Welcome home to this gorgeous and spacious house, tucked away in a beautiful and thriving planned neighborhood Northern Durham. Situated among the gently rolling hills that the Treyburn Country Club calls home, this house is nestled alongside the 18th tee box on an acclaimed Tom Fazio-designed golf course. Perfect for golfers and non-golfers alike, this house—and the whole Treyburn community—is ready for you to call it “home.”
The teal, inviting front door beckons you inside, providing a flowing transition as you cross the threshold. Entering the home, the foyer immediately opens to the formal living room, where the airiness of the large front windows and lofty tray ceiling is anchored by the gas log fireplace and its green marble surround. Beyond the living room, you’ll find the formal dining room, which, thanks to its floor to-ceiling folding glass doors, can be partially or completely closed along its two open sides. This formal space, as shown in these photos, is also ideal for use as a home office. As you reach the end of the foyer, a doorway on the right opens up into the rest of the living space; the pocket door in this doorway allows you to close the formal rooms off from the rest of the home.
Through that doorway, a great room unfurls before you with its large and well-appointed kitchen, sizeable breakfast nook/informal dining, and a living room with soaring ceilings, built-in cabinets and shelves, and gas log fireplace. Ideal for hosting formal holiday feasts, providing the home chef with plenty of space to perfect their latest recipe, or simply popping some popcorn to enjoy while marathoning the new season of your favorite streaming series—and everything in between—the kitchen boasts double ovens, a walk-in pantry, an island with gas cooktop and breakfast bar, expansive countertops, and cabinets galore, to say nothing of the bar area, with built-in wine storage. A veritable bevy of windows throughout allows the whole great room space to be soaked in an abundance of natural light, while a door off of the living room leads you out onto the back deck that looks out onto the scenic golf course—a perfect spot for morning coffee, hanging out with friends on a warm summer evening, or unwinding with a glass of wine or your favorite mocktail after a long day.
Also on the main floor, the primary bedroom and en suite lie adjacent to the living room. This space is your haven from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind. Its tray ceiling, silvery sage walls, and bank of windows give the room a sense of gentle, billowing peacefulness. From the primary bedroom is a private access to the large back deck—perfect for stargazing while winding down for bed with a cup of chamomile tea. Adding to the sense of being your own private getaway, the en suite bathroom is your personal spa with a large walk-in shower, a beautiful soaking tub, and a transom window allowing natural light to spill out against the tiles. With its dual vanities, separate water closet, and commodious walk-in closet make the space as suited to the day-to-day morning routines as it is to those lengthy, stress-melting soaks in the tub.
On the other side of the main floor, beyond the kitchen, you’ll happen upon a secondary bedroom that features a built-in desk and wall cabinets, making it a great space for a guest bed.
Across the hall sits a full bathroom with a large walk-in shower and a beautiful vanity sink with a sleek, modern faucet. Just beyond the bedroom and bathroom is the laundry room, complete with a utility sink and large wall cabinets, as well as access to the two-car garage. Meanwhile, on the second floor, you’ll find two more secondary bedrooms—each of which are quite large and enjoy spacious walk-in closets. A large common space stretches between the two bedrooms and overlooks the living room; built-in shelving stretches along one wall, providing plenty of real estate for storing your ever-expanding to-be-read pile or displaying trophies and other treasures. A split bathroom sits just off the common space, featuring a large walk-in shower and a pocket door separating the shower and toilet from the generously-sized vanity.
After walking down from the second floor to the great room—and maybe running to the kitchen to grab a quick snack—you’ll find a door next to the stairway, behind which sits another stairway, this one leading to the partially-finished, walk-out basement. Thanks to the windows along the back wall, this space enjoys a plenitude of natural light, as does the door that leads out onto the back patio and into the backyard. This rumpus room offers plenty of space for gaming of all kinds, even watching other people play games—sometimes, The Big Game—on television, watching movies; in other words, it offers plenty of space for the rumpus! You’ll also find in the basement a half-bath and a room that is large enough to function as a multi-station home gym.
This home straddles the line between town and country, landing in the happy medium of being quiet and out of the way without being too far from work, school, and entertainment. Commuters will appreciate reasonable drive times to downtown Durham (21 minutes), Research Triangle Park (30 minutes), and Morrisville (35 minutes). Frequent flyers will revel in Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s being a sensible 37-minute drive away. Healthcare professionals in the Duke system can get to Duke Regional Hospital in under 15 minutes and to Duke University Hospital in 22 minutes; UNC-affiliated health workers can reach UNC Hospitals on Manning Drive in 40 minutes, while UNC Hillsborough Campus is a cool 30-minute drive.
Three of the area’s major universities are accessible in under 35 minutes. UNC-Chapel Hill is the furthest afield at a 33-minute drive; Duke University clocks in at a comfortable 24-minute commute; and North Carolina Central University, currently ranked 15th among HBCUs nation- wide, is a quick 23 minutes down the road. Durham Technical Community College’s main campus sits very near to NCCU and also takes about 23 minutes to reach; closer to home, Durham Tech has a satellite location on Snow Hill Rd., which is a short 7-minute drive. Those students who have not quite embarked on their higher education journeys can be at their assigned public school lickety-split: Little River Montessori is located right next door to Durham Tech’s Snow Hill Rd. campus and, likewise, is a breezy 7-minute drive; Lucas Middle School is a short 9-minute trip away; and Northern High School is 14 minutes away.
Though tucked away in the quiet Treyburn neighborhood, you’re never too far from some of the Triangle’s best amenities. Harris Teeter (12 minutes) and Food Lion (15 minutes) are available for your everyday grocery shopping—and there’s a Publix on the way. Costco is only a short 17-minute drive away when you need to stock up on essentials. The Streets at Southpoint, with its wide variety of retailers, lineup of restaurants, and AMC Theater, is one of the area’s major shopping hubs and is around 30 minutes away. If it’s entertainment that you’re after, catch a show at Durham Performing Arts Center (20 minutes)—make a reservation at NanaSteak to make it a “dinner and a show” date night—or take in a Retro series double feature at Carolina Theatre (20 minutes). Take in a Friday baseball game at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park (21 minutes) and watch the post-game fireworks! And, of course, there is always the option to stay closer to home and have a fun, weekend brunch or an elegant, gourmet dinner at Treyburn Country Club. With the option to rent this home furnished or unfurnished, this home is waiting to be the perfect backdrop for all the memories you’ll make while living in Treyburn. The cost to rent the home with a 12-month lease, unfurnished is $4600 per month. The cost includes weekly landscape maintenance. Available June 1. If you prefer to rent the home sooner, the owners would consider an earlier lease start. Please contact Emily Godrich at 919.672.8550 or Ellen Corliss at 919.597.9491 for more information.
Little River Elementary School - 7 minutes Lucas Middle School - 9 minutes Northern High School - 14 minutes Discovery Charter School - 7 minutes Voyager Charter School - 13 minutes Duke School - 25 minutes
Treyburn Country Club - 2 minutes
Food Lion - 14 minutes Harris Teeter - 14 minutes Future Publix - 14 minutes Whippoorwill Park - 22 minutes Museum of Life and Science - 22 minutes Sarah P. Duke Gardens - 28 minutes Brumley Nature Preserve - 28 minutes
Duke University Hospital - 29 minutes Costco - 20 minutes Durham Farmers' Market - 22 minutes
Nasher Museum of Art - 28 minutes Washington Duke Inn & Golf Club - 26 minutes Edison Johnson Aquatics Center - 21 minutes