12 Nelson Ridge Road

Closed 8/26/21

Colonial with rear extension and side-entry garage

Closed

Last Sold Price

$870,000

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4 beds4 baths3,074 sqft

12 Nelson Ridge Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540

Description

Fabulously updated with a flow for casual living, this two-story colonial is perfectly situated on a 1.4 private acre lot with a generous backyard. Elegantly appointed with gracious rooms, the entrance foyer opens to a formal dining room on the right and a peaceful study with built-in bookcases and front yard views on the left. Straight ahead you will find a formal powder room on your way to the living room with a wood-burning fireplace to cozy up to on cold winter days and two sets of glass French...Fabulously updated with a flow for casual living, this two-story colonial is perfectly situated on a 1.4 private acre lot with a generous backyard. Elegantly appointed with gracious rooms, the entrance foyer opens to a formal dining room on the right and a peaceful study with built-in bookcases and front yard views on the left. Straight ahead you will find a formal powder room on your way to the living room with a wood-burning fireplace to cozy up to on cold winter days and two sets of glass French doors to access the bluestone patios for breezy summer entertaining and alfresco dining. The spacious open kitchen has stainless steel appliances, white cabinetry, dual pantries with a center alcove and a breakfast area that opens to a sunlit family room with a large sliding glass door leading to stone patios. Adjacent to the family room is a laundry/mudroom with a second powder room and two doors, one door opens to the two-car side-entry garage and the other to an outside entrance. At the top of the second level, your eyes catch the bonus room at the end of the hall, which is filled with fun and games for children or, would make for a larger work-from-home space. The primary bedroom has a dressing area with a wall closet and a separate walk-in closet. The primary bathroom was renovated with contemporary selections and a glass shower installation. Three more bedrooms share a remodeled hall bathroom complete with a floating wall cabinet, shower/tub combo and child size toilet to make potty training simple! An unfinished basement is perfect for storage as is the oversize two-car garage with ample overhead storage. Outside, the dual blue stone patios are snuggled against the back and side of the house with unobstructed views of open level lawns having lush foliage between adjacent properties for privacy. In the distance is a hammock for lazy summer day reading and behind the garage is a hidden third patio area overlooking the wide-open backyard and grounds. Located just outside the Princeton border, but with a Princeton address, you are and just a mere 5-minute drive to the University town where shopping, dining, theater, direct trains to New York and DC, and much more await your arrival.

Single FamilyProperty Type

1.43 acresLot Size

1971Year Built

$283/sq ftPrice per sq ft

12 carsParking Spaces

Listed by: Heidi A. Hartmann 609.658.3771 heidihartmannhomes@gmail.com • Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Princeton

Listing closed: 08/26/2021 12:00 AM

Source: BRIGHT, MLS#: NJME2001234

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12 Nelson Ridge Road

Property Details

Taxes: $19,067 / year
MLS Type: Residential / Fee Simple

County: Mercer County
Tax ID Number: 06-00040 01-00009
Ownership: Fee Simple
Condo Coop Association: No
HOA: No
Structure Type: Detached
Style: Colonial
Levels/Stories: 2
Waterfront: No
Garage: Yes
Expected On Market Date: 07-08-2021
Subdivision: NONE AVAILABLE
Subdivision: NONE AVAILABLE (MERCER NJ)
Cross Street: Cherry Valley
Municipality: HOPEWELL TWP
Total Parking Spaces: 12
Central Air: Yes
Basement: Yes
Above Grade Finished SQFT: 3,074.00
Above Grade Fin SQFT Source: Assessor
Below Grade Finished SQFT: .00
Below Grade Fin SQFT Source: Assessor
Below Grade Unfinished SQFT: .00
Below Grade Unfin SQFT Source: Assessor
Total Below Grade SQFT: .00
Total Below Grade SQFT Source: Assessor
New Construction: No
Property Condition: Very Good

Building Information

Stories: 2
Year Built: 1971

Lot Size: 1.43 AC / 62,291 SF

Location

School District Name: HOPEWELL VALLEY REGIONAL SCHOOLS
School District County ID: 300200397266

SchoolDistrictSource: Listing Agent
Middle Or Junior School: TIMBERLANE M.S. (MERCER NJ)
MiddleSchoolSource: Listing Agent
High School: HV CENTRAL (MERCER NJ)
HighSchoolSource: Listing Agent
County: MERCER
MLS Area: Hopewell Twp (21106)

