Ridgewood, NJ DeCaro Luxury Auctions has announced the absolute auction of 150 Brookside Avenue in Ridgewood, New Jersey on October 24, 2015. The eight-bedroom, eight-full and three-half bathroom American classic, shingle style estate features two acres of land and a guest apartment, all of which will be auctioned to the highest bidder without reserve on auction day.
“150 Brookside Avenue in Ridgewood, New Jersey offers homebuyers the beauty of a historic home with Victorian and Colonial influences. The entire estate was built with the precision of a condo building, yet exudes the space, privacy and family-friendly atmosphere of a home in an affluent suburban neighborhood,” said Daniel DeCaro, CEO and founder of DeCaro Luxury Auctions. “Owners of this Ridgewood home will have the best of both worlds – grounds that feel like a tranquil park, yet you’re only 30 minutes from Manhattan.”
The 15,000-square-foot estate sits on two-acres of lush green lawns with native trees, flowering gardens and several entertaining areas including a playhouse with a microwave and a refrigerator as well as an entertaining cabin complete with electricity, an additional kitchen, a gas fireplace and heat.
Custom Bluestone rock retaining walls line the exterior of the property, which is recognized for its authentic copper gutters and a second – story wraparound veranda overlooking the grounds. All of this enclosed by a beautifully crafted wrought iron fence along the perimeter of the property and intricately – detailed wrought-iron entry gates hand – forged by a French craftsman.
Fine attention to detail carries throughout the home, which was built with a myriad of handcrafted accents by local artists. For example, the entrance of 150 Brookside Avenue features a vestibule with canvas walls that were hand-painted with a nature scene by artist Ornella Muth. Stained glass windows also adorn a variety of doors and windows carrying a unified nature theme throughout the estate. Throughout the home, hand-crafted windows also feature solid mahogany woodwork, copper flashing and antique brass pulley systems.
The master suite is complete with a fireplace, a private terrace and an oversized walk-in closet with built-in shoe racks and garment shelves, as well as a center island. The home’s gourmet kitchen features Viking and Miele appliances, a six-burner stove and a breakfast bar with seating for four. A butler’s pantry with a wine refrigerator is also situated between the home’s kitchen and dining room.
Living areas in the home include a play room with a turret ceiling and built-in bench seating; an English walnut chapel with vaulted ceilings; a third-story library with antique cherry wood floors and 200-year-old English elm beams; and a study with a fireplace and mahogany walls featuring gold-leaf trim.
The estate’s basement is complete with a large room with a full kitchen and French doors that open to the lush backyard and serves as an indoor/outdoor entertaining area; a one-bedroom, one-bathroom guest apartment with a kitchenette; a screening room with theater-style seating for 12; and a fully equipped exercise room with a sauna.
Additional amenities include a hospital-grade air filtration system that purifies the home of allergens; radiant heating with a forced hot air system; a control room containing dashboards for the lighting, alarm, temperature, air and audio-visual systems within the home; an onsite well that maintains the property’s lawn; and an automatic snow- and ice-melting system in the driveway and in all the walkways.
Behind the property, a brook sits flush to the lawn, creating separation and privacy. A separate one-bedroom, one-bathroom guest apartment with a kitchenette also sits above a two-car garage, which is adjacent to the home’s attached three-car garage.
Located in the heart of Ridgewood, New Jersey, the estate is minutes from the shops, cafés and restaurants that make up downtown Ridgewood. Just 20 miles from Midtown Manhattan, New York City is also easily accessible from the home, which is one mile from the Ridgewood stop on New Jersey Transit. Ridgewood, known for its top-tier public and private schools, is located in Bergen County, one of the wealthiest counties in the United States according to the latest US Census Report.
150 Brookside Avenue is open for prospective buyers to view beginning on Saturday, October 3, 2015 and continuing every Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. until auction day. The last scheduled open house will be held the day before the auction on Friday, October 23, 2015 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Additional private tours are also available by calling DeCaro Luxury Auctions at 1.800.332.3767.
The absolute auction of this private estate will be held onsite at 150 Brookside Avenue in Ridgewood, New Jersey on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Broker participation is invited.
For additional information on this auction, as well as other DeCaro auctions please, call1.800.332.3767 or visit www.DeCaroAuctions.com.
About DeCaro Luxury Auctions
Founded by Daniel DeCaro, a licensed real estate broker and luxury property auctioneer, DeCaro Luxury Auctions has been auctioning luxury properties of distinction for more than 35 years. DeCaro has settled billions of dollars in luxury assets, executing flawless nationwide live auctions. DeCaro is the foremost leader and innovator in the field of auctioning luxury estates. For more information call 1.800.332.3767.
Yeah, but what do they really want for that $450,000 house?
Someone who can afford the taxes??
Good place for a parking garage or luxury apartments. Zoning no problem just ask the 3 amigos.
Asking price prior to auction is $5.9 million.
7:00 that’s exactly right.However, nowadays going to the Village Manger is just as good or better. She’s has a big “APPROVED” stamp on her desk. Afterwards, the 3 amigos get an FYI. The rest of us have to keep our eyes peeled for the public notification, at least a month after it’s a done deal. Don’t fret…we all get to speak…now being heard is another story…that will cost you. I hear the going rate to be heard is around 150K in legal fees.
Purchase price was $950K for the property and a tear down, new home construction cost = $16 million. So they are in for about $17 million. The owners are nice people and I hope they are happy in their new home.
Beautiful house. It is not for the people of Ridgewood. Someone outside Ridgewood who can actually afford it.
No one from Ridgewood could afford it.
I’ll take two.
I looked it up .
Current assessment 4.050.200
Taxes $98,541.37
Last sale. 04/18/02 @ $950,000. NU code #10
Maybe Jennee will buy it, subdivide the property and paint all of the houses plain vanilla. I hear his own house is on the market now. It kind of makes sense for a developer . . . 2 acres.
“Beautiful house. It is not for the people of Ridgewood. Someone outside Ridgewood who can actually afford it. No one from Ridgewood could afford it.”
The market for luxury homes like this one has to be, at least in terms of finding multiple eligible buyers willing to engage in a bidding war, the entire tri-state area. It is frankly not nearly enough to say that it is “not for the people of Ridgewood”, as if to say Ridgewood residents are uniformly common sense folk who would rightly choke on such opulence. We have our share of self-appointed elites who wouldn’t bat an eye at living that lifestyle if they could hack the monthly bills that come with it. No, the owners of such an exclusive property have to put on a special show that can be depended on to appeal to more or less every wealthy person or couple currently in the region if they are in the market or leaning that way, a large number of folks who live elsewhere in the country, and a fair chunk of foreigners looking to buy into the much-vaunted American suburban lifestyle if they intend to get anything close to the true market price at the time of sale. Think Bloomberg taking out a 99 year lease on a mansion in Bermuda (which forbids non-citizen from owning)–that’s the target buyer.
That said–agreed–no chance the new owner ends up hailing from Ridgewood. This is just too high-end.
It is also very ostentatious. There are plenty of large beautiful older homes in the area and on that street. This is the house for someone who wants everyone to know they have a huge house. Because it is built on the hill, the backyard is not very private and the size of the house is overwhelming.
For $6m you are getting a huge house. But the interior is very custom. (an English chapel???) It is still s corner lot on a hill with power lines in the backyard. I fear they overreached when they built this one. There is more house there than the market will actually bear.
It has a meditation room, so maybe big Al can move ther with all the money he makes from the development payola I the CBD.