Listed by MJ Downing

Days on market: 234

Summary- Rare Rental Historic Carriage House, Modern Luxury! This brand-new 1,400 sq ft oversized 1BR/1.5BA home is part of a stunning 1887 carriage house conversion. It features an open floor plan, a quartz island kitchen, huge windows with mountain views, and a spacious primary suite with walk-in closets and ensuite bath. High-end finishes blend seamlessly with reclaimed historic details. The home is all-electric with efficient mini-split heating and cooling. Enjoy a landscaped patio, EV charger, and walkable access to shops, restaurants, and an 11-mile bike path, all just minutes from Williams College and MASS MoCA. Water, landscaping, and snow removal are included. Details: Gorgeous new construction on a unique converted 1887 carriage house offering a rare opportunity to reside in a move-in ready 1400 sq ft all-electric rental with high-end finishes and thoughtful historic and contemporary amenities in a desirable national historic register community of large homes! The first floor has an inviting layout, featuring an open-concept plan with high ceilings. The entry is a separate room with closet perfect for boots and coats. The vestibule protects this spacious cozy home from entry drafts. The entry is separated from the kitchen dining area by a tall historic, furniture quality, soft-close pocket door. The well-appointed kitchen has a quartz surfaced large center island with ample seating. Elegant lighting. A dark walnut high-polished counter pairs with adjoining quartz countertops. Generous shelving and cabinetry as well as laundry hookups are included with a new dishwasher, stove, and refrigerator. For entertaining, turn on the dotless blue floor lighting in the kitchen. The kitchen backsplash material is refinished reclaimed wood sourced from the original Southern Yellow Pine carriage house flooring. The kitchen dining area flows nicely into a large living room with five new tall Marvin windows looking out from three stories up onto summertime tree canopies, fall golden shimmering leaves and winter-spring full 180-degree views of Mount Greylock and the Taconic Range. The Adams Town lights display below. A half bath is located beneath the stairs. No need for curtains so high up. Carriage house is packed with up-to-code fire proof rock wool insulation for heat retention and sound dampening. Mini-splits provide affordable heat and air conditioning. Full view balusters on the stairs present a stately array of 2" twisted steel rebar that was sanded and powder coated to a smooth finish. The rebars in their original location were 23 feet long buried in 16 tons of cement that were removed from the carriage house first floor. At the turn of the stairs is a second exit to a unique exterior walkway constructed as a high up elongated balcony coursing from back corner to the front driveway. The walkout basement is reserved for the hot water heater and pump. Upstairs, the spacious primary suite includes two generous walk-in closets and a beautiful ensuite bath. The bedroom features an additional bank of five tall new Marvin windows part of a shed dormer with gorgeous expansive views. There are historic windows on both floors from the original carriage house with rippled glass. The ensuite spacious bath design features stained diagonal beams highlighting the original gable construction. Stained glass interior windows extend bright bath light to the adjoining sleeping area. A generous shower and chair height toilet complement the antique furnit..