2-Story House Plan with Basement 5705 ft²: 5 Beds, 5.5 Baths, Open Floor Plan, 2-Car Garage

Plan 26217R is a 5-bedroom 3-story house plan offering 5705 ft² of living space behind a brick exterior, crowned by a hip and valley roof with dormers. Its look blends French Country and European elegance with a Traditional, distinctly American sense of proportion, a single family home built for year-round living. The house measures 45'10" wide and 72'6" deep and is drawn for a sloped lot. An elevator connects all three levels, so every floor stays easy to reach for children, grandparents and anyone carrying groceries upstairs.

The main living area follows an open floor plan centered on a large family room with a fireplace and vaulted ceilings. A sitting area gathers around the hearth, a natural place for long conversations on winter evenings, while an open-to-below section ties the floors together and lets the large windows carry daylight through the house. The large kitchen sits at the rear, on the same side as the covered rear porch. It is organized around an island with a breakfast bar, and a breakfast nook offers a relaxed spot for weekday meals. A walk-in pantry keeps bulk supplies out of sight, and a library gives this house plan with fireplace a quiet room for reading or working from home.

The bedrooms follow a split layout, which gives the owners real privacy from the rest of the household. The master suite occupies the second floor and includes a walk-in closet, and the laundry is on the same level, right where the clothes are. An in-law suite provides comfortable, separate quarters for parents or long-stay guests. Five full bathrooms and a half bath mean no one waits in the morning. Practical spaces are plentiful: a bonus/flex room that can become a playroom, gym or home theater, a utility room, generous storage and a workshop for hobbies and repairs. The basement adds even more room to grow.

Outside, the covered rear porch and the patio extend family life into the yard, and a balcony adds a private outdoor corner on the upper level. The two-car garage is rear entry, keeping the brick front clean and formal, and it comes with space upstairs. The foundation is built as shown in the drawings, and the plan is also available with a crawl space, a slab, a monolithic slab or a stem wall foundation. The exterior walls are framed as shown, with 2×6 exterior walls available on request.