Spacious home on woods' edge offers peaceful living minutes from campus

Description

Surrounded by nature and just minutes from the Indiana University campus, this clean, spacious, light-filled home is an ideal spot for a family transitioning to Bloomington or planning a five-month to year-long stay, with the possibility for renewal. Offering natural serenity in a convenient location, this two-story, furnished home (with basement) has five bedrooms that can be configured as bedrooms or offices depending on your needs and three and a half freshly updated bathrooms with ceramic tile floors. The large backyard is a private, park-like retreat set against a tapestry of woods, which you can appreciate from the patio on the east side of the house. Deer, rabbits, foxes, songbirds, and fireflies are at home here. This classic Cape Cod home is nestled at the end of a cul-de-sac in an established, safe, vibrant Bloomington neighborhood filled with young families, visitors from around the world, and long-time residents. A place to enjoy peace and quiet, natural beauty, and an active lifestyle, the home is immediately adjacent to hundreds of acres of woods with a network of trails and Park Ridge East Park, equipped with playground, tennis courts, ball field, and park shelter, which regularly hosts ice cream socials and food truck Thursdays. After a snowfall, the neighborhood children gather at their favorite sledding hill, visible from our home's backyard. Bike commuters will appreciate a direct, mostly car-free route along the Seventh/Longview Neighborhood Greenway (15-18 minute ride); guests can also opt to use Bloomington Transit Routes 3 and/or Campus Shuttle (6), both of which serve the neighborhood, to access campus, nearby retail areas, and downtown. The home includes an attached garage where guests may store their car. The garage provides additional storage for bikes, yard tools, and other sports equipment. Grocery shopping, pharmacies, restaurants, and multiple retail outlets are easily accessed within one to two miles of the home; the Indiana University campus is 2.75 miles away. Additional amenities include wood floors throughout, copious windows, patio furniture including a dining set with umbrella, a large kitchen equipped with refrigerator/range top/oven/dishwasher /coffeemaker, dishes, and pots and pans, clothes washer/dryer, laundry chute, plentiful closets, basement storage, smart TV, bicycles and sports equipment, generous driveway with basketball hoop, Weber charcoal grill. New central air/heating system in 2025. Prompt, attentive management by owner with 20-year record of rental management.