3520 NW 31st St., Gainesville, FL 32605

Want to live in an artfully designed custom home on over an acre of mature forest, in the Heart of Gainesville, close to EVERYTHING, yet when inside feels like you’re in the middle of no-where with Nature all around! This 4/3 house with 3103 sq ft of indoor living space and 2400 sq ft of 22’ high screened outdoor living provides casual elegance. Built in 1985, UPDATED and UPGRADED 2016-2020. Chateau Forest is a small hidden gem neighborhood of single family custom built houses in NW Gainesville, with only 25 houses on a cul de sac street. All 3 zoned schools less than 3 miles. Less than 3 miles to UF campus, Health Center, Performing Arts, Cultural Plaza & to downtown State Theatre, restaurants, bars, Fresh Market, Publix, Thornebrooke Village shoppes and public library and much more. Green features: double paned windows, 2 3-ton Trane variable speed HVAC with 5” filter system with remi halo air cleaner (2019), new architectural shingle roof (2019), 10 KW solar panels on roof, reduced GRU utility bills 50% (2020), GENERAC WHOLE HOUSE GENERATOR, natural gas (2020). Back of L-shaped house is all windows and glass doors, oriented toward the pool, enjoying visual privacy from surrounding forest. Sunroom with glass walls with brick floor, family room with wood burning fireplace, breakfast room & kitchen both with vaulted ceilings, master bedroom with vaulted ceiling & master bath with jetted tub separate shower & 2 counter topped sink cabinets. 2 tiers of wood deck for dining and gathering above pool deck. Separate wood deck with lighted steps into forest & fire pit. Large foyer with 13” ceiling, Thermador 5 burner gas cooktop GE Profile wall microwave convection oven, dishwasher, large Franke ss double sink. Apec Water Filtration reverse osmosis system installed under kitchen sink (2017). Solair roll out awning Sunbrella fabric 15’ wide x 6’8” projection over outside dining deck. Irrigation system, programmable multizone timer. Updates & remodels 2017: 50 gal electric water heater with pan, Kohler San Raphael 1 piece toilet with Flushmate feature in master bath, Braun humidity sensing quiet exhaust fan master bath, recessed can lights replaced with LED fixtures warm dimmers, Heath Zenith motion sensing light entry between garage and house, exterior doors cedar trim painted, interior ceilings and walls painted, Thibaut grasscloth/wallpaper neutral color in foyer accent walls in family room. 2016: Porcelain floor tile family room, kitchen breakfast room, granite Sensa Galaxy counter tops kitchen, Maniscalco Australian Mosaics, Victoria Metals “Fall Creek Blend” etched metal backsplash, LED lighting under cabinets on dimmers. Franke “Vision” ss double bowl kitchen sink, custom fit ss grid for large side (21x19x9) custom wood cutting board with ss colander, Brizo Vuelo ss/bronze sink faucet, beverage faucet, soap dispenser, Insinkerator disposal counter top switch, Thermador “Masterpiece Series” 36” 5 burner gas cooktop with ExtraLow Star burners, Zephyr “Essentials, Hurricane” ss range hood 3-speed fan dual level halogen lights sensitive touch controls, GE Profile “Series 27” ss built in wall combination convection microwave convection oven self cleaning steam cleaning, LG Electronics 26.7 cuft French Door refrigerator/2 freezer drawers, ice water dispensers on door Pool & Screen Enclosure Huge 40’x16’ heated pool, enclosure rescreened (2015), pool resurfaced (2016). Do not miss this move in ready home!