2258 Sandy Bay LaneJacksonville, FL 32233Price: $543,500

Secure gated Coastal Oaks Atlantic Beach corner-lot home just 1 mile from Atlantic Beach featuring rare 10-ft wide double-gate backyard access and a newly installed reinforced concrete patio expansion. Located minutes from Mayport Naval Station and the nearby Mayo Clinic Jacksonville campus, this 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home provides coastal living with privacy, security, and one of the most versatile backyards in the community.This well-maintained home has 2 story, 1,828 sq ft of living space with an open layout and upgraded finishes.We love how easy this home made our life. Morning coffee on the covered lanai while watching our birding app identify what songbirds were nearby. This corner lot with mature coastal oak trees is a hard-to-find gem for its extra room and extra privacy. A favorite inside feature is the separation of living and sleeping spaces. Three bedrooms upstairs. Main floor downstairs is for entertaining. Bedrooms upstairs enjoy a quiet retreat. Also, having a generous driveway for family and friends is a rare thing in a beach community. This house is blessed with extra parking space. Living in a secure, gated community gives us peace of mind. It allowed me to lock up and leave to go on trips. I was comfortable leaving, because our house was in a gated community. The location is incredibly convenient. Everything is close enough that we avoided spending our life in traffic: Mayo Clinic, shopping at Mayport Naval Station, buying fresh seafood at Safe Harbor in Mayport (best shrimp ever), and of course walking beautiful Atlantic Beach for our cardio fitness. Well, does it count against me if I did my steps with a tall latte from Southern Grounds in my hand? More than anything, this home is a place where family easily gathers, and Florida living is easy to enjoy.