Centerville Colonial is more than meets the eye

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Throughout the main level, find gleaming hardwood flooring, oversized windows and recessed lighting, as seen in this spacious family room.
The kitchen has recently been renovated to include bright white cabinetry, sea glass tiling and a thoughtful breakfast bar.
This Beverly Colonial boasts an open design not always seen in homes of this style.

February 15, 2013

Centerville Colonial is more than meets the eye

BY LILLIAN SHAPIRO DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE ADVERTISING The Salem News Fri Feb 15, 2013, 04:30 AM EST

Complete with an infinite list of notable improvements, this stunning Beverly offering is so much more than its categorization of “center-entrance Colonial” suggests. While all of the likely components of the style are there, the unexpected is the wide-open fluidity of its floor plan. Pair that with updates such as new lighting, fresh paint, a remodeled kitchen and refurbished baths, and you have a home that quite simply has it all.

“This is, in no way, your typical eight-room, four-bedroom home,” says listing agent Pam Spiros of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. “This whole house is very spacious with sun-drenched light thanks to the innovative use of exceptionally large windows in every room. When the original owners built the house, their mission was to ensure it had loads of light. They most definitely accomplished that.”

Gleaming hardwood floors flow throughout the main level, while thoughtful recessed lighting serves to enhance an already luminous home. Gracious spaces include a front-to-back living room with brick-faced fireplace and a formal dining room boasting wainscoting and detailed moldings. A family room, with multi-paned windows, glass sliders and a toasty gas stove, meets up effortlessly with the kitchen. Here, find bright white cabinetry with Corian countertops and a sea glass backsplash, stainless-steel appliances and a breakfast bar with ample seating for two.

“This is a fabulous home for entertaining because every room is easily accessible to the dining areas,” Spiros says. “It is a true ‘earshot,’ from one end of the house to the other.”

Four bedrooms upstairs boast plush wall-to-wall carpeting, interesting cathedral-like ceilings and generous closet space. The astonishing 21-by-15-square-foot master is “to die for,” according to the Realtor, thanks in part to a walk-in closet with custom shelving and a renovated en-suite bath with double vanity, granite counters and a heated floor. A second ceramic bath shares this level.

Providing additional recreational space is a finished lower level, currently used as a game room. Additional amenities here include a two-car garage under with adjacent mudroom, a convenient first-floor laundry with half-bath and an awning-covered deck overlooking a flat yard, beautified by perennial gardens.

Newly listed for $579,900, a property of this caliber will not remain on the market for long, Spiros believes.

“The Centerville location is very desirable because it is appealingly residential, yet it is close all major highways. This is a really stunning property that is extremely energy-efficient, something that everyone is very conscious of today.”

This home is shown by appointment only. For more information or to schedule a private viewing, call Pam Spiros at 978-808-6022.

AT A GLANCE 8 rooms 4 bedrooms 2.5 baths 3,071 square feet $579,900 LISTED BY Pamela Spiros Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 978-808-6022 Pamela.spiros@nemoves.com www.NewEnglandMoves.com

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