep rich soil. A washer and dryer are conveniently located in a laundry closet immediately adjacent to the bedrooms (no lugging wash up and down stairs). A 12’ x’20’ screened and windowed breezeway between the garage and home, allow for meals on the “porch” in all weather. The listed square footage of 4,600 sq feet includes the 1,000 sq feet for the self contained Mother in Law apartment. Unlike the 4 nearby custom built homes constructed in the last two years, this house has NOT flooded during Floyd, Irene, or Sandy. It has a drain field constructed around the perimeter foundation and dedicated ½ HP sump to handle water that might otherwise penetrate the finished basement and flood. The majority of the basement is finished, but also includes an unfinished utility room for the: electric panel, Winter Automatic Transfer Switching (if PPL utility power fails to the electric meter the Winter panel automatic activates the generator without electric interruption), water conditioning system, ground water hot water heating system, new standby electric hot water tempering tank, two (2) 1/2 hp Wayne heavy duty sump pumps, and utility sink. The freezer and sump pumps are on independent circuits. Neighborhood Description Quiet rural setting.