147 W Lafayette Ave, Baltimore, MD 21217

Centrally-located in a leafy, close-knit family friendly neighborhood.
?Walk to Penn Station (<10 minutes), MICA, neighborhood cafes and schools.

This sunny unit is available mostly furnished. At 2,400 sf, it contains four bedrooms + a bonus room... that could be an office, 5th bedroom, nursery, or massive walk-in wardrobe off the primary suite. 2 full bathrooms (one en suite) plus a very large ground-floor powder room. Formal living room, formal dining room, wood floors throughout most rooms, large windows with wooden plantation shutters. Two ornamental fireplaces plus two additional mantels in bedrooms, wooden entry doors and charming vestibule, other decorative touches like stained glass, chandelier, and grandfather clock. Three stories of living plus additional storage and laundry space in the basement, not counted in square footage. (Some basement access is restricted for storage for owners, who are temporarily abroad on a foreign service post.) Bright eat-in kitchen (with 2nd rear-staircase) opens onto the rear deck and into an English garden. Cats and Dogs permitted with a Pet Deposit.

Amenities:
new washing machine
dryer
DW
AC
central heat
security system (no charge)
property manager lives in the neighborhood

Relatively-few houses on this block and residential parking permit zone mean easy street parking in front of house. Transit: Penn Station MARC/Amtrak & major Downtown bus lines (<10 min. walk), subway (<10), light rail (5). Bikeable area; side gate to rear garden makes bike egress easy. Two small neighborhood gem “secret” parks around the corner; Druid Hill Park (one of the country’s most grand old urban parks, including a large public swimming pool) is a short bike ride/longer walk away.

Charming, history-clogged neighborhood boasts – all within walking distance – two acclaimed sit-down restaurants, a breakfast cafe (1 block) and coffeehouse, a grocery store & local pharmacy, and a pub Esquire named one of the Best Bars in America. Additional options in neighboring Mt. Vernon and Station North Arts District. Read More