738 Mount Carmel Avenue, Hamden, CT 06518

This lovely home has so much to offer both inside and out! Externally, it is situated within minutes of Quinnipiac University, two major highways and is only an hour or two from New York City, Boston and the Berkshires. Its setting is peaceful with a state park providing privacy along the rear of the property, a backyard where children and pets can play and a gracefully sloping front yard with mature trees along the borders. There is a patio near the front entrance to the house where you can relax and take in seasonal beauty. There is a large patio at the back of the house that is perfect for enjoying outdoor meals while listening to the birds singing, or entertaining friends whether during the day, or at night when you are surrounded by exterior lighting around the whole house. The interior of the house is exquisite! It has hardwood floors throughout with marble or tile floors in the bathrooms. The crown moldings, French doors, substantial door frames and baseboards with plinth blocks give the house a colonial feel while vaulted ceilings and an open floor plan in the ‘public space’ of the house evoke a transitional style. The large family room has a stone fireplace that meets the top of the vaulted ceiling and has a gorgeous wood mantle .Tall, custom bookcases with lower cabinets are on both sides of the fireplace. There are two other fireplaces in the house, including one in the large basement that easily could become a workout area, game room, kids’ playroom or area where teenage friends can meet at your house. Back upstairs, the family room is open to the kitchen that is just a dream to work in! It is large, has Carrera marble counter tops and a spacious island that also has a Carrera marble surface. There are Wolf ovens and stove, a Subzero refrigerator, a Bosch dishwasher and an under-the-counter microwave in the island. Off of the kitchen on one side is a lovely dining room that overlooks the front yard and has two built-in cabinets. On the other side of the kitchen, there is a breakfast room that faces the beautiful backyard and is open to the kitchen and the family room. Beyond the kitchen on one side, there is a laundry room, a full bathroom and a room that is perfect for an office that has a door to the exterior of the house. Beyond the kitchen on the other side is the front entrance way and a powder room with a custom cabinet and marble countertop and floor. The large living room is just off of the entrance way. It has a custom fireplace surround and mantle, and a marble hearth. Beyond the living room and entrance way, you enter the bedroom side of the house through a French door with a transom. The primary bedroom suite is on the left, and its bathroom is on the left after you enter the suite. It has custom upper and lower cabinets with lots of space for anything you could possibly want in a bathroom. It has a clawfoot soaking tub and a spacious shower. The floors are marble, as are the counter tops. There are three closets in a hallway leading to the large primary bedroom, which has a vaulted ceiling and an exterior door to a private deck where you can enjoy your morning coffee or spend an evening taking in nature at its quietest. Beyond the primary bedroom, there are two large bedrooms with a common bathroom that also has custom cabinets. One of the bedrooms opens onto the private deck. There is a linen closet and also a room that could be used as a second office, a reading room, an arts and crafts room or really anything! It has a fireplace that opens into this room and also into the living room. It’s truly a beautiful house that can be enjoyed both inside and out!