345 Riverside Drive

One of a kind Custom built Colonial with endless possibilities. This home is 12 years young and features 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths with a full basement and a detached 3 car garage. Incredible opportunity to purchase a private estate set on 5 acres in desirable Port Republic with a highly rated school system. Pulling into the driveway you are greeted with a beautiful wrap around porch with plenty of the room for the whole family! Head inside and you will truly be blown away. This home is cozy yet elegant, grand yet functional where everything and everyone has a place so it's always neat, clean and organized! Architecturally stunning, this home features many entrances from the front porch, spacious rooms with an open floor plan, large foyer with a circular oak staircase... that connects the gleaming hardwood flooring from the first floor throughout the second level, an eat-in kitchen with custom 42" custom wood cabinets, a farmhouse sink and a secondary sink for prep work while you are preparing your favorite meal in the gourmet kitchen or preparing to host your favorite holiday in the large dining room. The kitchen also has a large eat-in area, breakfast bar and center island with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, a large pantry and a butler's pantry leading into the dining room. The kitchen is open to the family room that has a stone faced wood burning fireplace and French doors that lead to 5 private acres in the backyard. Everyone can appreciate the beauty of this home but it's truly perfect for an active family...walking in from the side you enter a mudroom with cubbies for school bags and sports gear neatly organized next to a laundry room. There is an abundance of natural light the gleams through the windows and recessed lighting through out for the evenings. The main level also features a den/study/music room/hobby room as well as a first floor master bedroom that could also be used as an in-law suite that was just finished last year with a private entrance, walk-in closet, en suite full bath with a tiled shower and double sinks and a private entrance from the front porch. Upstairs there is another master bedroom with a walk in closet, and a private full bathroom with his and hers sinks, as well as 3 more bedrooms that share a bathroom in the hallway. There is plenty of storage here with large closets in each room and a convenient walk up storage attic and a basement with 9ft ceilings just waiting to be finished. Outside there is a 3 car detached garage that is already framed out for additional space above it that can be used as a bonus room, guest house, home office, or additional storage. This home is conveniently located right off of the Garden State Parkway to easily commute North or South and the Atlantic City Expressway to Atlantic City or West to Philadelphia. Enjoy all seasons in Port Republic, swimming, kayaking, canoeing or launch your boat in the nearby river, close to some of New Jersey's finest beaches, shopping, nightlife and more! Great house, awesome location, highly-rated school system. Call today to set up an appointment to view this home.