Serene settings set the stage for these open houses

Who doesn’t want a taste of the country in the suburbs? Two houses this weekend are located in serene settings on cul-de-sacs. One house is a contemporary in a private setting in the Oak Forest section of River Vale, and the other is a remodeled home in Ridgewood with a babbling brook and Green Acres behind the backyard. A third house, a center hall colonial in Oakland, is set on a very private, 212-foot-deep property.

This weekend’s search for a home may also include new construction communities featuring new models and buyer incentives.

Call Realtors to confirm the open houses you are interested in seeing.

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES

Located at the end of a cul-de-sac in the Oak Forest section of River Vale, the contemporary ranch at 808 Arcadia Place, River Vale, has three bedrooms and three updated bathrooms. The house, listed with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Pascack Valley Office, also features two fireplaces, a great room that opens to a new deck, and a solarium off the master bedroom suite.

Listing price: $598,950. The open house is Sunday, 1-4 p.m. For more information, call Susan Laskin at 201-615-5353.

Also located on a cul-de-sac, the completely remodeled home at 514 Jemco Place, Ridgewood, features four bedrooms and two full bathrooms. Listed with Weichert Realtors, Ridgewood, the house has a new eat-in kitchen with granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances along with newly tiled bathrooms. There are also hardwood floors and a new roof. Nature prevails with a brook and Green Acres behind the home. This makes for a peaceful and private setting, and there were no water problems during Hurricanes Floyd and Irene.

Listing price: $525,000. The open house is Sunday, 1-5 p.m. For more information, call Carolyn Strittmatter at 201-463-6294.

The four-bedroom, two-bath center-hall colonial at 72 Seminole Ave., Oakland, is set on a private 212-foot-deep property. The house, listed with Walter Breyer Real Estate, features a newer custom kitchen with granite countertops, maple cabinets, bumbled marble backsplash, a six-burner Wolfe Stove, and a ‘surprise’ walk-in pantry. French doors from the kitchen lead to a Trex deck overlooking the deep property. Other updates include a new boiler, newer hot water heater, central air, septic, roof, and a chimney that has been relined with a new damper.