699 Country Club Rd, Middletown, CT 06457

Set on 4.22 private wooded acres in the Westfield section of Middletown, this 4,048 sq. ft. ten-room, 4-bedroom French Country-style modified single level home includes 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths plus a 17’x15’ Grand Foyer. Superior construction with high-quality building materials through-out. Cost value of $157.83 sq. ft. plus a substantially completed walk-out finished basement area (to attached greenhouse) of 1,197 sq. ft. (est. $10+K to complete) reducing the cost to $121.81 sq. ft. plus a partially finished basement area of 952 sq. ft. (est. $15+K to complete) further reducing the cost to $103.10 sq. ft. for 6,197 sq. ft. of living area. Structures contain 12,108 gross sq. ft. Acreage includes a potential building lot. Exterior: Stone walls/slate composite roof, thermal-pane windows, 2-bay basement garage, 2-bay heated/cooled upper garage, heated stone out-building with 1-vehicle bay, work bench, 2-storage rooms plus attic storage. Concrete (reinforced) driveway with house-front circular turn-around island. Drilled well with city-water curbside. Over-sized septic system. Easy access to Hartford, New Haven, Boston and NYC. Centrally located community on Connecticut River, close to scenic river valley and 30-minute ride to shoreline towns/beaches; two hours to northern New England to lakes and skiing. Many private and prep elementary/secondary schools nearby. Home to Wesleyan University, Middlesex CC, Fed Ex, Pratt & Whitney, Middlesex Mutual and many small businesses.

The interior features a floor-to-ceiling cherry raised-paneled cathedral Grand Entry Foyer open to a massive floor to ceiling stone chimney that separates it from the cathedral Great Room straight ahead. It is Open-Concept to both the Great Room with its raised-hearth over-sized fireplace, wall of windows and the updated large gourmet Kitchen and spacious Eat-In Area. Off of the Kitchen is a generously large Laundry Room and Half-Bath with hallway access to the main level garage and the walk-out basement, greenhouse and lower garage. The Kitchen has an abundance of storage inside the (to-the-ceiling) custom hardwood cabinets. It also contains recessed ceiling lights, Granite countertops, Stainless Steel appliances/ceiling exhaust fan, hardwood floors and a huge granite-topped Center Island with additional storage and a 3-4 stool breakfast counter. A Butler’s Pantry separates the Kitchen from the Dining Room. The Dining and Receiving Rooms flank the Grand Foyer on either side from the front door entrance. The Library is adjacent to the Living Room down the Bedroom Wing access hallway. It contains rich mahogany raised-paneled lower cabinets topped with mahogany shelves that surround the Library on three sides; 13 ceiling mahogany raised-panels with recessed lights and crown molding. The Bedroom Wing contains a large Master Bedroom with 3 closets, one a cedar-lined walk-in and an updated grand but cozy Master Bath with 8’ shower, double vanities, honed quartz countertops/trim, a deep soaking tub, crystal chandelier, a stylish, low profile toilet, radiantly heated floors and towel warmer for those cold winter nights/mornings. Two large bedrooms and a 3-piece Main Bath complete the Bedroom Wing. The fourth bedroom/bonus room is located over the upper garage with stairway access from the Butler’s Pantry and contains a 3-piece Bath. Floor to ceiling thermal windows are located throughout the house. Flooring is predominantly hardwood & granite with some ceramic; carpeting in bonus room. Hardwood 8-panel doors, trim and baseboards throughout. Superior construction and high-quality materials abound with numerous steel supporting beams strategically installed. Basement: New duel oil-fired forced hot-air heating systems (two direct-drive furnaces, 4-zones) and New duel cooling systems (two 3-ton, 16-Seer condensing units, new air handlers; all new electronic controls).