$995,000
PENDING

657 Hillside Ave Mountainside, NJ 07092

Estimated payment $6,605/month

Total Views 15,433
3 Beds
3 Baths
-- Sq Ft
-- Price per Sq Ft

Highlights

  • Custom Home
  • Living Room with Fireplace
  • Wood Flooring
  • Deerfield Elementary School Rated A
  • Cathedral Ceiling
  • Attic

About This Home

A Mountainside treasure in a prime location on Westfield border! Picturesque expanded ranch on nearly 1/2 acre of bucolic grounds offering privacy and convenience. And the curb appeal is only the beginning! Gracious and spacious custom built home offering charm and style along with a terrific floor plan. Layout designed for easy living and entertaining. Beautifully maintained, gorgeous oak flooring. First floor primary suite. Spacious 2nd floor includes 2 bedrooms, bath with shower over tub, large sitting room with wall of closets and bookshelves and storage cabinets, plus large attic storage area. New roof (2023). Newer furnace (2018) & HWH (2023). This is the one you have been waiting for! Enjoy low taxes and the best location - so close to Mountainside and Westfield town centers, Echo Lake Park, and NYC transportation. Click on MEDIA to view FLOORPLANS, PHOTO TOUR & MORE!

Listing Agent

Carol W. Tener

COLDWELL BANKER REALTY Brokerage Phone: 908-400-3670 Listed on: 02/22/2025

COLDWELL BANKER REALTY

Home Details

Home Type

  • Single Family

Est. Annual Taxes

  • $14,333

Year Built

  • Built in 1950

Lot Details

  • 0.41 Acre Lot
  • Level Lot

Parking

  • 2 Car Direct Access Garage
  • Inside Entrance
  • Garage Door Opener
  • Additional Parking

Home Design

  • Custom Home
  • Colonial Architecture
  • Ranch Style House
  • Composition Shingle Roof
  • Wood Siding
  • Siding
  • Composite Building Materials
  • Clapboard
  • Tile

Interior Spaces

  • Cathedral Ceiling
  • Ceiling Fan
  • Skylights
  • Wood Burning Fireplace
  • Thermal Windows
  • Shades
  • Blinds
  • Entrance Foyer
  • Family Room
  • Living Room with Fireplace
  • 2 Fireplaces
  • Breakfast Room
  • Formal Dining Room
  • Library with Fireplace
  • Workshop
  • Storage Room
  • Utility Room
  • Attic

Kitchen

  • Electric Oven or Range
  • Microwave
  • Dishwasher

Flooring

  • Wood
  • Wall to Wall Carpet

Bedrooms and Bathrooms

  • 3 Bedrooms
  • En-Suite Primary Bedroom
  • 3 Full Bathrooms
  • Bathtub with Shower

Laundry

  • Laundry Room
  • Dryer
  • Washer

Basement

  • Basement Fills Entire Space Under The House
  • Sump Pump
  • French Drain

Home Security

  • Storm Windows
  • Fire and Smoke Detector

Outdoor Features

  • Patio

Schools

  • Beechwood Elementary School
  • Deerfield Middle School
  • Govnr Liv High School

Utilities

  • Central Air
  • Radiator
  • Electric Baseboard Heater
  • Standard Electricity
  • Gas Water Heater

Listing and Financial Details

  • Assessor Parcel Number 2910-00011-0000-00003-0004-
  • Tax Block *

Home Details

Home Type

Single Family

Est. Annual Taxes

$14,333

Year Built

Built in 1950

Lot Details

0

Parking

2

Listing Details

  • Style: Expanded Ranch, Colonial, Custom Home
  • Primary Style: Expanded Ranch
  • Subproperty Type: Single Family
  • Year Built: 1950
  • Year Built Description: Approximate
  • County Name: Union
  • Street Number Display: 657
  • Directions: New Providence Rd or Lawrence Avenue to Hillside Avenue on Westfield border
  • I D: 5338409
  • Modified: 2025-08-23
  • Number Images: 28
  • Section Subdiv Development: Westfield Border
  • Attribution Contact: 908-400-3670
  • MLS Status: Under Contract
  • Special Features: None
  • Property Sub Type: Detached

