656 Balmoral Rd

THIS PROPERTY CAN BE VIEWED STARTING MAY 13, NOT EARLIER. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. A rare opportunity to lease a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom single-family pool home in one of the most sought-after areas of Winter Park. This home is offered in a prime location, with a partial lake view, within biking distance to Lake Baldwin trails and exceptional schools like Brookshire Elementary, Glenridge Middle, Winter Park High and Rollins College. It has a classic Winter Park cottage design, with detailed crown moldings, built-in bookshelves, ornamental fireplace, and rosettes. The house is approximately 2000 square feet, and is rented unfurnished. A rent discount is possible with a multi-year lease. The highlight of this house is the opening of the family and dining rooms to a very private, beautifully-landscaped back yard with a custom Mediterranean tiled salt-water pool and whirlpool. Note that the whirlpool is not heated. Behind the pool is a concrete pad. This is a perfect area for children to play and for all kinds of entertaining with spaces for sports and socializing for all ages, young and old. The house features plenty of windows in a formal living room, a den/family room, and french doors to the patio in a separate dining room. Kitchen is designed for the home chef with generous counter space, spacious drawers and cabinets. Perfectly spaced in a cook s triangle, you will find new stainless steel LG refrigerator, dishwasher and Jenn-Air stove with advanced features. The kitchen window overlooks the pool and the backyard. The entry hallway, living room, and dining room have hardwood floors while the bedrooms have a wool cotton blend upgraded carpet. Bathrooms and the family room have tile floors. The formal living room has a beautiful ornamental fireplace with built in bookshelves and a Pella panoramic window with a partial lake view. Bedrooms have upgraded Pella windows. Attached to the house is a two-car garage, with a 2018 large capacity LG washer and dryer, Rainbird automatic yard sprinkler system, and top of the line Lenox AC handler with electronic UV light filter for highest air quality. A new water heater was installed in 2020. The house is located in a highly-desirable area of Winter Park ,less than one mile from Winter Park Advent Health Hospital and is zoned for Brookshire Elementary, Glenridge Middle, and Winter Park High schools. All three schools consistently rank among the best in the state. Within a 5-minute drive, or a ten minute bike ride from the house, you will find famous Park Avenue with shopping and dining, two golf courses, Winter Part YMCA, and other entertainment and recreation opportunities. Ward Park with soccer, baseball, and basketball fields, as well as Cady Way Pool is also only a five-minute drive or a ten-minute bicycle ride away. The brand new recreation center is a ten minute walk down the road. Rollins College is only minutes away while downtown Orlando, Baldwin Park, UCF, and other locations are also easy to get to. Directly across the street, visible from the front windows, is Lake Berry. Easily accessible by a ten minute walk is a fishing dock on Genius Drive and a public boat ramp on the nearby Lake Virginia is a ten-minute drive away. Kayaking between the interconnected lakes in Winter Park is a favorite pastime. As an additional wildlife "bonus," the many wild peacocks which live in the neighborhood create a unique atmosphere. Tenant pays all utilities.