Real Estate in Tenafly NJ.

The Real Estate Scene in Tenafly NJ

Relocating to Tenafly NJ

Whether your relocation means you are looking for your first home or your next home or a vacation home in Tenafly, New Jersey, Tenafly real estate offers options to all comers - first time buyers and those upgrading.

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Your Dream House is in Tenafly

Roam around Tenafly to feast your eyes on property for sale; choose from homes, townhouses, estates for sale -- or condos for rent. Home styles include Contemporary and Central-Hall Colonials, Traditional Victorians, and ranch/split-level houses. Some Tenafly homes for sale back up onto the Nature Center and others offer back-yard settings with built-in heated pools. Also available are locals on quiet residential houses in the heart of town within easy walking distance to excellent Tenafly schools and New York transportation and homes for sale with landscaped property. Of the approximately 4500 family units, 3800 are owner occupied and the remaining units are renter occupied.

Colonial is a very broad term for classic home styles. Contemporary and Central-Hall Colonials

A colonial home can be described as any house where the second floor living area is 100% of the first floor living area. More specifically it is very symmetrical with a center (or slightly offset) door with windows equally spaced on both sides. The roof ridge runs parallel to the main road. Bedrooms are usually on the second floor. Newer versions are also 2-story with a covered front porch, attached garage, and a family room situated behind the garage. The second floor living area frequently extends over all or part of the garage. Today there are many variations to the Colonial style dwelling: The Garrison Colonial, New England Colonial, Dutch Colonial, Salt Box, Southern, and Modern Colonials are just a few of the various styles.

For a Traditional Victorian House, Gingerbread detailing is the key element. Most plans have multiple rooflines with varying roof pitches. In some cases, a Victorian house has octagonal turrets (towers). The exterior of a Victorian home is always clapboard. Latticework and decorative railings are often used. reflect the historical New England heritage of New Jersey. Colonial is a style that has changed to meet the needs of the marketplace is still a classic two-story gabled home with a chimney, symmetrical windows, and a central front door. Also called Center Hall Colonial, the front entry leads to a central hallway and staircase to the second floor.

Ranch Style Homes tend to have floor plans that are be simple in design with an emphasis on the efficient use space, and are usually very open with few interior walls. Ranch style homes are usually built from natural materials meaning wood floors, and wood or brick exteriors. Aside from shutters and porch roof supports, Ranch homes lack much decorative detailing on the exterior. Windows are large (usually double hung, picture windows) and often include sliding doors to a patio or deck.
 

Split-Level Houses in Tenafly NJ

A traditional Ranch Style homes for sale are only one story, but a split level, "Raised Ranch" house has room to grow. A finished basement with large windows creates extra living space below, while a raised roof leaves room for bedrooms above. Some Tenafly critics may say that a Raised Ranch house lacks personality, but there's no question that this practical style fills a need for space and flexibility. A Split-level style is a home that is a ranch-style house stacked to fit on a smaller lot and perhaps to accommodate a garage.
 

Contemporary Homes

Ranging in definition by the era, the 70's saw houses with only a single roof pitch or falt to slight roofs (shed roofs), often adaptable for solar heating, clerestory windows (windows high up in a wall) and vertical wood siding to name a few features. The 80's included houses for sale with strong geometric forms, including the use of glass block, and pipe railings. Large overhangs, split and drop floor levels, large amounts of fixed glass, and unique wood and stone facings typify these homes. Exteriors tend to be very plain, and interior designs are extremely varied but tending to more wide open concepts. Many of these designs that started in contemporary homes have made their way into country or traditional home designs of New Jersey real estate.
 

Style, Size and Price in Tenafly Real Estate

Move-in ready homes for sale in Tenafly range in size and price from 2 bedrooms and 1 bath $495,000 to 3 bedrooms and 3 baths and 1 half baths $594,000 to $1,490,000 to 4 bedrooms and 3 baths and 1 half baths $825,000 to $1,995,000 and up to 6 bedrooms and 5 baths and 2 half baths $3,788,000 and 8 bedrooms and 4 baths and 1 half baths $2,450,000.
 

New Construction in Tenafly

Tenafly is getting ready for you. The borough has approved 227 new housing units since 2000 - 143 more than were built in the entire 1990s. And school officials are debating whether to add more classrooms to an elementary school or build an entirely new school to meet a surge in enrollment. Today lifestyles are the key factor when making an informed home buying decision. Tenafly NJ is a reasonable commute to work via the interstate or on public transportation that reaches all areas of the tri-State area. Schools are top quality. Once you have selected Tenafly as the geographic area suitable for your individual lifestyle, affordability, a key factor in any home buying decision, will move the decision-making process right along. Check our Listings
 

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The Heights in Real Estate in Tenafly

The first luxury town-homes in town sitting high atop East Hill include only 35 homes on 5 prime acres. These are the most prestigious property every offered in Tenafly. Constructed of handmade brick, each with private elevator and 2-car garage, 20' marble entry foyer, 10' ceilings, custom moldings and oak hardwood floors throughout the main level. Gourmet kitchens have granite counters with Viking and subzero appliances. The master suite with fireplace is comprised of a sitting room, bed chamber, double walk-in closets and a marble master bath: Atwood priced from: $1,375,000 and The Buckingham priced from: $1,400,000.
 

Private New Homes in Tenafly real estate

A new private 4000+/- square foot center hall colonial home sits on a large property with the house set back to where property is 100 foot wide. 2 story entry, custom kitchen with granite countertops, top of the line cabinets and porcelanosa ceramic tile. Family room has fireplace. 9-foot ceilings on first floor. Master Suite has tray ceiling and walk in closet. Master bath has Jacuzzi, vaulted ceiling and two skylights. Custom trim and oak hardwood floors, dramatic staircase, alarm system, 5 zone baseboard hot water heat, 2 zone central air, sprinklers, 5 foot drainage easement on eastern property line.

Realtor and Coldwell banker agent Anat Eisenberg is showing a 5000 sq. ft. - 5 Bedroom, 4 full bath, 1 half bath new home on a 12500.00 sq. ft. lot. Asking price $1,739,000. Contact Anat Eisenberg for more information.

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Find out more about Bergen County homes available for sale. Anat Eisenberg can help you find your dream real estate property. Anat is no ordinary real estate agent. In short, she is professional, honest and dedicated. Call: 201-341-4765 or email here.