Description
If you enjoy being near the water, you'll love the tranquility of this spacious family home just steps from the water in Featherstone Shores on the Occoquan Bay and just about 4 miles south of the Fairfax County line. Community amenities include a small boat ramp, a dock with mooring areas, waterfront picnic grounds and a playground. In addition, Veteran's Park, with a large community pool with waterslides, skateboard park, pickleball, basketball, baseball, volleyball, soccer and football fields, playground and picnic groves, is less than a mile away.
Featuring 9' ceilings on both the main and upper levels, this home has been extensively expanded over the years. Double French entry doors from the covered front porch welcome you into the great room featuring a floor to ceiling stone stacked fireplace with wood stove insert and a gourmet kitchen with stainless appliances, light cherry cabinetry and granite counters and backsplash. A large, long island with an additional prep sink offers bar seating and a walk-in pantry across the hallway offers additional storage. Adjacent is a large sunroom lined with windows with a view to Occoquan Bay and offers many possibilities for dining or leisure activities. Behind that sits a large mudroom/workshop/storage room with a side door entry to the large driveway which can accommodate more than 4 cars. Also on the main floor is a bedroom suite with ensuite bath ideal for in-laws, guests or an au pair, a guest powder room and a home office/5th bedroom with built-in storage and an atrium door leading to the 24' x 10' screened porch featuring 2 ceiling fans to keep cool on a hot summer day. Gleaming hardwood floors are featured throughout the main level with marbled concrete flooring in the sunroom.
Designer interior doors and recessed lighting are featured throughout the house.
The second story features a center hallway with an overlook framing the hanging chandelier and a double entry door into the generous primary bedroom suite with double French doors leading to a 24' x 10' covered balcony with 2 ceiling fans overlooking the manicured backyard lined with trees and mature landscaping offering a private oasis. The primary bath features a large jetted soaking tub beneath a Palladian window, a walk-in shower and separate vanities. Two large customized walk-in closets enhance this comfortable owner's suite. This level also offers two additional bedrooms, which each open to the covered balcony overlooking the front yard, the laundry closet and a linen closet. A pull-down stair in one of the bedrooms gives access to a very large attic with a 13' peak and a floored area to accommodate storage and a thermostatically controlled attic fan.
The partial basement features a Recreation Room with a granite topped wet bar that can serve as a media room or "man cave". The beverage refrigerator conveys "as is". There is also a powder room with a storage area and a utility room with a lined crawl space. The HVAC is two zoned with the lower level unit components replaced in 2016 and 2021 and the upper level components replaced in 2022.
The backyard is fenced on three sides and has a 20' x 11' storage shed that offers abundant storage. There is also a fire pit and the trampoline can convey. There is also an audio/video exterior alarm system with motion detectors monitored by an app.
Nearby is the Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge and Neabsco Creek Boardwalk and nature trails are a short 10 minutes away. A selection of shopping and entertainment venues are available at Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center and Potomac Mills Mall. Virginia Railway Express Rippon Station is just 1.7 miles away and Northern VA Community College is about 10 minutes away and Fort Belvoir and Quantico are each about 30 minutes away.
