Welcome home to 297 Elkwood, a 5BR, 4BTH colonial in the heart of New Providence! This home offers 3,775 sq. ft. inclusive of finished basement. The welcoming front porch is inviting you not only into the home, but to sit and enjoy a morning coffee to get your day started. Upon entering the spacious foyer, the room opens to a flexible space for a large dining/living room & in the opposite direction into the eat-in kitchen w/ SS appliances & egress to the deck/yard via breakfast area. Connected to the kitchen is a spacious family room. The first floor is complete w/ a bedroom/full bath guest suite (or flex space as the seller uses it). Upstairs you will be amazed by the size of each bedroom! The average BR size in the home is 230 sq. ft! The primary suite (BR is 316 sq. ft) can accommodate a sitting area or office space. There is a full bath with double vanity and WIC. There are 3 additional BR's with a "Jack-n-Jill" full bath connecting to the hallway and en-suite to one BR. There is potential to connect to a second BR as well. The basement level offers three rooms for your flexible use as well as a full bath and laundry. Outside relax on your deck or in your maturely landscaped yard. You are just one block to Lincoln Field/playground, 2 blocks to NP Library and 0.35m to New Providence's vibrant downtown restaurants/small businesses. 0.9m or less to all award winning schools and NJ Transit station/transportation! Bus down Springfield Ave. to Port Authority NYC. Welcome home!