26 Allison Drive, Madison

Year Built: 2012

Style: Colonial

Square feet: 3,800

Acres: 0.58

Bedrooms: 4

Bathrooms: 2.5

Price: $729,900

Why buy someone else's old house when you can have a brand new home that's all yours? Significant code changes in the last few years make today's new construction homes safer, sturdier, and more energy efficient than homes built just five years earlier.

The two-story foyer in this amazing house has access to an oversized, formal dining room to the left and a quiet sitting room to the right. Select red oak flooring is installed throughout the first floor, with walnut inlay in the dining room. An abundance of energy-efficient windows allows the light to shine throughout this graciously sized home.

There is an eat-in kitchen with plenty of prep space on upgraded granite counters and a center island. GE Profile stainless steel appliances (double ovens, gas cooktop, refrigerator, dishwasher, and microwave), Faber hood, semi-custom cabinets, and roomy walk-in pantry are additional features of this spacious kitchen.

The kitchen opens to a family room featuring full masonry fireplace flanked by tall windows. French doors open to a patio and a large, flat backyard. Adjacent to the family room is a private office or library. At the other end of the kitchen, a separate mudroom and stairs leads to a finished bonus room.

On the second floor is the spacious master suite, which has two walk-in closets. The luxurious bathroom boasts granite counters, Carrara marble, a garden tub, a large shower with a glass enclosure, and a separate water closet.

Down the wide hallway are three additional good-sized bedrooms, a full bath, and a full laundry room with counter, cabinets, and laundry sink. This 0.58 acre site is set at a bend in the road, in Southwick, one of Madison's most prestigious neighborhoods-and there are only three lots left.

The home also comes with a three-car garage, and a location less than five minutes to town, beaches, train, and highway. Public water and natural gas are additional bonuses in this premiere location.

This home is being offered for sale by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage for $729,900. For information and a showing, contact Lynne Hubbard at 203-245-4700, ext. 123, or lynne.hubbard@cbmoves.com.

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