This is a wonderful house for full time or seasonal enjoyment. This four year old home was architect-designed for ground floor living and entertaining. It sits in a lakeside neighborhood one mile from the center of Cooperstown. Walk or bike into town or use the lake for paddleboard, kayak, swimming or boating. The private neighborhood beach and dock are 200 yards away. Hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and skating are readily accessible in the winters - which are spectacular in Cooperstown. The main level of the house has a spacious high-ceiling great room (kitchen, dining and living room) lit with a wall of glass doors on the west as well as clerestory light from above. Off the great room is a small private study. A hallway leads to the guest bedroom and bath and to the spacious master bedroom / bath suite. The guest room opens into laundry and a small office nook. Adjacent to the kitchen space is a short hall leading to a separate back entry. There is a generous pantry on the left and to the right stairs lead to a downstairs studio space with a small kitchen and full bath. This is a third bedroom or, if desired, can become a totally separate studio apartment by simply locking the door into the great room. Insulated fiberglass triple glazed / argon high performance glass doors across the front of the house keep cold out while letting in spectacular views of Lake Otsego. Propane-fired radiant heat throughout the main floor and a gas fireplace keep the house very comfortable. Enjoy sunsets over the lake and hills from inside or out on the expansive deck. On the south end of the house are a private screen porch with hot tub and a highly functional storage area for deck furniture, bikes, lawn mowers, canoes and kayaks. Additional storage space in the house is virtually unlimited - an insulated attic over the guest room, attic space over the attached two-car garage and a huge 5 ½ foot high "crawl space" off the downstairs apartment. Outdoor chores are minimal. It takes only a few minutes to cut the grass and even fewer to remove snow in the winter. So there is always time to sit on the deck or walk down to the lakefront and admire Lake Otsego. Rarely does a home of this quality, in the village with lake rights become available. This offering is one not to be missed.
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