This classic home once exuded rich charm, warmth, and timeles character. Offering strong bones, original design details, and solid potential throughout, the property is ready for updates, care, and customized enhancements. It stands as a fantastic blank canvas to bring your design ideas to life while building valuable equity. Being sold strictly as is. Home will not be delivered empty. Log and go
Single-familyProperty Type
1947Year Built
5,227 sq ftLot Size
2 car garageParking
Listed by LATISHA ANDERSON• COLDWELL BANKER REALTY
Montrose Park, located between Branch Brook Park and the Bloomfield border, is a residential and park-adjacent Newark neighborhood with leafy side streets and a classic rowhouse rhythm. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Branch Brook Park entrance near Park Avenue and Lake Street, where joggers, picnic blankets, and springtime cherry-blossom crowds set the pace. Brick multifamily homes and older single-family houses line compact blocks, with stoops and small front gardens shaping the streetscape. Branch Brook Park’s lakes, bridges, and paths give daily routines a green backdrop. Nearby, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart adds a landmark skyline note, and the Newark Museum of Art anchors a broader cultural circuit. Light rail at Branch Brook Park Station links the area to downtown without changing the calm, residential feel.
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Market insights
61 Holland Rd · $590,000
DAYS ON MARKET
59 days
The average home goes pending in 29 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
106.1%
Most homes are selling 6% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$590,000
Median sale price in this area is $725,999. (23% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
10% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Interior features
Finished basement
Eat-in kitchen
Refrigerator included
Bedrooms
Additional bedroom (other level)
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
1 half bathroom
Additional bathroom (other level)
Kitchen
Eat-in kitchen
Refrigerator
Heating & cooling
Gas-natural heating
Electric filter heating system
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Brick siding
Asphalt shingle roof
Home design
Colonial style
Historical construction
Parking
Attached garage (2 spaces)
Driveway (exclusive)
On-street parking
Construction
Brick exterior
Asphalt shingle roof
Historical construction
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electric service
Natural gas service
Electricity and solar
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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 100° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
27% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
4/10 Air Factor
4 unhealthy days expected this year, 5 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
South Orange, NJ • 07079-2711
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Sun exposure
90/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
This home ranks in the top 15% for direct sun exposure in South Orange. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
9.9 hrs
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Redfin Estimate for 61 Holland Rd
$593,860
$3,860 over list price of $590K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 5 recent nearby sales, priced between $459K to $640K.