7318 Rippon Road, Alexandria, VA 22307

Property Description

LET THE IMAGINATION SOAR WITH THIS ORIGINAL CHARLES GOODMAN MID-CENTURY MODERN HOME ON QUIET, TREE LINED STREET IN HOLLIN HILLS. IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR A LIGHT FILLED HOME TO FILL THE SENSES - THIS IS IT! THE MAIN HOME FEATURES 2 LEVELS OF LIVING SPACE WITH OPEN CONCEPT UPPER-LEVEL LIVING AREA, BOASTING FLOOR TO CEILING WINDOWS WITH HARD TO BEAT VIEWS. 3 BEDROOMS & 1 FULL BATH, RENOVATED KITCHEN, WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE, FABULOUS PANTRY & DINING AREA, WITH SLIDER TO REAR YARD, COMPLETE THE UPPER LEVEL OF THE MAIN HOME. THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE MAIN HOME, WHICH IS ON THE ENTRY LEVEL, EXPOSES A LARGE RECREATION ROOM WITH A WALL OF BUILT IN CABINETRY, LAUNDRY/UTILITY ROOM, WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE, FULL BATH AND TONS OF STORAGE. NOW ON TO THE ADDITION........ SEAMLESS EXTERIOR TRANSITION COMBINES THE MAGNIFICENT ADDITION THAT PRESENTS TWO MORE FINISHED LEVELS OF LIVING SPACE, WITH MULTIPLE ENTRY/EXIT POINTS TO FRONT DECK, SIDE ENTRY AND REAR YARD. AS YOU ENTER ADDITION FROM THE SIDE, THE LOWER LEVEL FEATURES A FUNCTIONAL KITCHEN WITH STACKABLE W/D LAUNDRY CLOSET. THE UTILITY ROOM HOSTS THE SEPARATELY ZONED HVAC AND HOT WATER HEATER FOR THIS PART OF THE HOME. GENEROUSLY PROPORTIONED LIVING AREA HAS SLIDER TO FRONT DECK & ALSO DOOR TO REAR YARD AREA. THE UPPER LEVEL OF THE ADDITION HAS A LARGE PRIMARY SUITE WITH FULL BATH & LINEN CLOSET, AS WELL AS ANOTHER LEGAL BEDROOM WHICH MAKES FOR FANTASTIC WORK FROM HOME SPACE. THE CURRENT OWNER HAD THE ADDITION WALLED OFF FROM THE MAIN HOME, WHICH MADE FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY AU-PAIR OR IN-LAW SUITE, OR EVEN RENTAL OPPORTUNITY. FOR VIEWING PURPOSES, WE HAVE OPENED UP THE TOP FLOOR TO OFFER A VISUALIZATION OF THE TWO "HOMES" MERGING AS ONE. THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE MAIN HOME SHOWS A "DOOR TO NOWHERE" AS WE SAY, BUT IN ACTUALITY, LEADS TO THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE ADDITION. THERE ARE SO MANY POSSIBILITIES TO CONSIDER - OPEN UP THE WALLS FROM THE ADDITION ON BOTH FLOORS TO CREATE A MASTERPIECE OF A HOME; KEEP PART OPEN/PART CLOSED FOR VISITORS, AU-PAIRS OR IN-LAWS; OR LEAVE AS IT IS AND USE THE ADDITION FOR ADDED WORK AND PLAY SPACE. MANY RECENT UPDATES TO INCLUDE: REFINISHED HARDWOODS ON MAIN IN ORIGINAL HOME WITH NEW HARDWOODS ADDED TO MATCH (2023) NEW CARPETING THROUGHOUT ADDITION & IN LOWER LEVEL OF MAIN HOME (2023), WHOLE HOME(S) PAINTING (2022/2023), NEW LANDSCAPING (2023), NEW HVAC IN ADDITION (2023), NEW SUMP PUMP IN ADDITION (2023), ALL NEW SIDING (2020), NEW HOT WATER HEATER ON MAIN SIDE (2020), NEW STAINLESS FLUES IN BOTH FIREPLACES & HVAC IN ADDITION (2018), SLATE PATIO IN REAR (2017), NEW HVAC IN MAIN HOME (2016), KITCHEN RENOVATION (2012), NEW MEMBRANE ROOF (2009), ALL NEW REPLACEMENT WINDOWS & DOORS. HOLLIN HILLS OFFERS PRIME LOCATION TO OLD TOWN, DC, MAJOR ROADWAYS, METRO, LOCAL SHOPPING & SCHOOLS. GET OUT THE BIKES OR WALKING SHOES TO ENJOY WARM WEATHER FUN ALONG THE POTOMAC AS WELL AS THE MYRIAD OF PARKLAND WALKING TRAILS. , WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD POOL, PICKLE BALL COURTS AND BOCCE BALL COURTS, RIGHT OUT YOUR FRONT DOOR, ENJOY A SUMMERTIME VACATION FROM YOUR NEW HOME! THERE IS NO HOA IN HOLLIN HILLS, BUT THERE IS A NON-MANDATORY CIVIC ASSOCIATION THAT IS VERY ACTIVE AND OFFERS MANY SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBORS!