12611 RIVER BIRCH DRIVE

MORE THAN 2,800 SQUARE FEET IMPROVED FROM ROOF TO FLOORS, with a privacy-fenced back yard on a quarter-acre corner, make this home worth discovering in the security-gated section of Riverglen! Spread out in comfort with the Windward Homes St. George design, which offers spacious formal and casual living and dining rooms flanked by 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, then adds bay-windowed extensions to both the owner's suite and a secondary bedroom. All bedrooms feature brand-new luxury vinyl plank floors while the rest of the home has attractive ceramic tile, laid diagonally for stylish appeal, plus a stone-pavered lanai in back. This screened and roof-sheltered lanai is accessible from the owner's suite on one end, the third bathroom on the other end, and through sliders from the central family room beside the kitchen. The kitchen is especially impressive thanks to its great expanse of raised-panel wood cabinets and granite counters, an angled island with undermount sink and split-level serving bar, built-in double ovens plus separate cooktop, and a visually commanding vent of stainless steel against a stone backsplash. Soaring ceilings, arches and art niches, brushed-nickel fixtures, faux wood blinds and window shutters, laundry room sink and cabinets, even the extra assistance bars in bathrooms enhance the amenities here. Don't overlook the recently replaced roof or the 3-car garage with rear pedestrian door to the vinyl-fenced back yard that provides access gates on both sides. Perhaps best of all, it's tucked in the back of Riverwatch, the gated enclave of Riverglen, a neighborhood with playground parks and sports courts near fine schools, shops, restaurants and commuter routes. You want to live here!