I've known for a good long while that 12 Redan St. was coming to market. And it's rare for me to watch a house rise towards its listing date, like a bubble of air through water, with such anticipation. This lovely three-bed, two-bath semi, strikes me as a special sort of house. Unusually pretty, for starters. That midnight siding like charred Japanese cypress harvested from that soft hillside behind McBurney's old burial ground and its new slides. It is bracingly modern (all those Marvin windows, the steel support beam) and pleasingly traditional. Open-plan but warm. Bright, but with strategically placed shadows to take the glare off a new book. A main floor perfectly organized around a kitchen all butcher block and stamped tin. A minimalist gas stove warming the corner between the living room window and the front door. It has the feel of a sentry, a guard against the cold. Nothing will get in the way of 12 Redan offering a warm greeting.The sitting/dining room at the back of the house is a modern addition, and looks out to the west-facing porch, the lawn, the lush perennial beds, the pretty shed. A top-notch heat pump and new furnace keep a lid on the utility costs, even with the Prius getting plugged in most nights. The upper bathroom was re-done last year with hexagonal tile and a long-legged chrome sink. The softwood floors are beautifully refinished and reflect that this much-improved house sits comfortably alongside its own past, like a couple holding hands.
Address
12 Redan Street
List Price
$649,000
Property Type
Residential Freehold
Type of Dwelling
Semi-Detached
Style of Home
2-Storey
Area
Kingston
Sub-Area
22 - East of Sir John A. Blvd
County
Frontenac
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor Area
1100 - 1500 Sq. Ft.
Lot Depth
101.5
Lot Shape
Irregular
Lot Size Units
Feet
Lot Width
26.41
MLS® Number
X12058770
Listing Brokerage
ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE
Basement Area
Unfinished
Postal Code
K7K 3N2
Parking
Other
Tax Amount
$5,376.31
Tax Year
2024
Interior Features
Water Heater Owned
Property Features
Park
Heat Source
Gas
Heat Type
Heat Pump
Cooling Features
Central Air
Construction Materials
Wood
Direction Faces
West
Fireplace
Yes
Fireplace Features
Natural Gas
Foundation Details
Stone
Garage Type
None
Kitchens Total
1
Other Structures
Garden Shed
Pool Features
None
Roof
Asphalt Shingle
Sewer
Sewer
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