Terri Wilkerson Realty - Real Estate For Sale

Updated 4 bedroom, 2 bath Cape Cod on Lovely Cordley Lake

Light filled 4 bedroom (3 large), 2 bath, year-round home with substantial updating takes advantage of the fantastic view with a 12' custom bay window. This home has southern exposure to the lake with a big tree for shade in the summer.

Approximate room sizes:

Living room 19 x 12
Kitchen 11 x 11
Master bedroom (Upstairs)14 x 15
Bedroom 2 (Upstairs )14 x 10
Bedroom 3 (Main floor) 12 x 10
Bedroom 4 (Main floor) 12 x 9

The house is located on 1 1/2 lots with 55" of frontage on no-wake Cordley Lake. This lake does not have public access. It is a nature lovers delight for its peaceful setting. This 35' deep spring fed lake is known for its clean water, wonderful wildlife, great swimming, and fabulous fishing. It is common to see sandhill cranes as they migrate because they nest in the wetlands across the lake from this home and often come to eat along the front of this property along with blue herons, swans, frogs, and turtles. Cordley Lake is not connected to the chain of lakes, but is a portage away. This home is at the opposite end of the lake from the family run Varsity Day Camp - a great place to send younger kids for a day of fun. It is also near several miles of paved bike paths and horseback trails.

Since 2007 these improvements were made for the house that we were going to keep "forever":

New Integrity casement windows throughout; new 12' southern facing bay custom built by Active One
New doors (solid core interior & thermal pane exterior);
New flooring throughout (by the time the new main bath is complete, it will have all been replaced);
Much new plumbing including 3 frost free exterior faucets
New kitchen with StarMark oak cabinets, formica counter with high hide pattern, Blanco siligranit sink; new appliances (Fridgidaire gallery series 5 burner gas stove and built in microwave, Fisher&Paykel refrigerator and 2 independent dish drawer dishwashers). Note that links reflect current models which may not be the exact same.
New upstairs bath with 5.5' Kohler soaking tub, new floor, vanity, toilet and lighting
New washer/dryer space created under rebuilt stairs for full size stackables
New integrated stereo cabinet wired to new ceiling speakers & exterior speakers
New well; much new drywall & added insulation; new gutters
New water softener
New heat/cooling runs added to each upstairs room for better temperature control, cold air returns added on main floor
Bath on main floor remodeled
Central air conditioning and gas forced air heat.
Septic field in front of house has worked well to date. Sewer line is at street.
Store kayaks, canoes & toys in sloped crawl or 10'x14' shed which was partially resided and painted in 2009.
Adjoining buildable 1 1/2 lot parcel with 50' is for sale, too. A copy of a 2007 stake survey at the bottom of this page shows dimensions.
This home is part of Cedar Beach Association which takes care of plowing Langley Road (a private road). The annual dues are $115.
The address is 3822 Langley Road, Pickney, MI
Please contact Terri Wilkerson at 734-355-7799 to arrange a showing.

Entry from the streetside door. Water heater is tucked behind door to the left.

Lower photo shows bi-fold door under stairs open revealing washer & dryer. Small door gives access to built-in stereo cabinet. Ceiling redone with speakers and recessed lighting. There are exterior speakers, too.

Active One custom built the 12' bay window viewable from living room, kitchen and both entries.

Late afternoon sun comes in from the west.

The left window in this bedroom looks onto Langley Road.

Both main floor bedrooms have deep closets

Main floor bath was just remodeled

Across from the bathroom is the washer/dryer space where you can also tuck a broom, mop and some screens

This is the smallest of the 4 bedrooms, but there is still enough room for a double futon, dresser, TV and bookcase.

This window (below) faces Cordley Lake. The small louvered door provides access to the back of the stereo cabinet. It would be very easy to put a flat screen TV where the cork board is and hide the wiring.

Taken on different days, it is still the same master bedroom

In between the master and the second upstairs bedroom is the bath with a soaking tub behind the door

The window in the second bedroom upstairs faces the yellow house.

The photo above was taken before the shelves were put in, but you get the idea.

The 10 x 14' shed has an electric outlet and a fluorescent light.

Behind the shed there are doors to the crawl. This is where we store our kayaks and canoe in the winter.

In addition to swans, egrets, and blue herons, sandhill cranes often nest in the wetlands across the lake and stop by during migration in the Spring and Fall.

The cove at the Northern end of the lake

This photo was taken at 12:30, June 1 and shows the shade on the back on a sunny afternoon.

This is the view from the side porch looking west across the empty 1 1/2 lots. Together the house and the vacant land occupies 3 lots.

The two poor quality photos above were quick snaps from the cell phone in my pocket of a blue heron

Cedar Beach Association puts out several swim rafts for members to enjoy. There is no public access to Cordley Lake.

As the sun sets the lake is still being enjoyed by a fisherman and swimmers.

October sunrise

The lake is beautiful year round. There is often an ice-skating rink or two and huts for ice-fishing in the distance. The pole to the left has since been removed.

Moon rise over the wetlands across the lake

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Terri Wilkerson Realty
Phone: 734.665.4663
Fax: 734.369.2134
Email: terri@twilkerson.com