Waterfront / Water Access

Water View: No
Water Access: No

Water Oriented: No
Navigable Water: No
Tidal Water: No
Riparian Rights Y/N: No

Association / Community Info

Senior Community: No

Taxes and Assessment

Tax Year: 2019
Tax Assessed Value: $639,600

Year Assessed: 2020
County Tax: $0
Improvement Assessed Value: $371,000
City Town Tax: $0
Land Assessed Value: $268,600
Clean Green Assessed: No
Land Use Code: 0
Zoning: R150
Tax Lot: 00009
School Tax: $0
Automatically Update Tax Values Y/N: Yes

Lease Information

Concessions: No

Rooms

Main

# Bedrooms Count Main Level: 0
# Bathrooms Count Main Level: 2

# Bathrooms Full Main Level: 0
# Bathrooms Half Main Level: 2

All Upper Levels

# Bedrooms Count All Upper Levels: 4
# Bathrooms Count All Upper Levels: 2

# Bathrooms Full All Upper Levels: 2
# Bathrooms Half All Upper Levels: 0

Upper Level 1

# Bedrooms Count Upper Level: 4
# Bathrooms Count Upper Level: 2

# Bathrooms Full Upper Level: 2
# Bathrooms Half Upper Level: 0

All Lower Levels

# Bedrooms All Lower Levels: 0
# Bathrooms All Lower Levels: 0

# Bathrooms Full All Lower Levels: 0
# Bathrooms Half All Lower Levels: 0

Lower Level 1

# Bedrooms Lower Level: 0
# Bathrooms Lower Level: 0

# Bathrooms Full Lower Level: 0
# Bathrooms Half Lower Level: 0

Rooms

Room List: Living Room, Dining Room, Primary Bedroom, Bedroom 2, Bedroom 3, Bedroom 4, Kitchen, Family Room, Study, Bathroom 2, Bonus Room, Primary Bathroom
Stories: Lower 1, Main, Upper 1

Building Info

Total Finished SQFT: 3,074.00
Total Finished SQFT Source: Assessor

Tax Total Finished SQFT: 3,074.00
Total SQFT: 3,074.00
Total SQFT Source: Assessor
Construction Materials: Frame
Roof: Shingle
Ext Main Mid-res: http://bright-media01.prd.brightmls.com/bright/images/0000/8008/1768/3882/800817683882_512_384_WM_ZsoS_MpsnE2hOSbz.jpg
Flooring Type: Ceramic Tile, Hardwood
Basement Type: Unfinished
Room and Floor: Bathrooms Half-Main Level-1, Bathrooms Half-Main Level-2, Bedrooms-Upper Level 1-1, Bedrooms-Upper Level 1-2, Bedrooms-Upper Level 1-3, Bedrooms-Upper Level 1-4, Bathrooms Full-Upper Level 1-1, Bathrooms Full-Upper Level 1-2
# Bathrooms Full: 2
# Bathrooms Half: 2

Lot / Land Information

Lot Size Source: Assessor
Lot Size Dimensions: 0.00 x 0.00

Lot Dimensions Source: Assessor
Parcel ID: 2120589

Parking

Type Of Parking: Attached Garage, Driveway
Num of Attached Garage Spaces: 2

Driveway - # of Spaces: 10
Total Garage Spaces: 2
Garage Features: Garage - Side Entry, Inside Access

Interior Features

Interior Features: Family Room Off Kitchen, Kitchen - Eat-In, Formal/Separate Dining Room
Fireplace: Yes

Fireplaces Count: 1
Fireplace Features: Non-Functioning
Accessibility Features: None

Exterior Features

Pool: No Pool
Other Structures: Above Grade, Below Grade

Utilities

Heating: Yes
Cooling Type: Central A/C

Cooling Fuel: Electric
Heating Type: Forced Air
Heating Fuel: Natural Gas
Hot Water: Other
Water Source: Well
Sewer Septic: Septic = # of BR

