Warm & welcoming, this cheerful home has been thoughtfully renovated for entertaining & easy living. This house is all about family and friends & back property. Greeted by random-width plank antique oak floors reclaimed from 150-year-old barn & looking through to gardens, you immediately see that this house if full of wonderful surprises. LR w/ large bay window, wbf, b-i bookcases & concealed sound system. DR's chic steel crystal chandelier centers over 48" round to fully-ext 120" table. Convenient storage for crystal, silverware, dishes & platters in china closet. The large EIK, designed by and for a serious cook, 2 work areas each w/ deep oversized sinks, accommodates helpers and plenty of company. Everything is exactly where you want it to be. Granite countertops, QualityCustomCabinetry, high-end appliances (Wolf, Sub-Zero, Miele & Dacor). The b-i desk w/ ample storage can be used as a serving area on the way to the DR. Sliding glass doors offer view of property & access to deck w/ gas plumbing for year-round grilling. 35' x 12' covered porch w/ recessed lighting and sound opens whole house to the outdoors & flows back to LR & DR. Flow through inside of first floor creates equally gracious entertaining space. Library w/ wall of bookcases offers a cozy retreat. 2nd level has back wall of glass offering panoramic views of the property. New master bath w/ dbl vanity & frameless glass shower w/ rain & hand shower. 3 addit'l BRs & new hall bath, w/ deep soaking tub & vented skylight. Everything in this house is so well organized that it expands to accommodate a large gathering, while maintaining its cozy and intimate family refuge. w/ 1,000 sq ft of living space on lower lever, this house is much bigger than it looks! Large FR, w/ 2nd wbf & surround sound, large play/pool room & full bath make this a wonderful family play space & entertaining space for younger generation. Heated bluestone floor opens directly onto matching 1,000 sq ft bluestone patio & to lawns, brook & meadow beyond. Pages of improvements from reframing & replacing systems, incl HVAC, high-efficiency boiler, whole-house water filtration, in-floor radiant throughout & new roof, to smallest details make this stealthy house efficient, flexible and comfortable. Move right in. Conveniently located minutes from downtown Princeton, trains and major commuter routes to New York City and Philadelphia.
Single-familyProperty Type
1947Year Built
0.92 acresLot Size
2 car garageParking
Listed by Jane Henderson Kenyon• Callaway Henderson Sotheby's Int'l-Princeton
•609-921-1050 (broker)
•info@callawayhenderson.com (broker)
Bought with Denise Keller• Weichert Realtors - Princeton
This Gracious Cape Is Quite Deceiving-With More Space Than Appears At First Glance. Living Room With Fireplace, Wide Pine Floors And Bay Window Overlooking Privategarden, Dining Room, Kitchen With Picture Window To Private Flagstone Patio, Family Room With Fireplace, Den With Built In Bookcases, 4 Bedrooms, 2 Full And 2 Half Baths. Beautiful Grounds And Lovely Brook With A Bridge. In A Superb Location It Provides Tranquil Country Living On The Western Side Of Princeton.
Public Records
Jan 1, 1985
Sold
$245,000
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$23,485 (−3.0%)
$592,000 + $267,300
$859,300
2024
$24,215 (+5.9%)
$592,000 + $267,300
$859,300
2023
$22,860 (+3.4%)
$642,000 + $267,300
$909,300
2022
$22,114 (+0.5%)
$642,000 + $267,300
$909,300
2021
$22,000 (+0.8%)
$642,000 + $267,300
$909,300
2020
$21,828 (−3.3%)
$642,000 + $260,000
$902,000
2019
$22,581 (+1.7%)
$642,000 + $260,000
$902,000
2018
$22,201 (+1.4%)
$692,000 + $260,000
$952,000
2017
$21,896 (+1.6%)
$692,000 + $260,000
$952,000
2016
$21,553 (+4.1%)
$692,000 + $260,000
$952,000
2014
$20,705 (+2.5%)
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
2013
$20,193 (+4.2%)
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
2012
$19,378 (+4.1%)
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
2011
$18,620 (+1.4%)
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
2010
$18,355 (+9.2%)
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
2009
$16,816
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
Tax history for 81 Pretty Brook Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$23,485 (−3.0%)
$592,000 + $267,300
$859,300
2024
$24,215 (+5.9%)
$592,000 + $267,300
$859,300
2023
$22,860 (+3.4%)
$642,000 + $267,300
$909,300
2022
$22,114 (+0.5%)
$642,000 + $267,300
$909,300
2021
$22,000 (+0.8%)
$642,000 + $267,300
$909,300
2020
$21,828 (−3.3%)
$642,000 + $260,000
$902,000
2019
$22,581 (+1.7%)
$642,000 + $260,000
$902,000
2018
$22,201 (+1.4%)
$692,000 + $260,000
$952,000
2017
$21,896 (+1.6%)
$692,000 + $260,000
$952,000
2016
$21,553 (+4.1%)
$692,000 + $260,000
$952,000
2014
$20,705 (+2.5%)
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
2013
$20,193 (+4.2%)
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
2012
$19,378 (+4.1%)
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
2011
$18,620 (+1.4%)
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
2010
$18,355 (+9.2%)
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
2009
$16,816
$692,000 + $255,600
$947,600
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.