4674 FRANKLIN Avenue

Property Description

Set on a 100' x 128' double corner lot, this Gentilly Terrace and Gardens home is filled with custom details that give each space its own character. Original long leaf pine floors, 10' ceilings, and beautiful fir French doors and millwork carry through the main living areas upstairs. The dining room features a fireplace with a mahogany mantel and an onyx chandelier, while the kitchen offers custom cabinetry and built-ins, limestone countertops, open shelving, a stainless steel farmhouse sink, and stainless steel appliances, including a gas range oven. Large, double-hung, double-insulated windows adorn the light-filled sunroom and extend throughout the house, bringing in abundant natural light and offering beautiful views of the terraced lot, gardens, and mature live oaks that prestigious Franklin Avenue and Gentilly Terrace are known for. The main floor features an incredible walk-in closet, just off the beautiful main bathroom, that can be converted back to a third bedroom if desired. Custom hanging space, shelving, a center island with drawers, and a makeup vanity with a mirror flanked by windows make this an ideal dressing room. The flexible layout includes a furnished ground-floor guest or rental apartment with three bedrooms and one full bathroom beneath the upstairs main living area, offering versatility for guests or short-, mid-, or long-term rental income. The apartment has both a quaint, covered patio entry area at the front door and a side entrance on the Carnot Street side of the property. The first-floor laundry room and mudroom are filled with custom cabinetry and shelving that accentuate the thoughtful designer touches throughout the property. Mechanical updates include all-new electrical in 2011; a main house roof replaced four years ago; roofs over the garage/workshop, outdoor kitchen, and breezeway area replaced six years ago; Hardie plank exterior siding; open-cell spray foam in the attic; one tankless gas water heater for the main living spaces and a tanked gas water heater for the rest; soundproofing between the floors; gutters and subsurface drainage; and central HVAC systems, one upstairs and one downstairs, plus mini splits for the laundry room, mudroom, and one bathroom. The outdoor spaces are ideal for entertaining and make full use of the double lot. A huge lawn framed by landscaped gardens provides room to spread out, while the covered outdoor kitchen features more custom cabinetry, large stainless steel commercial sinks, a DCS range oven, counter seating, surround sound speakers, and space to dine and relax. The 446-square-foot workshop adds valuable space for projects and storage. Parking includes a 572-square-foot, two-car garage with two automatic doors. The gated breezeway/carport area extends to a parking pad ideal for a trailer, boat, or other easy and secure storage. The property is in an X flood zone for affordable flood insurance and is wired and plumbed for a future pool.