SPACE, LUXURY & CONVENIENCE abound in this beautiful home in Taft Woods East. Located just minutes from shops and dining in Flowers Plantation and convenient to major highways for your work commute, 256 Running Springs' functional floor plan offers an option for multi-generational living as well as privacy for all family members and their guests. The home is located on a partially wooded lot, is equipped with natural gas, fiber cement siding and stone veneer accents for ease of maintenance, as well as established landscaping. It's elegant and neutral interior suits a wide variety of design palettes, and boasts custom, high-end finishes and moldings, granite countertops, walk in closets, an upstairs laundry room, and engineered hardwoods throughout. The first floor offers formal and casual living spaces, a butler's pantry, an open kitchen-living room concept, and a breakfast nook that opens out to a large screened-in porch overlooking the beautifully landscaped, private backyard. This property is advertised as 4 bedrooms based on the septic permit, however the home is designed to offer an owner's suite option on both the first and second floor, 3 additional bedrooms on the second floor as well as a bonus/flex space with an additional finished bedroom area and full bathroom in the walkout basement. Each bedroom has access to a walk-in closet as well as a private bathroom and there is an additional half bath for guests as you enter the home's mudroom area from the oversized two car garage. The basement is partially finished, offering additional framed, living potential that opens to the landscaped backyard with your very own greenhouse and swim spa (not permitted but installed by a licensed electrician per seller) as well. A septic reserve area is located to the right of the home in the back yard and is landscaped as an additional patio area with a variety of established fruit trees. Taft Woods East is located in Clayton, NC and offers county water, natural gas, and fiber hook ups for a homeowner's convenience. Current listing images offer virtual staging and enhanced imaging options to reflect the updates currently being made to interior paint colors.