OCEAN CITY — “Is this the one you’ve been waiting for?” real estate agent Joan Farrell asks.
The multilevel single-family home at 2020 West Ave. in America’s Greatest Family Resort offers numerous places for family and friends to gather and get away, making it ideal for a summer vacation.
It features an open great room with a custom kitchen, four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, a second-floor living room, two front and two rear porches and a powder room with laundry.
It’s got curb appeal aplenty, with its colorful scalloped siding in the peaks contrasting with the gray vinyl and its half-roof over the second-floor deck, which provides the option of sun or shade.
A concrete walk leads up to a composite-decked front porch with round pillars. A two-panel glass door with a transom to the left opens into the great room, with its custom-trimmed gas fireplace, upgraded kitchen and center island and an offset dining area.
Filled with abundant natural light, the 10-foot-high ceiling adds to the feeling of spaciousness.
The sitting area is to the left, where a couple of rattan sofas and an overstuffed chair are arranged around the fireplace and flat-screen television above. A bamboo-impression ceiling fan slowly turns overhead.
Set in the front corner just inside a triple window, the dining area features a table beneath a glass jellyfish chandelier.
Just steps away, the kitchen has tile flooring and a large center island with custom cabinetry. More cabinets run along the wall, where there is a standard appliance package, including a dishwasher to the right of a deep square sink.
Up a short flight of stairs is the powder room with a washer and dryer hidden behind double bifold doors, as well as carpeted stairs leading down to the two-car attached garage.
Atop another short flight of stairs is the primary bedroom, set in the rear to take advantage of the private deck. The large room has a king-size bed, two closets, wall-to-wall carpeting and a full bathroom with a dual-sink vanity and shower with sliding glass doors.
Carpeted stairs continue up to the next level, where there is a second bedroom, this one with twin beds, a hall bathroom with a tub/shower and an L-shaped living room with a lofty cathedral ceiling and oval window high up in the peak. This room provides access to the front deck, where there is plenty of space for dining and relaxing.
“This room can become whatever you want. Make it a fifth bedroom, or tuck in a comfy futon around the corner to provide overflow room for guests,” Farrell said. “Or set it up for the private enjoyment of whomever is using the upstairs.”
Up yet another short flight of stairs are the final two bedrooms. One has a private bathroom, while both have access to the shared rear deck and the amazing sunset views.
Ocean City is one of the most popular shore resorts on the East Coast, featuring a 2.5-mile-long oceanfront boardwalk filled with hundreds of shopping, dining and entertainment venues, as well as miles and miles of pristine beaches. There also is an award-winning downtown business district centered on Asbury Avenue and a watersports district around Third Street on Bay Avenue.
The Goldcoast, from 18th to 34th streets, is centrally located between the Northend starting at North Street and the Southend ending at 59th Street. It is highly residential but peppered with mom-and-pop shops and features some of the most amazing beachfront properties on the island.
“Enjoy breakfast at Uncle Bill’s and pick up lunch at Blitz’s Market on your way to the Goldcoast beaches,” Farrell said. “Take a stroll on the boardwalk or just enjoy the comfort of your front porch and three decks.”
There is room for two to four cars outside on the parking pad and two more inside the garage.
– By CRAIG D. SCHENCK/Sentinel staff