Interior Features

  • Flooring: Carpeting, Tile, Wood
  • Fireplace Description: Library, Living Room, Wood Burning
  • Number of Fireplaces: 2
  • Appliances: Dishwasher, Disposal, Dryer, Microwave Oven, Range/Oven-Electric, Refrigerator, Sump Pump, Washer
  • Interior Amenities: Blinds, Carbon Monoxide Detector, Cathedral Ceiling, Fire Extinguisher, High Ceilings, Security System, Shades, Skylight, Smoke Detector, StallShw, TubShowr
  • Number Rooms: 9
  • Bedrooms: 3
  • Master Bedroom Desc: 1st Floor, Full Bath
  • Bedroom 1 Level: First
  • Bedroom 2 Level: Second
  • Bedroom 3 Level: Second
  • Primary Bathroom Features: Tub Shower
  • Bathrooms: 3.00
  • Full Bathrooms: 3
  • Basement: Yes
  • Basement Description: French Drain, Full
  • Basement Level Rooms: Storage Room, Utility Room, Workshop
  • Dining Room Level: First
  • Dining Area: Formal Dining Room
  • Family Room Level: First
  • Kitchen Area: Separate Dining Area
  • Kitchen Dim: 16x8
  • Kitchen Level: First
  • Living Room Dim: 22x15
  • Living Room Level: First
  • Other Room 1: Library
  • Other Room1 Dim: 14x15
  • Other Room1 Level: First
  • Other Room 2: Breakfast
  • Other Room2 Dim: 11x8
  • Other Room2 Level: First
  • Other Room 3: SittngRm
  • Other Room3 Dim: 18x12
  • Other Room3 Level: Second
  • Level 1 Rooms: 1 Bedroom, Bath Main, Bath(s) Other, Breakfast Room, Dining Room, Family Room, Foyer, GarEnter, Kitchen, Laundry Room, Library, Living Room, Pantry
  • Level 2 Rooms: 2 Bedrooms, Attic, Bath(s) Other, SittngRm, Storage Room

Exterior Features

  • Exterior Description: Clapboard, Composition Siding, Wood
  • Exterior Features: Curbs, Patio, Storm Window(s), Thermal Windows/Doors
  • Roof Description: Composition Shingle

Garage/Parking

  • Garage Description: Attached Garage, Finished Garage, Garage Door Opener, InEntrnc
  • Number Garage Spaces: 2
  • Parking Driveway Description: Additional Parking, Blacktop

Utilities

  • Cooling: Ceiling Fan, Central Air
  • Fuel Type: Gas-Natural
  • Heating: Baseboard - Electric, Radiators - Hot Water
  • Sewer: Public Sewer
  • Utilities: Electric, Gas-Natural
  • Water: Public Water
  • Water Heater: Gas

Schools

  • Elementary School: Beechwood
  • Middle School: Deerfield
  • High School: Govnr Liv
  • High School: Govnr Liv
  • Middle Jr High School: Deerfield

Lot Info

  • Lot Size: 000.434 AC
  • Assessed Improvement Value: 338200
  • Assessed Land Value: 361000
  • Assessment: 699200
  • Easement: Unknown
  • Lot Description: Level Lot
  • Lot Identifier: 3.04
  • Lot I D Tax: *
  • Lot Size Tax: *
  • Total Acres: 0.41
  • Zoning: Residential

Tax Info

  • Tax Acres: *
  • Assessed Improvement Value: *
  • Assessed Land Value: *
  • Total Tax Assessed: *
  • Streetname Tax: *
  • Street Number Tax: *
  • Tax Amount: 14333
  • Tax Amount Tax: *
  • Assessor Parcel Number: 2910-00011-0000-00003-0004-
  • Assessor Parcel Number: *
  • Tax Rate Amount: 2.050
  • Tax Rate Tax: *
  • Tax Rate Year: 2024
  • Tax Year Tax: *
  • Tax Year: 2024

MLS Schools

  • Grade School: Beechwood

Map

Range of Values:

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Source: Public Records

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Source: Public Records

Tax History

Year Tax Paid Tax Assessment Tax Assessment Total Assessment is a certain percentage of the fair market value that is determined by local assessors to be the total taxable value of land and additions on the property. Land Improvement
2024 $13,900 $699,200 $361,000 $338,200
2023 $13,900 $699,200 $361,000 $338,200
2022 $13,963 $699,200 $361,000 $338,200
2021 $13,732 $699,200 $361,000 $338,200
2020 $13,580 $181,700 $76,200 $105,500
2019 $13,651 $181,700 $76,200 $105,500
2018 $13,678 $181,700 $76,200 $105,500
2017 $13,578 $181,700 $76,200 $105,500
2016 $12,875 $176,300 $76,200 $100,100
Source: Public Records

Property History

Date Event Price Change Sq Ft Price
07/22/2025 07/22/25 Pending -- -- --
07/16/2025 07/16/25 Off Market $995,000 -- --
04/02/2025 04/02/25 Pending -- -- --
02/22/2025 02/22/25 For Sale $995,000 +20.2% --
06/22/2015 06/22/15 Sold $828,125 -- --
Source: Garden State MLS

Purchase History

Date Type Sale Price Title Company
Deed $828,126 Multiple
Deed $395,000 --
Source: Public Records

Mortgage History

Date Status Loan Amount Loan Type
Open $995,000 New Conventional
Previous Owner $100,000 Unknown
Previous Owner $352,000 Unknown
Source: Public Records

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Source: Garden State MLS

MLS Number: 3947423

Garden State MLS

APN: 10-00011-0000-00003-04