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  • $3,229,400

    803 Columbia Ave, Cape May, NJ 08204

    4beds
    2,681sqft
    SingleFamily
    Built in 1878
    9,500 Square Feet Lot
    $3,229,400 Zestimate®
    $1,205/sqft
    $4,802 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $3,229,400

    $2.91M - $3.58M

    $4,802/mo

    Zestimate® history
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    What's special

    The Buttercup Cottage brings the ideal Cape May experience to this architecturally noted 1878 Victorian that has been renovated with the highest modern yet appropriate finishes. Situated on an unusually oversized corner lot with a croquet ready lawn, gracious gardens, and a picket fence in the center of town and just a few blocks to the beach. You enter the from the chair-lined covered front porch into an entry hall with a stain glass transom and cushioned window seat. The front parlor features a gas fireplace, 3 original ceilings to floor window doors to the porch, custom shelving, tray ceiling, and a wet bar with a refrigerator and cappuccino maker. The middle of the home opens to an expansive great room, kitchen, and connects with 2 double French doors to the dining room. The great room has coffered ceilings, a gas fireplace, custom built-ins. The dining room is lovely with vaulted ceilings and is lined with 13 windows overlooking the landscaped yard and gardens. The new kitchen features marble counters, a farm sink, custom cabinetry, Bosch convection oven, 6 burner range with a designer hood, and a built-in dishwasher and refrigerator complete with a center island with a second sink. The dining room and kitchen both access a rear mahogany deck. The rear of the first floor includes a full new bathroom, laundry room with basket lined shelving, and a semi-finished heated garage with built-in storage. The second floor has two master suites one with a gas fireplace both with beautiful new ensuite large baths with tubs, tiled showers, and double sinks. The third floor has two guest bedrooms with a new hall bath, one with an in-room sink and one with built-in beds. The owner used Restoration Hardware lighting and Baldwin Brass hardware for doors and windows. Features: Hardwood floors throughout; 4 parking spots in addition to the garage; sprinkler system services window boxes, yard, and gardens that runs off private well; being sold partially furnished with inventory in associated docs; exterior recently painted, roof 3 years old roof, new furnace for hot water baseboard (3 zones with possible 4th zone) The extraordinary of Cape May living available for viewing by appointment only. See listing for a link to the virtual tour.

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    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 4
    • Bathrooms: 4
    • Full bathrooms: 4
    Heating
    • Gas
    Appliances
    • Included: Dishwasher, Dryer, Microwave, Range / Oven, Refrigerator, Washer
    Features
    • Cathedral Ceilings, Fireplace- Gas, Wood Flooring, Kitchen Center Island, Bar
    • Flooring: Hardwood
    • Basement: Crawl Space, Outside Entrance
    • Has fireplace: Yes
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 2,681 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Total spaces: 1
    • Parking features: Garage - Attached
    Features
    • Exterior features: Wood
    Lot
    • Size: 9,500 Square Feet
    Details
    • Parcel number: 020107500000000101

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: SingleFamily
    Materials
    • Frame
    Condition
    • Year built: 1878

    Utilities & green energy

    • Sewer: City

    Community & HOA

    Location
    • Region: Cape May

    Financial & listing details

    • Price per square foot: $1,205/sqft
    • Tax assessed value: $1,459,800
    • Annual tax amount: $15,430

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    12/18/2020Sold$2,065,000-6.1%$770/sqft
    Source: CMCAOR #203535 Report a problem
    9/17/2020Listed for sale$2,200,000+63%$821/sqft
    Source: CAPE RESORTS REALTY #203535 Report a problem
    9/16/2005Sold$1,350,000$504/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem

    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2025$15,430 $1,459,800
    2024$15,430 -1.6%$1,459,800
    2023$15,678 +5.5%$1,459,800
    2022$14,861 +61.3%$1,459,800 +53.7%
    2021$9,215 -1.7%$950,000
    2020$9,377 +6.1%$950,000
    2019$8,836 $950,000
    2018$8,836 +11.8%$950,000
    2017$7,904 -3.8%$950,000
    2016$8,218 $950,000
    2015$8,218 +3.2%$950,000
    2014$7,961 $950,000 +16.1%
    2005-- $818,000
    2004$6,217 $818,000 +167.4%
    2003-- $305,900
    2002-- $305,900
    2001-- $305,900
    Find assessor info on the county website

    Neighborhood: 08204

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