5324 Fairoaks Rd, Durham, NC 27712

Step onto a private, park-like .91-acre property and discover a spacious Colonial designed to accommodate family life and entertaining. The house totals 2,906 square feet across two stories and includes a main-floor bedroom and four full bathrooms — each bathroom equipped with heated tile floors for everyday comfort. A large kitchen and breakfast room open to multiple gathering spaces: a formal living room, family room, and a sunroom that functions as the home’s entertainer’s anchor. The sunroom features a wet bar finished with a Dekton countertop and offers direct access to the back patio — ideal for indoor/outdoor flow.

Outdoor living here is a signature asset: a broad, newly painted rear patio overlooks a serene koi pond with an operating waterfall and its own self-contained ecosystem, plus a firepit for evening gatherings. Mature landscaping and perimeter privacy create a rare, close-in acreage setting that feels removed from the city yet stays convenient to modern conveniences. Interior finishes include hardwood and bamboo flooring, ceramic tile, French doors, garden windows and contemporary paint throughout.

An unfinished, high-ceiling basement is heated and cooled and presents one of the clearest value-add opportunities — convert to a workshop, finished recreation space, or home gym with relatively straightforward mechanical connections already present. The crawlspace is sealed; mechanical systems include heat-pump central heating/cooling alongside radiant floor elements.

Practical features include a two-car attached garage (garage faces side), a long driveway for extra parking, a laundry room on the main level, and owned water-softening equipment. The property is about 15 minutes from downtown Durham and reportedly only minutes from a soon-to-open Publix, giving you the best combination of quiet lot size and daily convenience. Offered at $675,000, this home suits buyers looking for privacy, entertaining capability, and clear upside through basement finishing or modest landscaping enhancements.

This section of North Durham features established single-family neighborhoods with mature trees, larger lots and an easy commute to downtown Durham and Research Triangle Park. The area attracts buyers who want more outdoor space while remaining within a short drive of restaurants, hospitals, universities and employment centers. New retail projects (including a Publix noted by the listing) are increasing convenience without diminishing the quiet residential character.