A blog for The Bedroom Communities of New York City: Maplewood, South Orange, Millburn/Short Hills and Montclair, etc. for Area Residents, for future residents and for home buyers and sellers in New Jersey. Provides information on housing trends, tips for sellers and buyers, mortgage information events and happenings around town and the regional area. Local contributions are welcomed!
Looking for First Floor Living? This home has everything you need on one floor: Living Room, Foyer, Kitchen and Dining room, Two Bedrooms and a Full Bath. Need a lil more space? The basement is finished with a large recreation room and a bar, yet there is plenty of storage space as well and a Bilco Door walkout to the back yard. Want a lil more than that? Head upstairs for a very spacious bedroom and another full bath along with a separate deep closet and some additional attic storage space. You may be a Maplewood resident with this home, but you are just under a mile to the South Orange Train Station and its amazing downtown with so many restaurant choices, as well as other shopping, let alone the shopping center across the street from the property. Major Highways are also in close proximity.
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
Price: $399,000
For more information about this property, please contact MARK SLADE at 917-797-5059 or sladehomes@gmail.com. You can also text 5632763 to 67299 (Message and Data Rates May Apply, see terms and privacy policy).
See more listings at: http://midtowndirectrealty.com/
Charming, spacious Cape Cod. Move-in condition with recently renovated kitchen and newly finished hardwood floors throughout. Located on a quiet, dead end street. Backyard with patio perfect for summer entertaining. Close to schools, major highways and retail.
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3
Price: $325,000
For more information about this property, please contact MARK SLADE at 917-797-5059 or sladehomes@gmail.com. You can also text 5630443 to 67299 (Message and Data Rates May Apply, see terms and privacy policy).
See more listings at: http://midtowndirectrealty.com/
Art & Music Reception: Franck Lazare Goldberg
Saturday, June 1, 2019
3:00 PM 4:00 PM
Saturday, June 1 3 pm at Main Library
Our June/July exhibit features MAPSO Prom, Goldberg’s portraits from a Maplewood tradition; Prom Night at the Springfield Avenue Gazebo, where mostly students of color show up in style for the Columbia High School Prom. Friends, family, and members of the community gather each year to watch.
Inspired by photographer Mary Ellen Mark masterwork PROM,
MAPSO PROM is a celebration of the beauty and talents of the under-represented, a reflection on diversity and integration in Maplewood and South Orange.
Live music will be provided by multi talented Felisha George, a Columbia alumnus herself. Artist’s talk at 3:20.
http://www.franckgoldberg.net/mapso-prom
Posted in Adult, Main Library
Mark Slade
Keller Williams
917.797.5059 Good Homes
Selling a Maplewood/South Orange/West Orange area home involves many steps and having an experienced Maplewood New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor®, specializing in the Bedroom Communities of New York City in Essex/Union County— Millburn, Short Hills, Montclair, West Orange, South Orange, Livingston, Maplewood, Springfield, Summit, Madison, Chatham, Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Cranford and Westfield--by your side will make the transaction run a lot smoother. I would love to be your Maplewood/South Orange New Jersey Area Real Estate Professional! I assist both buyers and sellers in the Bedroom Communities of New York City, mostly served by NJ Transit’s Mid-Town Direct Train Lines, offering commutes of 45minute or less to NY Penn Station, with either the purchase and or sale of residential real estate.
As an Accredited Buyer’s Agent (ABR), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying process. From start to finish, I listen to your needs and desires in what you would like and take the information you give me to find you home. My GO-TO team can provide you the best in Real Estate advice with regard to attorney choices, Home Inspectors and Mortgage Loan Officers
I am also a Luxury specialist (CLHMS), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying and selling process. Not only does this extra training help me better understand this upper echelon in real estate, its benefit include a special luxury website: www.njluxhomes.com and a corresponding worldwide luxury network that helps to put luxury buyers and sellers together.
