If you want a house with a great room
The great room at 1431 Sylvia Lane, in East Meadow, overlooks a wooded backyard. The house is on the market for $529,000 in November 2015. Credit: Century 21 American Homes
COMMACK
363 Harned Rd., $749,900
The wood-paneled great room of this expanded ranch has a rustic charm that “makes you feel like you’re in a ski lodge,” says agent Sylvia Lazar of Coach Realtors. The room features a fireplace, stone floors and a ceiling with skylights and exposed beams. Lazar says the space was designed by the owner with walls of windows and sliding glass doors “to bring the outside in.”
The great room is a great space for entertaining, Lazar says, with “magnificent views,” a large bar and its own half-bath. The 1962 home features a separate sleeping wing with three bedrooms, including a master suite with a walk-in closet. There’s a total of 2-1/2 baths, a living room, formal dining room and a renovated eat-in kitchen with skylights in the nine-foot ceilings. Amenities include custom stonework, hardwood floors and a finished basement. There’s a front porch, rear patio and a two-car garage on the 1.06-acre property.
Taxes are $16,144. Sylvia Lazar, Coach Realtors, 516-443-2985.
LAUREL
1795 Laurel Trail, $975,000
The great room in this Postmodern is the “hub of the house,” says agent Diane Mollica of Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, and features views of the neighboring golf course. Mollica says it’s the room from which the family comes and goes, and where members gather to visit, read and recreate.
One of the room’s most striking features, Mollica says, is the stone fireplace that soars to the cathedral ceilings, adding to the room’s beauty and ambience. Another attractive feature — the eat-in kitchen, which is located off the great room, which makes it possible to prepare, cook and clean up a meal while still visiting with guests.
Sliding doors off the great room and kitchen lead to the home’s patio and inground pool. The custom-built 2003 home offers four bedrooms and three full baths, including one in the master suite. There’s a formal dining room, a living room with a fireplace, a game room and a full basement.
Residents are eligible for membership in the development’s clubhouse, offering access to a community pool, tennis, dining and golf.
Taxes are $17,692. Diane Mollica, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, 917-803-1915.
EAST MEADOW
1431 Sylvia Lane, $529,000
The wood-paneled great room of this expanded ranch in Commack has a rustic charm, says agent Sylvia Lazar of Coach Realtors. It is on the market in November 2015 for $749,000. Credit: Coach Realtors
The great room of this expanded ranch has one wall made entirely of windows, says agent John Cordeira of Century 21 American Homes. Cordeira says the great room overlooks the tranquil, wooded backyard and features four skylights in the cathedral ceilings. It’s the standout room in the house, Cordeira says, a favorite of the homeowner, who spends much of her time there.
The great room extends into the living room, which has a fireplace and hardwood floors. The 1953 home offers three bedrooms and two full baths, an eat-in kitchen, a formal dining room and a finished basement with an outside entrance.
There’s a porch, patio and a 630-square-foot deck on the .26-acre property, which is equipped with a security system.
Taxes are $10,964. John Cordeira, Century 21 American Homes, 516-526-8077.
