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Cozy, Clean House in Bloomfield, NJ a suburb of New York City.
This is a cozy 1927 house with all the usual amenities.
Please note - the photos are a bit old, but the house is fundamentally the same. The bathroom and kitchen have been remodeled (and look GREAT!), and we converted the porch into an air-conditioned office.
SPACE & PARKING
There is a medium-sized back garden.
Parking space behind the house for two or three cars.
Additional on-Street Parking.
SLEEPING
Two medium-sized bedrooms with a double bed in one and 2 children's beds in the other (bunk beds). The third small bedroom is used as an office.
Pull-out couch (futon) in living room sleeps two more adults comfortably.
LIVING SPACE
Living Room/Dining Room in same space.
Small but comprehensive kitchen.
Washer and dryer in basement.
Nice street-facing enclosed porch (verandah).Window-mounted air conditioning units (which work well, since the house is small).
CONNECTIONS & PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
There is an express bus to New York City about 15 minutes walk away.
There is a train to New York City about a 5-minute drive away.
The local NJTransit bus 709 stops right outside our door (connects to several train stations and bus termini).
Listing Overview
Property
- Bedrooms 3
- Sleeping Capacity 6
- Bathrooms 1
- Living Area m2
- Total Area m2
House rules
- Small children are welcome Yes
- Pets are welcome No
- Non-smoking house Yes
- Pet care wanted No
- Car necessary No
Exchange dates
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Exchange periods
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Neighborhood
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Hackensack River (15.1 km)
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Passaic River (6.1 km)
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Glen Ridge Country Club (2.4 km)
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Brookdale Shoprite (2.9 km)
About the neighborhood
Small shopping and restaurant area 10 minutes walk (Watchung Avenue and Broad Street). Same place the express bus to NYC stops.
Bigger shopping and restaurant areas (Bloomfield, Nutley, Montclair) 5 minutes drive.
Lovely park (Brookdale Park) 10-15 minutes walk.
Playground, tennis courts, basketball court, baseball diamond: 2 minutes walk (see map: it's at the Clark's Pond end of Dewey St. and Hobson St.)
Well-known outlets malls such as Harmon Cove, Jersey Gardens, and Paramus are VERY CLOSE (Paramus 15 minutes, for example).
Garden State Parkway exit 151 is 1km away. [The Parkway is one of NJ's major road arteries]
New York City Express Bus 10 minutes walk.
New York City Train Service 5 minutes drive.
New York City by car 30 minutes.
Newark Airport 25-30 minutes drive.
"The Jersey Shore" 1.5 hrs.
Delaware Water Gap (Appalachian Mountains) 1.5 hours.
Pocono Mountains (New York State) 1 hour.
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) 1.5 hours.
Cape May 2.5 hours.
House amenities
Vehicles included in exchange
- Use/Exchange of car 1
- Number of bicycles 4
- Number of children's bicycles 0
- Number of electrical bicycles 0
- Use of boat 0
House essentials
House features
Instruments
Accessibility
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Member since
2008
- 9 Exchanges made
Brian is a linguistics professor at William Paterson University. Jo is a civil engineer at a large engineering firm. Ána and Fiona are now in their late teens (2025).
We like to camp, cycle, and sail (Brian's the sailor). We're musical (there's a keyboard in the dining room, guitars here and there, and an accordeon). We're enthusiastic Volleyball players.
We have a dog, but she will be boarded during the swap.
Sorry - we will not be able to take care of your pet while staying in your house.
Destination Wishlist
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Cuba
- Germany
- Spain
- Faroe Islands
- France
- Great Britain
- Croatia
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Netherlands