Property History

12 Nelson Ridge Road

Date	Event	Price
Aug 26, 2021	Closed BRIGHT #NJME2001234	$870,000
Aug 12, 2021	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #1470706064	$870,000
Jul 22, 2021	Active Under Contract BRIGHT #NJME2001234	—
Jul 20, 2021	Pending BRIGHT #NJME2001234	—
Jul 20, 2021	Active Under Contract BRIGHT #NJME2001234	—
Jul 7, 2021	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #NJME2001234	$835,000
Jul 21, 2014	Closed BRIGHT #1002853014	$650,000
Jun 10, 2014	Pending BRIGHT #1002853014	—
Mar 25, 2014	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #1002853014	$750,000
Jul 27, 2012	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #339052073	$595,000
Jul 27, 2012	Closed BRIGHT #1003822034	$595,000
Mar 14, 2012	Pending BRIGHT #1003822034	—
Jan 23, 2012	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #1003822034	$599,000
Aug 6, 2011	Expired BRIGHT #1006951540	$635,000
Mar 11, 2011	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #1006951540	$649,000

Date	Event	Price
08/26/2021	Closed BRIGHT #NJME2001234	$870,000
08/12/2021	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #1470706064	$870,000 +4.3% / yr
07/22/2021	Active Under Contract BRIGHT #NJME2001234	—
07/20/2021	Pending BRIGHT #NJME2001234	—
07/20/2021	Active Under Contract BRIGHT #NJME2001234	—
07/07/2021	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #NJME2001234	$835,000
07/21/2014	Closed BRIGHT #1002853014	$650,000
06/10/2014	Pending BRIGHT #1002853014	—
03/25/2014	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #1002853014	$750,000
07/27/2012	Closed (Public Record) Public Record #339052073	$595,000
07/27/2012	Closed BRIGHT #1003822034	$595,000
03/14/2012	Pending BRIGHT #1003822034	—
01/23/2012	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #1003822034	$599,000
08/06/2011	Expired BRIGHT #1006951540	$635,000
03/11/2011	Listed (Active) BRIGHT #1006951540	$649,000

For completeness, we often displays two records for one sale: the MLS record and the public record.

Public records

12 Nelson Ridge Road

Beds

Total Finished SqFt

3,074 SqFt

Above Grade Finished SqFt

3,074 SqFt

Stories

Lot Size

62,291 SqFt

Style

Single Family Residence

Schools

Near 12 Nelson Ridge Road

This home is within Hopewell Valley Regional School District.

Rated 8 out of 108/10Hopewell Elementary SchoolPublic · PK-5 · 1.9 mi · Nearby school
Rated 6 out of 106/10Timberlane Middle SchoolPublic · 6-8 · 5.0 mi · Serves this home
Rated 6 out of 106/10Central High SchoolPublic · 9-12 · 4.8 mi · Serves this home
Rated 7 out of 107/10Toll Gate/Grammar Elementary SchoolPublic · PK-5 · 4.6 mi · Nearby school
Rated 9 out of 109/10Stony Brook Elementary SchoolPublic · PK-5 · 4.6 mi · Nearby school
Rated 8 out of 108/10Bear Tavern Elementary SchoolPublic · PK-5 · 7.6 mi · Nearby school

School ratings and boundaries are provided by GreatSchools.org and Pitney Bowes. This information should only be used as a reference. Proximity or boundaries shown here are not a guarantee of enrollment. Please reach out to schools directly to verify all information and enrollment eligibility.

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Nearby home values

Address	Sold price	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Lot (Sqft)
This home: 12 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$870,000	4	4	3,074	62,291
10 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$1,551,000	4	4	–	62,291
2 Cotswald Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540	$870,000	4	3	2,480	60,548
16 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$604,000	3	3	2,056	60,548
8 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$1,550,000	4	4	3,332	60,113
26 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$1	–	–	2,544	60,113
28 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$435,000	4	3	2,088	60,113
30 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	–	–	–	5,375	63,162
9 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$932,725	5	4	–	61,855
4 Cotswald Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540	$631,000	3	2	–	60,548
18 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$485,000	5	4	–	107,184
3 Cotswald Lane, Princeton, NJ 08540	–	–	–	3,680	60,113
6 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$1,100,000	4	3	–	63,598
18 Stout Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$1,184,100	5	5	–	138,085
24 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$648,500	3	4	2,281	65,340
32 Nelson Ridge Road, Princeton, NJ 08540	$739,000	4	3	–	82,764

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