No expense has been spared in the renovation and restoration of this immaculate and exceptional Spanish style beauty in the heart of Belmont Shore! Welcome to 141 Saint Joseph Ave, a generous and oversized corner lot just 1 block from bustling and exciting Second Street, and 2 short blocks to the beach and ocean. This home welcomes you with luxurious curb appeal, from its gated front courtyard, which has been meticulously landscaped and built in with bench seating, to its freshly painted exterior with new fresh awnings over its Victorian style windows. The beauty and elegance continues when you enter and are greeted to an open concept living/dining/kitchen great room which has been opened up, where the chef's kitchen, equipped with stainless steel KitchenAid appliances and custom cabinets and quartz countertops, has a large stone island that overlooks the living and dining rooms, which have the original decorative ceilings as well as original built-ins. The flooring is tile throughout with a woodgrain pattern, and is heated in the kitchen and primary suite, to give your feet warmth on those cooler days. The house has 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, each room more wonderful than the last, with so much attention to detail at every turn. Each ceiling is coved and has original moldings and facets, and each doorknob is restored to the original period. Stain glass windows are found throughout, and there are actually 27 windows in the home, each redone and repaired with new window screens. The bathrooms are sumptuous line being in a spa, with pebble floors and upscale fixtures. The bedrooms have upgraded built-out closets with storage inside, especially primary suite closet which has barn doors and a dresser inside and full built-ins. There are actually too many fabulous features to list, but among them are the upgraded electrical, upgraded PEX plumbing, new roof (2020), new HVAC (central heating and air conditioning), tankless water heater plus an additional water heater below the kitchen sink. Laundry room is built into the garage, which has newer automatic garage doors and rubber tiles for ease of doing laundry without shoes on! The garage is 2-car, plus there are 2 additional parking spaces on the driveway. The side yard gives ample additional space for indoor/outdoor living, and is completely security gated and fenced, with newer fencing and all locking gates. Upgrades done with permits. Come see this property yourself soon, and you are sure to fall in love!
