Gorgeous Ranch Just Steps Away From Elvehjem Nature Sanctuary

1230 Meadowlark Dr

3 bedrooms / 1.5 bath / 2-car garage
1,764 sq ft / .22 acres / shed / fenced backyard

375,000

Get Ready to Fall in Love

This stunning and well-cared-for 1960s ranch is waiting to fill your life with happy memories. Situated across the street from the Elvehjem Nature Sanctuary and within a short walk to Elvehjem Elementary School, this neighborhood truly is a fantastic place to live. There's so much to love, including the flow of the floor plan and the open-concept space between the living room and kitchen.

The spacious kitchen is accented with an exposed brick (painted white) wall with a built-in serving station and beverage fridge. The addition of a custom-built island with gorgeous quartz countertops (2019) gives the kitchen a more modern feel, as well as more prep and dining space. Other kitchen updates include: stainless steel sink, slate finish GE appliances (no fingerprints with the slate finish – yay!), designer tile backsplash and cabinet hardware (2019). The solar-tube (essentially a tubular skylight) located in the kitchen and dining room lets in natural light on sunny days.

The bright and cheery oversized sunroom is my favorite space with its vintage wood wall paneling that has been painted a soothing “Oyster Bay” color, built-in benches, pass-through window from the kitchen, oversized windows that overlook the new (2020) paver patio and freshly landscaped and fenced backyard. The sellers have also recently (2017) drywalled the sunroom ceiling, added crown molding, replaced the ceiling fans and installed new carpet tile.

You’ll love the painted brick fireplace, handmade mantel (2021) and wooden beams on the ceiling of the dining room. The sellers also installed solid oak flooring in here as well as in the kitchen (2017).

All of the bedrooms have refinished hardwoods, new ceiling fans, switches, outlets and closet doors (2017). This home is move-in ready!

Both bathrooms are beautiful and have also been remodeled (half bath—2022, main bath—2017). Updates include: flooring, light fixtures, vanity, toilet, mirror, tub, tile surround, shower faucet and paint. The shelving unit in the half bathroom is included.

The basement has a retro built-in bar that is quite the statement piece when entertaining friends or family for game nights and holidays.

If you are needing even more space for storage (besides the basement) there is a pull-down staircase in the garage that leads to more storage space, as well as a shed in the backyard.

An extensive amount of work has also been completed on the exterior of the home including having the entire home professionally painted (2021), a beautiful fiberglass front door (2019) and overhead Clopay garage door (2017), large tree removal (2022), and a considerable amount of landscaping – with roughly 90% of the plantings added by the sellers.

Plantings include: Incrediball Smooth Hydrangeas, Boxwoods, Blue Fescue grasses, Astilbes, Blue Star Juniper, Creeping, Phlox, Creeping Thyme, Black Eyed Susans, Hostas, Tiger Lilies, Daylily, Weigela, Surprise Lily, Elephant Ear, Sedum, Coral Bells, Miscanthus Grasses, Bleeding Heart, Coleus (annual), Phlox, Arbor Vitae, Milkweed, Hydrangea Bush, & Irises.

Location

The Elvehjem/Acewood neighborhood is an incredibly walkable/bikeable community where its Association strives to build a vibrant, welcoming and cooperative community. They do this through multiple avenues such as sending quarterly newsletters, maintaining a community garden, hosting various events and gatherings such as: 4th of July Celebration, Kids Fun Run and Bike Parade, Egg Hunt, Halloween Bonfires, Neighborhood Night Out, Holiday in the Park and book clubs. The heart of the neighborhood is Elvehjem Park and Elvehjem Nature Sanctuary. The park has a large reservable shelter and an All-Wheel Spot (2022) is planned for skateboards, scooters and bikes. The Sanctuary contains mature hardwood forest and prairie. There are trails through Acewood Greenway that connect the Sanctuary to Heritage Prairie.

Nearby amenities include: Metro Market, Woodman’s, Piggly Wiggly, Pinney Library, Lussier Family East YMCA, Droster Park, Kennedy Park, Heritage Heights Park and Heritage Prairie, Door Creek Park, Hiestand Park (featuring one of Madison’s best disc golf courses, as well as ultimate frisbee leagues), Twisted Grounds, Cottage Café, Oakhouse Bakery, Java Cat, Culver’s, Sonny’s Café, Rosati’s Pizza, Blain’s Farm & Fleet, Monona Community Festival Grounds, Monona Public Library, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Olbrich Beach and Biergarten, Garver Feed Mill, Monona Community Pool, Monona Bait & Ice Cream Shop, Monona Golf Course, Lake Edge Shopping Center, Next Door Brewing Company, Java Cat, Dream Lanes Bowling, The Medicine Shoppe® Pharmacy, Habitat ReStore - East, Village Lanes Bowling, Ken's Meats & Deli, and Fired Up Pottery.

Nearby restaurants and bars include: North of the Bayou, Swad Indian, Breakwater, Jade Monkey, Angelo’s Pizza, Great Dane, Papa Murphy’s, El Rancho Mexican Grill, Ian's Pizza, Surya Cafe, "Musky Lounge", Crema Café, Monona Bakery & Eatery, David’s Jamaican Cuisine, Fraboni’s, Salvatore’s Tomato Pies (Monona), Takarajima Sushi and Red Lion Singapore Grill & Japanese Cuisine.

Additional Updates:

Thermostat (2022), radon mitigation system (2018), carpeting in basement storage/office room (2018), water shut off valves for hose hookups (2021), all walls and ceilings painted (2017), ceiling tiles in drop ceiling over the basement bar (2021), door hardware on side exterior door off of garage (2022), and house rekeyed with one universal key (2022).