Rare Property In Center Montclair

Rare Property in Center Montclair

Two Family House, Art Studios, Parking for Fifteen Vehicles

Short Walk to Church St. Center & Walnut St. NYC Train Station - Across from Paper Plane!

One of the Best Neighborhoods in Montclair

Includes huge finished workshops for art studios, music, yoga, home offices, cottage industry, hobby use, and/or
third apartment - Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

69 North Fullerton Ave.
Montclair, NJ
07042


Charming 1870s Victorian farmhouse - Keep as two-family or convert back to single family, as originally designed.

Or, keep as a two-family but double its size. Since it is zoned for two-family use, this could be done without a variance.

The lot may be large enough to accommodate doubling of the size of the two-family without special approval. The two units would be reconfigured as a much larger duplex.

Having checked with the zoning office, and if my understanding is correct, the footprint of the original house should be able to be significantly increased, with just a building permit and site plan review. As long as the new house is attached to the original house, and they are each just one unit, it would still be conforming as a two-family house. The current setbacks would need to be maintained, and an equivalent amount of blacktop in the rear would need to be removed to conform to the permeability code (some other considerations apply, include runoff.)

It could be rented out, or, the duplex can be converted to two condominiums and sold separately. No variance is needed for this either.

And/or... add a 3rd unit, an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) - a newly permitted use. This also requires no variance!

So many possibilities!


The house was restored in the 1990s and is situated on an over-sized lot of 0.3037 acres. (source: Essex County tax report) (13,622 square feet)

The style of the house is simple and rustic, however it was completely restored over the past several years, including custom storm windows, blown-in insulation, oil-finished fir floors, original clapboard, recent electric and plumbing infrastructure, boiler, oil tank, and roof.

The main advantage is the parking / work space behind the house. The location is adjacent to a number of large apartment buildings that have little or no parking for their tenants.

This property would be a very attractive opportunity for a contractor who needs space to store vehicles, scaffolding and other equipment, and/or an entrepreneur who needs work/live space for woodworking, graphic arts, web design, music studio, etc.

Included are two accessory buildings of finished studio space measuring about 1,400 square feet. Both have separate electric service, recent drywall and are fully insulated. The larger building features five skylights, a Vermont Castings wood stove, track lighting and ceilings which measure twelve feet in height at the peak.

Usage of studios is ancillary to house. They are perfect for art studios, home offices, woodworking or hobby, and may be built on to for additional space. There is plenty of room for expansion!

Great space for: visual arts, music, dance, design, fashion, photography, video, architecture, computer office, contracting, workshop, shared space for startups, renting guest rooms, bed and breakfast, BNB, Airbnb, etc.

Although not designated as an historic property, it is the owner's hope that the restored exterior visible from the street will be preserved.


- Legal two-family
- Can be sold as one property, or two separate condominiums
- Two detached workshop buildings in rear, fully insulated, separate utilities
- One workshop building in rear can be converted to a 3rd unit as an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)
- Over-sized building lot, room for expansion to house and studios
- Huge parking area for 15 vehicles
- Great central location, walking distance to Bloomfield Ave, Church Street and Montclair center
- Walking distance to Walnut Street Train Station
- Property is on a hill - does not flood!


Upstairs apt consists of:
- Entrance hall on ground floor
- Stairwell
- Landing
- Eat-in Kitchen
- Bath
- Two rooms on second floor (or three rooms - a partition that was removed can be replaced to make three rooms)
- One room + office/study on third floor

Bottom apt consists of:
- Eat-in Kitchen
- Bath
- Three rooms
(Note: one room can be given over to upstairs apt)

Owner is a New Jersey licensed real estate agent.


Represented by
CEIL ADKINS
CENTURY 21 Gemini LLC
201.888.7763


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