916 Grandview Ave, Council Bluffs, IA 51503

Description: Spacious three bedroom home with attached garage overlooking a seldom-used hilltop portion of Fairmont Park combines beauty and seclusion with the convenience of living in the heart of Council Bluffs. This house (which might be the highest house in all of Omaha or Council Bluffs), is nestled among towering mature oak trees about a quarter mile from Lookout Point and will delight both nature lovers and city dwellers. Nature lovers will enjoy exceptional bird-watching out of every window of the house and the huge park (which literally borders the house). City dwellers will appreciate the ability to walk to the burgeoning restored bars and restaurants of the 100 Block of West Broadway, or drive to the Mall of the Bluffs and the interstate in less than 5 minutes. House This house was originally built to accommodate a family with five children, so there is plenty of room. The house has three bedrooms (one on the first floor and two upstairs) and has a bathroom on every level: a recently renovated full bath on the main level, a half-bath with shower in the basement, and one half bath with bathtub upstairs. High ceilings, generous windows, and substantial built-in storage all contribute to the sense of space. The windows on the first and second floors are almost all Andersen double (or triple) pane insulated glass windows. Most windows are casement style (i.e., they open sideways, like a door) so that you can easily clean both the inside and outside of the glass while remaining inside the house. Casement windows are also the most energy-efficient ventilating window style. The basement has a finished 500+ sq. ft. family room with authentic wet bar and mini-fridge for beverages. The basement also has a 300+ sq. ft. workshop/bathroom/laundry room with an exceptional, custom-built workbench. Fairmont Park Located at the corner of Grandview and Huntington Avenues, this house literally borders the Fairmont Park (the park starts a few feet from the top of the retaining wall), so there are no houses to the south. Instead, the house looks out over acres of gently rolling mowed grassland, the road that winds up to Lookout Point (which is located approximately a quarter mile to the east), and endless oak forest. The portion of Fairmont Park adjacent to this property is rarely used by anyone except for the deer and squirrels and the occasional neighbor walking their dog. The park closes at 10pm every night, and I have never been bothered by people from the park. Having a park at your doorstep invites casual strolls through the park any time that the weather is pleasant. Fairmont Park is large enough to accommodate everything from 15 minute jogs before work in the morning, to casual strolls in the evening, to hours-long hiking expeditions on the weekend to explore the numerous branching hiking paths through the ridges and valleys of the park. Because the park covers one of the highest bluffs in the area, it is blessed with an extraordinary selection of birds, raptors, and other wildlife. Deer and wild turkeys are commonly seen and currently there is a den of foxes with young pups just over the hill in the park. Neighborhood Description Neighborhood Grandview Avenue has very little traffic during the week and only sporadic traffic on the weekend. All of the neighboring houses on Grandview are well-established, single-family residences. As of 2010, this part of Grandview Avenue is eligible to join the Fairmont Park Neighborhood Association (encompassing the historic sections of Park and Glen Avenues). This neighborhood association is both friendly and active with a newsletter, Christmas party, historic house tours, and a summer picnic. The meetings usually take place in one of the impeccably restored historic mansions on Park or Glenn avenues.