$540,000

Nestled behind a colorful front garden, this sweet downtown cottage has all the ingredients you need for an excellent weekend getaway, a perfect nest for the less-is-more way of life or second home that generates income when you're not in residence. Presiding from its corner perch, this happy house is full of sunshine and lives larger than you might think. An enclosed front porch is a cozy spot for a micro office and reading nook. Living, dining and kitchen span the width of the house and are open to each other. Excellent wall space in the gathering room allows for a couple of furniture groupings with the fireplace as the focal point and natural location for the flat screen. Kitchen is adjacent to side door where a wee path takes you to a small private courtyard for morning coffee, evening cocktails and everything in between. Kitchen has everything you need with plenty of counterspace, 2 small pantry closets and a stack washer/dryer to keep everything within easy reach. Both bedrooms and hall bath run across the back of the house. Generously sized for a cottage, there is room to add more closet storage in both without compromising the spaces. Located on a small lot, there is a single driveway that accommodates a large vehicle and there's a spot right in front of the house. It may be possible to add a small parking area on the south side (we're working on it and will let you know!). Life here will be all about biking and walking to any number of indie restaurants, excellent coffee shops with pastries and other delicacies, neat boutiques and other retail stores. San Marco Ave is a quintessential Main Street with everything from a dentist, 2 ice cream parlors, book store, flower shop, cupcake bakery, pizza joint with live music, fine dining, barbecue and the list goes on. It's a very pleasant stroll along the bayfront to the center of downtown - 10 minutes if you routinely stop to admire the scenic beauty of the Intracoastal and the rich tapestry of architecture along the way. Welcome to the Abbott Tract - we think you are going to like it...