Break out the scooter and the roller skates: If you’re in the market for a house in Verona, you’ve got a lot of ground to cover this weekend.
There are three new listings, one of which is also new construction. There are six properties with lower prices, which might mean that they deserve another look.
But the big news in Verona real estate is the 15 16 listings with open houses scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Prices on these properties start at $399,900 and go up over $1 million, with plenty of options in between.
Here’s what’s happening in each category, from lowest priced to highest:
NEW LISTINGS
68 Linden Avenue: 3 beds, 2 1/2 baths. Large family room, sun porch. $499,000. Open house Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.
31 Fells Road: 4 beds, 2 1/2 baths. Finished basement, central air. $559,000.
3 Rawding Court: 5 beds, 4 baths. New construction, finished basement. $1,100,000. Open house Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.
OPEN HOUSES
180 Grove Avenue: 3 beds, 2 full baths. Updated kitchen and baths. $399,900. Open house Sunday 2 to 4 p.m.
31 Cumberland Avenue: 3 beds, 1 bath. New gas fireplace, new chimney liner. $424,900. Open house Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.
74 Franklin Street: 3 beds, 2 full baths. Totally renovated. New heat, central air. Cut $20,400 to $429,500. Open house Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.
46 Ann Street: 3 beds, 1 1/2 baths. Split level. Sliders open to large deck. $429,900. Open house Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m.
15 Bahr Circle: 2 bed, 2 1/2 bath attached townhouse. New construction. $449,000. Open house Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.
17 Park Place: 4 beds, 3 baths. Expanded ranch in center of town. Cut $10,000 to $465,000. Open house Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.
113 Claremont Avenue: Investment property with renovated apartments. $490,000. Open house Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m.
68 Linden Avenue: 3 beds, 2 1/2 baths. Large family room, sun porch. $499,000. Open house Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.
17 Chestnut Road: 4 beds, 2 1/2 baths. Eat-in kitchen, finished basement. $539,900. Open house Sunday 2 to 4 p.m.
98 Pease Avenue: 4 beds, 1 bath. Three more rooms and bath possible in walk-up attic. $549,000. Open house Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m.
14 Wayland Drive: 3 beds, 2 baths. Updated kitchen, 1st floor bath with spa tub. Cut $17,000 to $568,000. Open house Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.
25 Summit Road: 3 beds, 2 1/2 baths. Stone-front colonial on quiet street. $699,000. Open house Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.
28 Grove Avenue: 4 beds, 4 1/2 baths. Master suite with sitting area, walk-in closet. Cut another $12,000 to $743,000. Open house Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m.
27 Gordon Place: 5 beds, 3 1/2 baths. Brick colonial in Afterglow section. $879,000. Open house Sunday 2 to 4 p.m.
3 Rawding Court: 5 beds, 4 baths. New construction, finished basement. $1,100,000. Open house Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.
PRICE CHANGES
1 Claridge Drive #303: 1 bed, 1 1/2 bath condo in full-service high-rise building. Open floor plan, walk-in closet. Cut $5,000 to $189,900.
74 Franklin Street: 3 beds, 2 full baths. Totally renovated. New heat, central air. Cut $20,400 to $429,500. Open house Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.
17 Park Place: 4 beds, 3 baths. Expanded ranch in center of town. Cut $10,000 to $465,000. Open house Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.
59 Mount Prospect Avenue: 5 beds, 2 1/2 baths. Split-level with separate entrance to professional space on ground floor. Cut another $20,000 to $585,000.
28 Grove Avenue: 4 beds, 4 1/2 baths. Master suite with sitting area, walk-in closet. Cut another $12,000 to $743,000. Open house Sunday, 2 to 4 p.m.
1 Claridge Drive, Penthouse 23: 3 bed, 3 1/2-bath condo in full-service high-rise building. Cut another $30,000 to $929,000.
Two friends of ours are looking for a place in Verona and sent this to me:
“I have a question about Franklin Street in Verona. In our search for a house, I have noticed that lots and lots of houses on Franklin Street have been coming onto the market — and for a while now. At an open house somewhere else in Verona a while back, I overheard someone tell the selling agent there that they already live in Verona, but “you know, we’re on Franklin, so we’re trying to move.” Do you know what’s up with that? I gather from some stuff I’ve seen online that there are a lot of people unhappy with noise from the high school, and that explains why lots of people would be trying to leave the west end of Franklin, but why so many houses up for sale further east on that street? Any ideas?
Any truth to this and if so, why?”
I’d be glad to refer them to you if you’re still in the real estate business
Terry, lots to sort out here.
First let’s deal with noise. There has been only 1 noise complaint in the police blotter since January, and that was on Linn Drive, which is by the Community Center. There were also two overnight incidents of what might have been fireworks in the F.N. Brown corner of town, possibly at the high school field. But no noise complaints for any high school activity.
Then the listings on Franklin. There are three Franklin homes listed right now: One by the corner of Fairview, one between the Peckman and Grove (backs up to F.N. Brown, not the high school) and one on the east side of the Peckman. Since January, according to our real estate columns, there has been only one other Franklin listing. It is not now active. But to put these numbers in perspective, there are 107 total properties on Franklin from east to west. To put that in perspective, there are 3 listings now on Cumberland Avenue (out of 67 properties) and 3 on Summit Road, which only has 20 properties. There are 5 listings on Durrell, but four of them are for houses that haven’t been built yet.
We don’t know what has caused the Franklin owners to list; we don’t interview sellers as part of the real estate column. One man’s noise is another man’s happy kids at play, and the noise level in Verona is, overall, far less than many other places we’ve lived in, which includes Manhattan, Brooklyn and two cities in Europe.
Your friends might want to stop by Verona on a game day and listen for themselves. The Verona baseball schedule is here. Keep in mind that Cedar Grove High School is playing some of its games on Verona’s field now because its field is under construction. The Cedar Grove schedule is here.