As your Maplewood/South Orange/ West Orange New Jersey listing agent I am well versed on as your local expert in all things in the West Orange, Maplewood and South Orange area Real Estate Market. You can expect personalized service that includes a detailed consultation on how to best position your Mid-Town Direct home to be competitive in today’s market with training to provide my clients with an in-depth Advanced Comparative Market analysis, and advice on staging. As my office’s technology officer as well as both a Zillow Platinum Premier and Trulia Premier agent, I use the latest and most up-to-date marketing methods to get your home in front of as many buyers as possible. Being your New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor ® not only involves just finding the home or selling the home, but being your guide, negotiator, advisor and advocate and making sure that your needs and goals are met. Being your New Jersey Essex/Union County area Realtor® (with a little bit of Morris County thrown in for good measure) is one of my truest passions, and “Helping You Find Your Dream Home” is my number one priority.
A picturesque town in Essex County, Maplewood is located on the East Branch of the Rahway River. Originally consisting of farms, mills and orchards, Maplewood is now a great mix of residential and commercial areas, culminating in the jewel of a downtown village and coming together to create a charming, tight-knit and diversified community. Maplewood has predominantly Colonial and Tudor style homes with sprawling porches and ample greenery, but you can also find some Victorians and a range of more modern style construction on its beautiful tree lined streets.
Maplewood is a diverse town with 6 elementary schools and prominent municipal building designed by famous architects, Guilbert and Betelle. In the center of town, famed landscape architects, the Olmstead Brothers, created the breathtaking Memorial Park; not to be overlooked is Ricalton Square, nestled between the train station and the downtown shopping; this area is frequently used for events including a Halloween Parade with hayrides and petting zoos, as well as featuring replica homes during the Winter Holiday Season. The town offers many activities to its residents from camps in the summer, arts and crafts classes, a public pool (with 4 pools ranging from a “baby” pool to toddler pool to large lap pool and a diving tank) and a farmers market when in season. There is even an annual musicalpalooza--Maplewoodstock—featuring a variety of bands and musical styles, showcasing local and national bands with booths for local businesses to set up.
The Village, also known as Maplewood Center, is a quaint, downtown shopping district with everything from restaurants with foods from all over the world, bakeries, dance studios, gyms, bookstores, a movie theater and bookstores. With its large variety of cuisines to choose from, Maplewood recently started a yearly town-wide Restaurant Week with over 30 eateries participating.
Easily accessible by its throughways and the New Jersey Transit, it's no surprise Maplewood has been ranked several times as one of the most desirable places to live in America by a number of surveys.
Maplewood Colonial: This 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home wont last long. Arts and Crafts details include beautiful art glass and chestnut crown moldings that complement the wood burning fireplace that anchors the living room. The feeling of being HOME starts as you step through the front foyer and into the living room. Enjoy your meals in the formal dining room or take them to the back porch, complemented by a powder room and a great working kitchen. The second floor features a renovated hall bath to support the 3 bedrooms on the same level, with a 4th bedroom on the 3rd floor. The basement is partially finished and includes a full bath, recreation room, laundry/utility room and separate storage room. The backyard is fenced in and there is room for your cars and storage in the 2 car detached garage.
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Price: $575,000
For more information about this property, please contact MARK SLADE at 917-797-5059 or sladehomes@gmail.com. You can also text 5616837 to 67299 (Message and Data Rates May Apply, see terms and privacy policy).
See more listings at: http://midtowndirectrealty.com/
GREAT RENTAL! This Tuscan neighborhood home has a spacious open floor plan, an exquisitely renovated top line eat-in-kitchen and beautiful master suite. The home also boasts hardwood floors, updated bathrooms and great closet and pantry space. Its less than a mile to town and NYC trains and the jitney to the train station stops on the corner.
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Price: $4,999
For more information about this property, please contact MARK SLADE at 917-797-5059 or sladehomes@gmail.com. You can also text 5616836 to 67299 (Message and Data Rates May Apply, see terms and privacy policy).
