Welcome to 8001 Strauff Road located in Thornton Wood, a picturesque community nestled in the heart of Towson. This exceptional 4 bedroom, 2,5 bath end-unit offers over 3,500 square feet of beautifully updated living space, thoughtfully blending timeless architectural details with contemporary enhancements throughout. Soaring 10-foot ceilings, extensive crown molding, hardwood floors, custom built-ins, and natural light from extra end-unit windows make this home feel both elegant and inviting. The main level opens with an elegant foyer showcasing a beautiful staircase. The formal living and dining rooms provide an inviting setting for gatherings with family and friends. The living room has a wood-burning fireplace and custom built-ins, creating a warm and welcoming focal point. The fully renovated gourmet kitchen (2017) serves as the heart of the home, offering custom 42-inch cabinetry with soft-close drawers, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, wall ovens, ample pantry storage, and a roomy breakfast table area. Just off the kitchen, the comfortable family room provides the perfect place to relax. Upstairs, the expansive primary suite offers a peaceful retreat with a private deck, built-in bookcases, walk-in closet, and a beautifully renovated spa-inspired bathroom (2020) featuring a large custom-tiled shower, double quartz vanity, and quality finishes. This level also offers three generously sized bedrooms, each with hardwood floors and spacious closets. The finished walkout lower level includes an impressive recreation room with direct access to the patio and professionally landscaped grounds, creating additional living space ideal for a media room, game room, fitness area, or second family room. You will find tons of storage in the laundry/utlity room! Outdoor living is equally appealing, with two private decks, a patio, mature landscaping, and the added privacy of an end-unit location. The property conveys with two assigned parking spaces! Major improvements include a fully renovated kitchen (2017), updated powder room (2018), luxurious primary bathroom (2020), heat pump replacement (2023), exterior painting (2025), gutters (2016), water heater (2017), and a roof replaced in 2004 with annual slate inspections. Residents enjoy a low-maintenance lifestyle in Thornton Wood with condominium services that cover lawn care, landscaping, snow removal, water & sewer, a community pool, tennis/pickleball court, green space, and upkeep of the community entrances. This home offers the perfect balance of peaceful community living and everyday convenience. Just minutes from Greenspring Station, The Shops at Kenilworth, Graul's Market, downtown Towson, and downtown Baltimoree. You'll enjoy easy access to exceptional shopping, dining, healthcare, entertainment, and major commuter routes.
The D.R. zoning classifications are established, pursuant to the legislative findings set forth above, in order to: Foster a greater variety in housing types within future residential developments; Allow more feasible preservation of natural features and induce the reservation of ample and more suitably designed open spaces and parks, in order to better satisfy the needs of residents without economic disadvantage to developers; Allow greater flexibility in subdivision-development planning and provide for the inducement of more creative as well as more economic approaches to residential development, with the goal of desirable and distinctive identity and character of individual residential locales; Provide the means to satisfy differing housing-market requirements without rezoning, and thus without disruptive changes in density potential; Provide for the application of residential zoning classifications in a manner more nearly in accord with comprehensive plans and comprehensive-planning goals and Provide greater certainty about dwelling types and densities within existing communities with the goal of conserving and maintaining these areas.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Religious facility
Day care facility
Hospital / medical center
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Research & development
Public service
Educational / school
Communications tower
Park & open space
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
7/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 105° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
5/10 Wind Factor
26% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
3/10 Air Factor
2 unhealthy days expected this year, 4 days in 30 years
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Sun exposure
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Moderate sunlight
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There appears to be some shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for 8001 Strauff Rd #19
$848,134
$866 under list price of $849K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $390K to $800K.