Type of homes in Berkeley Heights/New Providence (Colonia: houses, construction)

[pisan1023]

Hi,

Looking to move to the BH/NP area later this year and was wondering the most common type of homes available in these areas? I've read that both areas have a ton of split level homes which really isn't my style. Is this true?

Thanks!

[Goldendoodle1969]

If your budget is less than $500k yes. At $600k and above you'll have more architectural options.

[millerm277]

The area mostly was built-out in the 50s-70s. The housing stock is mostly the types of houses that were prevalent at the time. It's not only split-levels, although there's certainly plenty of those.

If you're looking for recent construction, you're not going to find much, especially at the lower end of the price range.

[swilliamsny]

Yes, tons of split-levels and bi-levels. We were dead set against a split- or bi-level, but after looking at more than a dozen houses in BH (and a couple in NP), I'll admit there were two split-levels that I would have been comfortable with. For us, it made a difference whether the splits were side by side, or front/back. The front/back split we looked at was so awful, and I still wouldn't want to live in a bi-level.

There are also a fair number of capes and ranches, colonials not so many. Like mentioned above, higher priced homes are less likely to be splits. (We ended up putting an offer on a ranch, but it has a walk-up attic, so it doesn't look so ranch-y from the outside.)

[Goldendoodle1969]

Congrats! Good luck! After looking a little more it does seem like you have to spend at least $700K to get a colonial in BH. Colonials only make up about 25% of the current MLS listings in BH, so they are there just not as many.

[Mayvenne]

while you cant really get a great feel for the flow of the house, you should browse on realtor.com at the listings. I am pretty sure they do describe the home as split, or 2 story.

[jay5835]

Split-levels, splanches, and fauxlonials.