1 Bushnell Street, Essex (Essex Village), CT, 06426 | $1,495,000

Essex CT has been voted in numerous publications as one of the best small towns and Main Streets in America. Known to Essex locals as the historical "Bushnell Barn" Cerca 1861 and featured in historical homes books as well as the Christmas in CT books for it's decorative open house tours was renovated to residential in 1985. This property is only steps from Main St Essex and a boaters paradise too. This masterpiece home offers extreme post and beam construction capturing the eye in every direction. The kitchen was recognized nationally as an a award-winning "best small kitchen" in 2005 and the dining room has seated up to 16 people. The floor to ceiling fireplace chimney is spectacular and seamlessly joins wide wood floors, huge beams and bright new windows together to incredible heights. This home has two primary suites both with full bathroom access and one with a huge walk-in closet changing room and the other has a balcony. There is a fun lazy sleeper loft for lounging too. French doors open to a beautiful back patio area and the front yard is absolutely huge. Some upgrades in this three story home include, new Anderson windows installed 2023, new Central Air 2022, new EV charger 2024. A new reliable Vermont Castings Wood Stove. A Buderus boiler, double walled Roth oil tank and Hybrid cycle water heater are newer and easily within their life cycle span. Zoning for this property which is surrounded by multi million dollar homes allows for huge expansion possibilities. Zone change was 10% footprint, now 15% footprint up to 4000 sq ft whichever is less. Setbacks were 30ft all the way around, now 10ft on frontage lines, 12ft on side, and 15ft on rear lines. An additional 50% coverage now allowed for extras outside the footprint for a total of 65% of the lot including footprint. Consult with Essex Zoning for details. Current footprint is roughly 1320sqft and roughly an additional 2600 sq ft footprint can be added with additional floors going up to 35ft.

Features

  • Town: Essex
  • Rooms: 8
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Baths: 2 full / 2 half
  • Laundry: Lower Level
  • Style: Colonial,Barn
  • Year Built: 1985
  • Garage: None,Driveway
  • Heating: Baseboard,Hot Air,Hot Water,Wood/Coal Stove
  • Cooling: Ceiling Fans,Central Air,Split System,Whole House Fan
  • Basement: Partial,Full
  • Above Grade Approx. Sq. Feet: 1,789
  • Below Grade Approx. Sq. Feet: 848
  • Acreage: 0.82
  • Est. Taxes: $12,213
  • Lot Desc: Corner Lot,Level Lot,Cleared,Water View,Open Lot
  • Elem. School: Essex
  • Middle School: Per Board of Ed
  • High School: Valley
  • Appliances: Cook Top,Convection Oven,Microwave,Refrigerator,Dishwasher,Washer,Dryer
  • MLS#: 24055886
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Room Information

Type DescriptionDimensionsLevel
Family Room Beams,Entertainment Center,Tile Floor11.0 x 32.0Lower
Formal Dining Room Wood Stove,French Doors,Tile Floor8.0 x 28.0Lower
Kitchen Remodeled,Beams,Granite Counters,Country,Tile Floor10.0 x 10.0Lower
Living Room 2 Story Window(s),Cathedral Ceiling,Beams,Fireplace,French Doors,Wide Board Floor16.0 x 21.0Main
Loft Cathedral Ceiling,Beams,Interior Balcony,Wide Board Floor9.0 x 11.0Upper
Office Beams,Softwood FloorLower
Primary BR Suite Beams,Bedroom Suite,Full Bath,Walk-In Closet12.0 x 15.0Main
Primary BR Suite Beams,Bedroom Suite,Full Bath,Interior Balcony13.0 x 15.0Upper

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1 Bushnell Street, Essex (Essex Village), CT, 06426

$1,495,000

Zev Steinmetz

Luxury Properties Specialist

William Raveis Real Estate

Phone: 617.335.2019

Zev.Steinmetz@raveis.com

Michael Cartier

VP, Mortgage Banker

William Raveis Mortgage, LLC

Phone: 508.335.8179

Michael.Cartier@raveis.com

NMLS Mortgage Loan Originator ID 1017266

5/6 (30 Yr)
Adjustable Rate Jumbo*
30 Year
Fixed-Rate Jumbo
15 Year
Fixed-Rate Jumbo
Loan Amount $1,196,000 $1,196,000 $1,196,000
Term 360 months 360 months 180 months
Initial Interest Rate** 5.625% 6.625% 6.250%
Interest Rate based on Index + Margin 8.125%
Annual Percentage Rate 6.663% 6.764% 6.435%
Monthly Tax Payment $1,018 $1,018 $1,018
H/O Insurance Payment $125 $125 $125
Initial Principal & Interest Pmt $6,885 $7,658 $10,255
Total Monthly Payment $8,028 $8,801 $11,398

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