See more listings at: http://midtowndirectrealty.com/
Selling a home in Union County: Springfield, Mountainside, Berkeley Heights, Summit, New Providence, Westfield or Essex County: Maplewood, South Orange, Montclair, Glen Ridge, Millburn, Short Hills, Roseland, Verona, North Caldwell, Caldwell, West Caldwell and Livingston involves many steps and having an experienced Berkeley Heights/New Providence New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor®, specializing in the Bedroom Communities of New York City in Union County— Berkeley Heights, Summit, New Providence, Westfield , Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Springfield, Cranford, Westfield as well as Maplewood, South Orange, Montclair, Glen Ridge, Millburn, Short Hills and Livingston --by your side will make the transaction run a lot smoother. I would love to be your New Jersey Area Real Estate Professional! I assist both buyers and sellers in the Bedroom Communities of New York City, mostly served by NJ Transit’s Mid-Town Direct Train Lines, offering commutes of 45minute or less to NY Penn Station, with either the purchase and or sale of residential real estate. Our www.unioncountyhomesnow.com brings us several new buyers every day which helps us sell our Union County Listings for more money and in less time. The same goes for our www.goodhomesforgoodpeople.com website
We are also luxury specialists if your needs so require.
As an Accredited Buyer’s Agent (ABR), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying process. From start to finish, I listen to your needs and desires in what you would like and take the information you give me to find you home. My GO-TO team can provide you the best in Real Estate advice with regard to attorney choices, Home Inspectors and Mortgage Loan Officers
I am also a Luxury specialist (CLHMS), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying and selling process. Not only does this extra training help me better understand this upper echelon in real estate, its benefit include a special luxury website: www.njluxhomes.com and a corresponding worldwide luxury network that helps to put luxury buyers and sellers together.
As your Essex, Union and Morris County Expert, . You can expect personalized service that includes a detailed consultation on how to best position your Mid-Town Direct home to be competitive in today’s market with training to provide my clients with an in-depth Advanced Comparative Market analysis, and advice on staging. As my office’s technology officer as well as both a Zillow Platinum Premier and Trulia Premier agent, I use the latest and most up-to-date marketing methods to get your home in front of as many buyers as possible. Being your New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor ® not only involves just finding the home or selling the home, but being your guide, negotiator, advisor and advocate and making sure that your needs and goals are met. Being your New Jersey Essex/Union County area Realtor® (with a little bit of Morris County thrown in for good measure) is one of my truest passions, and “Helping You Find Your Dream Home” is my number one priority.
This house has lots to work with in terms of space. There is a large living room and an even bigger formal dining room. The kitchen is joined by an adjoining breakfast room. There are 4 beds on the second floor. There is also a covered patio off the back of the dining room. There is also a walk -up attic that could be nicely renovated into a master suite or a media room. Lastly, there is driveway parking for 3 cars as well as a 2-car detached garage. Home needs some TLC but an owner or an investor could see some nice opportunities with this canvas. This location is Very Walkable so most errands can be accomplished on foot. Nearby parks include Everett Park, Verona Park and Eagle Rock Reservation.
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 1
Price: $400,000
For more information about this property, please contact MARK SLADE at 917-797-5059 or sladehomes@gmail.com. You can also text 5605200 to 67299 (Message and Data Rates May Apply, see terms and privacy policy).
See more listings at: http://midtowndirectrealty.com/
You may or may not know that one of my concentrations in college was Fine Arts, specifically Architectural History (and sculpture). I also attended Harvard's Graduate School of Design for a summer program in architecture. So, it's probably not going to be a surprise that I LOVE GREAT ARCHITECTURE AND GREAT ARCHITECTS; so much so that my very first email address was MarkFLW@aol.com, with the FLW standing for Frank Lloyd Wright. I have made it my "business" to visit as many Frank Lloyd wright structures around the United States and have accumulated 100's of photos ranging from the Guggenheim to the Ennis Brown Home in California to the Falling Water in PA to touring several homes in Pleasantville NY. I knew there was a purported FLW home in Maplewood, where I have lived since 1997, but never had the luxury to see this home until yesterday. To be clear, this home was built in 1968, some 9 years after the beloved Frank Lloyd Wright passed. In my humble opinion, this home has about a 90% FLW pedigree, but its clear that you would have to really know your FLW to know where modifications were made. Regardless, this is an amazing home.
