130 Clifton Street

Description

Exceptional home! 3847 Sq ft! Extremely well maintained. Broad porch. Handsome stone facade. Lovely mature landscape. Very spacious. Bright, airy rooms. Ceiling fans. Nice built-ins. Hdwd & good tile flrs. Ultra-spacious pantries. 3-car gar, poss. workshop area. Turn-key investment! Super tenants! Great for owner-occupant. Super-low electric rates. Quiet, leafy ngbrhd. Stroll sidewalk to playground, fish the lake, play ball, watch a game. Welcome to Wallingford, a fine town with a rich history since 1670. Explore the historical society. Walk to all the town offers. Contemplate museums, monuments, historic houses of worship. Amble about the gracious grounds of Choate Rosemary Hall. Lots of fine, casual, vegan dining, fast food, shopping, socializing, services. Fresh new depot. Commuter service to New Haven, Hartford, Springfield, NYC. Boston, Vermont, DC just a walk and a snooze via Amtrak & Acela! Walk to bus. Yale, SCSU, QU, Wesleyan are commutable. Conv to everywhere via Rts 15/5/91/691/84. Endless New Haven cultural features, charming country destinations beckon. Harvest fairs, apple-picking! Catch Oakdale Theater shows. Play 18 holes at Traditions, Wallngfd Golf. Get cool in the pool. Tour Gouveia, Paradise Hills Vineyards. Pick a park, any park: Marcus Cooke, Wallace, Dutton, Doolittle, Quinn Linear Trail, Vietnam Vet's Mem'l, Community Lake, Quinn Riv St Pk. Rover votes for off-leash Bark Park! Swim, fish at Wharton Brk St Pk. Savor the Wallingford lifestyle! Come see! Wallingford affords a variety of ways to enjoy the day. The Paul Mellon Art Center at Choate offers a great variety of jazz, orchestral & other good music. You can catch some intriguing traveling art exhibits. Oakdale Theater hosts always has something first rate going on. Coming up soon, Chicago, the Nutcracker, Amy Grant Christmas, The Price is Right Live!! Wallingford is home of the Bearcats of the New England Football League. The park & rec programs in town give you endless reasons to get off your duff: Tons of different sports, (Join the knitting team if you think you are tough enough!) fitness & wellness programs, arts, karate, Krav Maga, fun excursions. Your couch is useless now. They offer STEM classes & other learning opportunities. Speaking of education, if your kid favors straw hats & overalls, the Vo-Ag science program at Lyman Hall is their dream come true. Town dining options go on & on. Try a different pizza joint every day for weeks. Get your Chick Fil-A fix. Try Westbrook Lobster! Skip over to Sara J's for breakfast, Dairy Queen for a treat, Arles & Boggs if you are "vegging out, hit Archie Moore's to watch the game & toddle safely home. Just down the road is the best food shopping EVER! Connecticut Fresh Food and Produce Market is just amazing. They have great butchers and bakers. The hot food, soup, salad and olive bars are SO good. Cooking was sooo then, this is now! Just a stone's throw are six great parks: Westside Park, Lufbery Park, Wallace Park, Lakeside Park, Quinnipiac Linear Trail. the Bark Park and Community Lake. At the Quinnipiac River Dam you can cheer the chad up the fish ladder. If you are looking to drop a line, Wharton Brook State Park is your go to. Wharton Brook is a great place to hike, swim, or host a picnic for 35 friends. If you are looking for a serious hike, head up to the castle at nearby Sleeping Giant State Park or Mount Higby to bask in the amazing sunset views! It will be ski season before you know it. Powder Ridge and Mount Southington are both close. The free ocean beach is an easy 30 minutes. New Haven has a great luxury of offerings: Theater, symphonies, art galleries, inter-collegiate sports, the whole world of international dining, live music, historic sites. The shoreline with its seafood shacks & quaint seaside views is a quick jaunt. Welcome to Wallingford, the center of the known Universe. Be there!