**HIGHEST & BEST DUE BY WEDNESDAY 8/9 @ 5PM.**Good things do come in small packages!! This sweet 2BR, 1Bth solidly built Ranch home is the perfect condo-alternative offering an enclosed front porch (incl. in sftg), a cozy Living Room with wood burning fireplace, a Dining Room as well as an efficiently designed & updated galley Kitchen which opens out to an expansive deck overlooking the level backyard bordered by mature landscape and a babbling brook. Two Bedrooms and a Full Bath complete the main Floor. In addition to the finished room in the lower level (which is unheated & not incl. in the sftg), there is an abundance of storage space along with a newer washer/dryer. Special features of this home also incl; H/W floors throughout with exception of Kitchen & Bath. Converted to gas in 2020 - replaced furnace & h/w heater at that time - oil tank was removed, windows replaced ('11), 200 Amp elect, 1 Car Det. Garage plus City Water & Sewer. Set on a quiet lane just over a mile from the Merritt Pky and close to supermarket, restaurants and more, this home enjoys the ideal combination of privacy and convenience. Gunther Pond Park, located across the street, sets a tone of serenity to the neighborhood. *See add'l comment below.