Property of the Week: $1.6M Colonial on Highland Avenue

The 6,500 square-foot home includes seven bedrooms and six baths.

Montclair Patch's Property of the Week is this 1858 colonial home with seven bedrooms and six baths.   Location: 29 Highland Ave. Price: $1,699,000 Description:  This Queen Anne colonial has it all. The home has about 6,500 square feet of space inside, which includes exquisite architecture with restored details, inlaid floors, stained glass, leaded windows, paneled wainscoting and coffered ceilings. There is also central air.  The property is very private and rests on about 1.08 acres of land (about 47,000 square feet). The home's property includes a hanging beech and redwood tree, beautiful gardens, hand-cut stone walls and walkways. In the backyard, you'll find a fabulous dark gunite free-form pool surrounded by expansive hand-cut …

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Property of the Week: $995K Tudor on Highland Avenue

The 4,500 square-foot home includes six bedrooms and five baths.

Montclair Patch's Property of the Week is sunny three-story Tudor home.  Location: 151 Highland Ave. Price: $955,000 Description: This home features fabulous views of New York City from every floor. The 4,500 square-foot home includes six bedrooms and five baths. When you walk inside, you will notice the exquisite moldings throughout the home, a stone fireplace, French doors and custom built-ins.   There is an updated kitchen with butler's pantry, walk-in pantry and separate breakfast area with cathedral ceiling opening to a deck. The home is very private and includes an exceptionally large property of more than 43,000 square feet with a patio and stone walls.  Listing Agent: Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty agent …

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8:29 pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013

so picturesque! For a complete list of Sunday's Open Houses in Montclair and a Quick Find Map to locate them, feel free to go to www.montclairnjopenhouses.com   more ›

Property of the Week: $749K Victorian on Prospect Ave.

The home was designed by architect Effingham North.

Montclair Patch's Property of the Week is this three-story Victorian home located at 10 Prospect Ave.  Price: $749,000 Description: This graceful Victorian single-family home was designed by architect Effingham North and built in 1900. It includes six large bedrooms, five baths, a sweeping staircase, two fireplaces and sits on a lot of nearly 13,000 square feet. You will also find many other classic details in this unique home, including arched windows, bays and gables. There is an open front porch with seasonal New York City views. Listing Agent: Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty agent Jane Wallace can be reached at (201) 755-6913. Sotheby's International Realty can be reached at (973)-783-6900.

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Property of the Week: $1.2M Victorian Charmer

The three-floor home is located at 237 Upper Mountain Ave.

Montclair Patch's Property of the Week is this three-floor Victorian home at 237 Upper Mountain Ave.  Price: $1,200,000 Description: This is a Victorian home with a bonus carriage house. The home is freshly painted in soft neutral colors and located close to trains to New York City. The house includes an expansive third floor, great detail and natural woodwork. The kitchen includes an island, bay window, great cabinet space and brick walls. There is a front and back staircase. Each bedroom on the second floor has its own bath, and the basement is finished. Additional features include stained-glass ceilings and a built-in bar. The carriage house is a spacious one bedroom with large living- and dining-room combo and eat-in kitchen. The in-…

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9:01 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013

This one's a beaut! for the rest of Montclair's Open Houses: www.montclairnjopenhouses.com   more ›

Property of the Week: Park Street Colonial

The two-story home is going for $625,000 in Upper Montclair.

Montclair Patch's Property of the Week is this two-story colonial home located at 570 Park St. in Upper Montclair.  Price: $625,000 Description: This is New York City chic in Montclair. The home is a colonial with natural light that floods through the home's many sparkling windows. The kitchen and baths are updated. The enclosed porch overlooks private gardens, and there is an inground pool and red brick patios. It is the perfect home for commuters.  Listing Agent: Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty agent Barbara Lewis and be reached at (973) 464-0585.  Sotheby's International Realty can be reached at (973)-783-6900. 

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It Can Cost More To Buy A Home In April

Blogger and real estate sales consultant Beverly Meaux, of Keller Williams, offers advice about buying real estate.

Laptop, Speakers Stolen in Bloomfield Avenue Home Burglary, Police Say

Someone entered an apartment through a rear door on Feb. 4 and stole electronic items.

  A Montclair resident returned home to find her Bloomfield Avenue home burglarized, according to police. The female resident came back to her apartment in the 600 block of Bloomfield Avenue at about 6 p.m. on Feb. 4 and found her back door open. She also found several things around the apartment out of place, according to police. As she continued to look around her apartment, she realized a white Apple MacBook and a set of BOSE computer speakers were missing. Police did not find any evidence of forced entry because the rear door may have been left unlocked, according to police.  Anyone with information about this burglary can call the Montclair Police Department Detective Bureau at (973) 509-4706.

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Nominations Now Being Taken for Historic Preservation Awards

Nominate any individual, business, organization, building, or completed project that deserves local recognition in one of the three categories by March 1.

The Montclair Historic Preservation Commission established three awards this year to recognize outstanding historic preservation achievements in Montclair. Nominate any individual, business, organization, building, or completed project which you think deserves local recognition in one of the three categories: A nomination form can be found and downloaded here. The deadline for submission is March 1. The award certificates will be presented at a Montclair Historic Preservation Commission hearing on May 23.  

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Blog of the Day: Do Home Buyers Need Real Estate Agents Today?

Blogger and real estate sales consultant Beverly Meaux shares here ideas on local real estate.