Prepare to be impressed by this classic 1936 Center Hall Colonial w/ striking stone front & durable slate roof, on 1/3 of an acre w/ mature plantings & flat backyard!  Situated only .5 miles from downtown S. Orange, 131 Rynda is the ideal S. Orange home in both its location & size!

Featuring double coat closets & gracious entryway, you’ll have plenty of space to hang your hat & make yourself at home! The 1st floor boasts dentil molding, wainscoting & original wood floors. The spacious living room w/ wood burning fireplace flows seamlessly to the screened-in porch – perfect for morning coffee or relaxing evenings overlooking the expansive fenced in yard.  The elegant dining room w/ double exposure, easily accommodates large dinner parties. Overlooking the yard is the renovated eat-in kitchen w/ updated appliances, granite countertops & peninsula breakfast bar. A powder room & easy access to the backyard patio complete the 1st floor.

Upstairs you’ll find two generously sized bedrooms w/ shared hall bath & extra large primary bedroom featuring a dedicated dressing room & en-suite bath. The upper level boasts an additional bedroom, an office, full bath & plenty of storage space!

The sizable basement offers a cool hangout space w/ decorative fireplace, expansive pantry area & additional utility & laundry spaces.

With 2 car garage, central AC & a location just 0.5 miles from the SO train, coffee shops & restaurants, this home offers the perfect blend of space, comfort & convenience.

131 Rynda Home Improvements

2020:

• Updated kitchen
• New water heat
• Installed central air conditioning
• Oil-to-gas conversion/installed new furnace

2017: 

• Installed fence in the backyard

Dear Future Owners:

We would like to share with you our perspective on 131 Rynda Road, our home for the past 28+ years.

It has been a wonderful home, in a wonderful neighborhood, in a wonderful community.  We moved in before we had children.  Now our children are grown and it’s time for us to find a new home for ourselves.  We have so many fond memories – often centered on celebrations, parties and holidays – but every room holds precious memories for us, big and small.

There is so much we have loved about the house.  It is spacious, sunny and well laid-out.

Perhaps our favorite room is the screened-in porch, where we have spent a large part of the warmer months.

When we first moved in, we wondered what we would do with such a large yard.  Two kids and one dog later, we figured it out.  Honestly, some of our neighbors have looked on in envy.

We have been very fortunate to have wonderful neighbors on all sides.

The house is ideally situated.  We are just down the hill from South Mountain School, a short walk from South Orange Middle School – and even Columbia High School is not so far.  It’s an easy walk into town and to the train station.  We can walk nearly everywhere.

It seems crazy to us that 28 years have passed so quickly.  But living in this house – in this community – has been such a joy for us.  We wish you many similarly happy years in this home.

Alan Levine and Fred Shaw