A retreat for all seasons! Escape to this sophisticated hideaway set among terraced gardens, mature trees and stone patios. Hillside ranch just minutes from Cornell and IC in a desirable Brooktondale neighborhood. Light pours in this contemporary home to large open rooms w/ hardwood floors, Hearthstone wood stove & many windows to enjoy nature's splendor. This home is perfect for entertaining: open, bright and idyllically set for gatherings inside & out and a piano for fun. Two bedrooms, two full baths plus office and laundry on main level. Kitchen smartly updated by KZ Designs in 2018 with Corian counters, skylight, open counter seating with workspace for more than one cook. New bedroom installed by Sunnybrook 2024 on lower level. New electric air source heat pump for heat and A/C installed by Snug Planet in 2022 - be independent of fossil fuels! Tucked behind the house is a stone building, perfect for potting shed, play house, or a writer's/artist's studio. This is the home you want to settle into this summer.
Single-familyProperty Type
1955Year Built
1.12 acresLot Size
$211Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 car garageParking
Listing by Ellen Morris-Knower• Howard Hanna S Tier Inc
Contact: 607-244-4814
Bought with Kathleen (Kate) Seaman• Warren Real Estate of Ithaca Inc.
Appliances: Dryer, Dishwasher, Exhaust Fan, Electric Oven, Electric Range, Electric Water Heater, Refrigerator, Range Hood, Washer, Water Purifier Owned, Water Softener Owned
Raw Mls Property Sub Type: Single Family Residence
Lot Information
Lot Features: Irregular Lot, Wooded
Road Responsibility: Public Maintained Road
Road Frontage Type: City Street
Lot Size : 1.12
Lot Size Dimensions: 148 x 203
Lot Size Area: 1.12
Lot Size Units: Acres
Lot Size Acres: 1.12
Financial
Tax Information
Tax Annual Amount: $7,381
Utilities
Utility Information
Water Source: Well
Electric: Circuit Breakers
Utilities: Cable Available, Electricity Connected
Sewer: Septic Tank
Location
Schools Information
Elementary School District: Ithaca
Elementary School: Caroline Elementary
Middle Or Junior School District: Ithaca
Middle Or Junior School: Dewitt Middle
High School District: Ithaca
High School: Ithaca Senior High
Location Information
Directions: Taking Brooktondale Road, turn onto Besemer Road. House is shortly on the right From Rt 79, right on Besemer Rd, past Besemer Lane, house is on left at bend in road
Subdivision Name: Brooktondale
Cross Street: Brooktondale Road
Public facts
Beds: 3
Baths: 2.0
Sq. Ft.: 1,887
Stories: 1.0
Lot Size: 1.12 acres
Style: Single Family Residential
Year Built: 1955
Year Renovated: —
County: Tompkins County
APN: 502000A01100000010260000000
Home facts updated by county records on Aug 10, 2026
Other
Listing Information
List AOR: IthacaBoardOfRealtors
AttributionContact: 607-244-4814
Around this home
Schools
Caroline Elementary School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 2.0mi
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Lifestyle
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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
2/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 93° expected this year, 16 days in 30 years
2/10 Wind Factor
1% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
0 unhealthy days expected this year, 1 days in 30 years
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Estimated sale price
$379,000 – $458,000
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