2188 Emerson Ave

This Highlands home is everything you love about a colonial and then some, with a first-floor master bedroom, bathroom, built-in bookshelves, and walk-in closet with laundry hook ups. This room can also function as an extra family room. The high ceilings and light colors make for a bright welcome to an open foyer leading to a formal dining room and spacious living room, equipped with a functioning fireplace. Hardwood floors run throughout the home. Beautifully remodeled kitchen with breakfast bar is open to the dining room. Perhaps this home's finest asset is its enclosed side porch, with exposed brick, and oodles of natural light for relaxing all year long. Entertaining in this house is a breeze, given its flow and space. There are three sizeable bedrooms on the second floor, with an updated bathroom. A third-floor bonus room for storage, play or work sets this house apart from others like it. The large basement offers plenty of storage and overflow space. This Strathmoor house is walkable to Douglass Loop, Gardiner Lane Plaza, Lakeside and several neighborhood schools. Its convenient location comes with a circle driveway and detached, two-car garage, unique for this area. The yard is enclosed with a new privacy fence offering plenty of space for play and entertaining. The backyard is complete with a secret garden awaiting your green thumb.