For Sale By Owner

Amenities: Fireplace, Central AC, Granite counter tops in kitchen and bathrooms, Carpeted Floors,Tigerwood Hardwood Floors, Tile bathrooms, Huge wood deck with wrap-around bench, spacious 3 1/2 car garage with 1/2 bath, close to shopping and best school district in the state Almost half acre lot with front and back access to a big backyard. You have the best of both worlds; you feel like you live in the country but are close to great shopping and schools. Lot backs up to woods, so your only neighbors are on your left and right side, none behind you. Oakleaf Drive is a quiet cul-de-sac street right across the front entrance to the Bluffs subdivision. You are located in the Northshore school district which is one of top school districts in the state (http://stpsb.org/). Within walking distance is the Cross Gates Athletic Club with 12 tennis courts, 4 pools, huge gym, restaurant, and daycare (www.crossgatesclub.com). Less than two miles, are grocery stores, restaurants, banks, video rentals, drug stores, gas stations, and hair salons. Front and back yard are fully covered with Bermuda grass and the front yard is beautifully landscaped with 8 ft Queen palms, Sago palms, and other plants. Attention to detail, such as concrete drive (over 100 ft) with scorched brick border, brick entry with custom railings, and custom mahogany doors with glass inserts. Backyard is completely fenced in with an 8 ft privacy fence. You can enjoy your backyard with custom wood deck (36' x 24') with wrap-around bench and built-in table. If you have dogs, part of the yard is sectioned off with a picket fence. House Description: Total space under roof = 4,400 square feet, includes 3 1/2 car garage. Total living space = 3,400 square feet. Two story home with 5 bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms. Detailed Amenities: Very open, airy executive home less than a year old with most of the living area on the first floor and one large bedroom/office upstairs. Great entertaining space with huge living room with 14 foot ceiling, custom fireplace, recessed lights, hard wood (Tigerwood) floors, and lots of windows overlooking the deck and backyard. The house features two high efficiency Amana 14 seer A/C units with gas heat that include a 10 year warranty for piece of mind and two 50 gallon gas water heaters located at each end of the house so no long waits for hot water. The kitchen features custom all-wood maple cabinets, granite counter-tops with granite back splash, stainless steel faucets, built-in double oven, microwave, dishwasher with stainless steel tub, walk-in pantry, 11 foot ceiling, under cabinet lights, recessed lights and Tigerwood hard wood floors plus bay windows overlooking the deck and backyard. The large master bedroom (20' x 18') features a step ceiling 10 foot high, recessed lights, 40" LCD High Definition TV with internal DVD player mounted on wall, view of the backyard, and on the opposite end of the house away from the kids' bedrooms. The huge master bath features a custom vanity for her with a separate sink and makeup station with Hollywood lights and his vanity is on the other end of the bathroom. It also has a custom tile-in jacuzzi tub, separate shower with 2 seats, stain-less steel faucets with 8" spread, recess lights, and a separate room for the toilet. Bedrooms 2, 3, & 4 each have private entrance to a bathroom with bedroom 2 having 11 foot ceiling. This can come in handy for guests and/or in-laws. All three full baths feature tile floors, custom all wood maple cabinets with granite counter-tops and granite back splash plus stain-less steel faucets with 8" spread. Inside utility room has a large deep tub sink and there are electric and gas hook-up for the dryer. The huge 3 1/2 car garage features an 18 foot insulated door and a 10 foot insulated door with both on automatic garage door openers and outside keypads. The garage has custom metal shelving, a half bath with a large deep tub sink and has a built-in refrigerator space with water hook-up for an ice maker. Also, house is pre-wired for security, cable, and internet plus has a custom video surveillance security system which can be viewed over the internet.