I wanted to share it with you all, but if you would like to buy this home and first ever seen by me--"Frank Lloyd Wright Tree House"--its available for a cool $2,999,000, so please feel free to reach out to me at 917-797-5059 to set up an appointment with 24 hour notice required. Here are some of my pics. Hope you enjoy them.
Mark Slade
Keller Williams
917.797.5059 Good Homes
Selling a Maplewood/South Orange/West Orange area home involves many steps and having an experienced Maplewood New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor®, specializing in the Bedroom Communities of New York City in Essex/Union County— Millburn, Short Hills, Montclair, West Orange, South Orange, Livingston, Maplewood, Springfield, Summit, Madison, Chatham, Scotch Plains, Fanwood, Cranford and Westfield--by your side will make the transaction run a lot smoother. I would love to be your Maplewood/South Orange New Jersey Area Real Estate Professional! I assist both buyers and sellers in the Bedroom Communities of New York City, mostly served by NJ Transit’s Mid-Town Direct Train Lines, offering commutes of 45minute or less to NY Penn Station, with either the purchase and or sale of residential real estate.
As an Accredited Buyer’s Agent (ABR), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying process. From start to finish, I listen to your needs and desires in what you would like and take the information you give me to find you home. My GO-TO team can provide you the best in Real Estate advice with regard to attorney choices, Home Inspectors and Mortgage Loan Officers
I am also a Luxury specialist (CLHMS), I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying and selling process. Not only does this extra training help me better understand this upper echelon in real estate, its benefit include a special luxury website: www.njluxhomes.com and a corresponding worldwide luxury network that helps to put luxury buyers and sellers together.
As your Maplewood/South Orange/ West Orange New Jersey listing agent I am well versed on as your local expert in all things in the West Orange, Maplewood and South Orange area Real Estate Market. You can expect personalized service that includes a detailed consultation on how to best position your Mid-Town Direct home to be competitive in today’s market with training to provide my clients with an in-depth Advanced Comparative Market analysis, and advice on staging. As my office’s technology officer as well as both a Zillow Platinum Premier and Trulia Premier agent, I use the latest and most up-to-date marketing methods to get your home in front of as many buyers as possible. Being your New Jersey Real Estate Agent and Realtor ® not only involves just finding the home or selling the home, but being your guide, negotiator, advisor and advocate and making sure that your needs and goals are met. Being your New Jersey Essex/Union County area Realtor® (with a little bit of Morris County thrown in for good measure) is one of my truest passions, and “Helping You Find Your Dream Home” is my number one priority.
A picturesque town in Essex County, Maplewood is located on the East Branch of the Rahway River. Originally consisting of farms, mills and orchards, Maplewood is now a great mix of residential and commercial areas, culminating in the jewel of a downtown village and coming together to create a charming, tight-knit and diversified community. Maplewood has predominantly Colonial and Tudor style homes with sprawling porches and ample greenery, but you can also find some Victorians and a range of more modern style construction on its beautiful tree lined streets.
Maplewood is a diverse town with 6 elementary schools and prominent municipal building designed by famous architects, Guilbert and Betelle. In the center of town, famed landscape architects, the Olmstead Brothers, created the breathtaking Memorial Park; not to be overlooked is Ricalton Square, nestled between the train station and the downtown shopping; this area is frequently used for events including a Halloween Parade with hayrides and petting zoos, as well as featuring replica homes during the Winter Holiday Season. The town offers many activities to its residents from camps in the summer, arts and crafts classes, a public pool (with 4 pools ranging from a “baby” pool to toddler pool to large lap pool and a diving tank) and a farmers market when in season. There is even an annual musicalpalooza--Maplewoodstock—featuring a variety of bands and musical styles, showcasing local and national bands with booths for local businesses to set up.
The Village, also known as Maplewood Center, is a quaint, downtown shopping district with everything from restaurants with foods from all over the world, bakeries, dance studios, gyms, bookstores, a movie theater and bookstores. With its large variety of cuisines to choose from, Maplewood recently started a yearly town-wide Restaurant Week with over 30 eateries participating.
Easily accessible by its throughways and the New Jersey Transit, it's no surprise Maplewood has been ranked several times as one of the most desirable places to live in America by a number of surveys.
