810 Thomas St

Rare opportunity to acquire unique property in beautiful East College Heights neighborhood. Walk or bike to campus, downtown, creamery, arboretum, flower gardens, rails-to-trails path, Sunset Park, Beaver Stadium, Arts Festival. Sylvan surroundings provide privacy, abundant birdsong, and natural light. Picture window in large living room invites birdwatching and moon-gazing. Mature trees and recently painted exterior stucco keep house cool in summer. Yard acquired official Wildlife Habitat status in 2011. No lawn treatments or pesticides used since 1985. Architect-designed midcentury modern style needs some interior cosmetic TLC, amenable to many potential creative transformations. Extensive, rustic knotty-pine elements throughout interior. Hardwood floors downstairs; large walk-in hall closet and cork floors upstairs. Plenty of clever built-in storage spaces. Original plans still on premises. Finished garage, finished attic, rebuilt attached bike shed. Library with wooden, custom-fitted, wraparound bookshelves. Lionel O-gauge electric train layout built into attic bookshelves can remain if buyer wishes. Seller is offering the buyer of 810 Thomas St the option to buy adjacent 0.28-acre parcel. The two properties are currently fenced as one, creating an ideal area for firefly appreciation and keeping dogs happy.