Ben van Meerendonkstraat 90

DESCRIPTION

Ideal family home on a lovely city canal

The house
Extremely bright, contemporary and spacious 159 sqm home with four good-sized bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a sauna. An inviting sun terrace off the living room, an expansive garden and an extra roof deck, all facing southwest. Its good location, many rooms and waterfront situation make this a comfortable place to call home. Excellent layout for a family with children, A fifth bedroom would be easy to create.

An internal staircase leads from the home to the private (secured) garage, which also offers abundant storage space!

The direct waterfront location by the city canal with a private swim deck/ jetty with room for a boat ensures that every day will be sure to feel like vacation.

The layout
Ground floor: entrance, reception hall with a restroom and stairs to the basement with an indoor garage and storage; street-facing open-plan kitchen with a range of luxury appliances; spacious living area with double French doors to the sun terrace with composite boards and the southwest-facing garden. Steps lead down to the second terrace off the garden with room to dock a boat.

First floor: landing with a European laundry; luxury bathroom with a bathtub, separate shower, extra-wide vanity and toilet; bedroom facing the street; bright, garden-facing primary bedroom with air conditioning, a sauna and narrow balcony and a spacious walk-in closet;

Second floor: landing; storage closet with the heat recovery system; street-facing bedroom, garden-facing bedroom with air conditioning and access to the large roof deck; second bathroom for guests or the children with a shower and sink. This level also includes a large storage room which can easily be converted into a fifth bedroom.

Basement: private indoor garage with an appr. 25 sqm storage room, stair closet and a door to the alley with a communal parking garage.

The backyard
The slightly sunken backyard is approximately 8 meters long and is situated directly on a city canal with a jetty for your own boat. Fantastic for the children and the parents alike, dive into the refreshing water or go boating in the summer, or strap on your skates and explore the area on the ice in the winter. This waterway also accesses IJburg’s other canals, the marina and IJmeer lake through to Amsterdam of Muiden.

Specifications:

– all window frames are low-maintenance aluminum
– optimum insulation and fitted with solar panels, i.e. extremely energy efficient (label A+)
– both southwest-facing bedrooms equipped with AC
– second toilet in the bathroom
– underfloor heating throughout the house
– property includes two bathrooms
– ground-floor level fitted with wooden flooring
– private internal, secured garage
– ideal family home
– monthly service charges of € 155
– ground lease prepaid until October 1, 2056

Living on IJburg

IJburg is an urban neighborhood Amsterdam Oost, next to lush Diemerpark. An area with abundant water that is quiet, tidy and inspiring. An ideal location to live, just a 15-minute commute to downtown Amsterdam by tram 26 and a few minutes from highways A1, A9 and A10. A fabulous alternative for people looking for a spacious, cosmopolitan yet tranquil home, without missing out on the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam’s city center.

Haveneiland is one of IJburg’s man-made islands. This island has a shopping center with specialty shops for fresh foods, several lunchrooms and espresso bars, a large Albert Heijn, HEMA, Vomar, bicycle shop, Gall&Gall and Bruna. Supermarket Deen, a butcher shop, bakery, fishmonger and Espressofabriek are all within walking distance of the property.

The area also offers a full range of amenities such as elementary schools, IJburg College for secondary education (VWO, HAVO and VMBO), daycare, health centers, dentists, hair salons and an OLVG hospital affiliate.

The islands and Diemerpark offers several sports fields for soccer, tennis and field hockey, as well as a watersports complex, windsurfing school and a large sports hall.