887 W Ferry Street

Entire house for rent: This elegant Victorian home has been recently restored and renovated from top to bottom and is a stunning example of bygone-era craftsmanship with modern updates for today's living. The first floor offers an impressive entry foyer with a magnificent staircase and two stained glass windows, large double parlors with high ceilings and oversized windows, recently refinished hardwood floors and beautiful natural light woodwork, including an exquisitely carved decorative fireplace mantle flanked by leaded glass bookshelves. The formal dining room has natural wainscotting and a modern light fixture. It leads to a Butler's pantry with excellent storage, and to the large eat-in kitchen, which features new quartz counters and brass fixtures, an abundance of lighted glass door cabinetry, newer Samsung appliances (Smart refrigerator, a five-burner gas stove, a built-in microwave, and a dishwasher) and new quarter sawn oak hardwood floors. Also on the first floor is a half bath with ceramic tile floors and walls and a convenient laundry/mud room with a washer and dryer. The second floor has a primary bedroom with an adjacent sitting area, large windows (some leaded glass) and two closets. The other bedrooms are good-sized and offer hardwood floors and excellent closet space. Three of the bedrooms have split air conditioning units. The full bathroom has been recently renovated and has ceramic tile floors and walls. There is a bonus/flex/sunroom on the second floor with three walls of windows. Other features include new, modern lighting fixtures throughout, radiant heated flooring in the laundry room and first and second floor bathrooms, newer high-tech thermostats, a new boiler, updated wiring, an attached garage and a long driveway for additional parking. No smoking. Dogs considered on a case-by-case basis but no cats, please. References and a one-year lease are required. Rent includes water and the City of Buffalo User Fee. Tenant pays for gas and electricity usage. Available May 1, possibly sooner.