Characteristic 1930s Bay Window Terraced House with Four Bedrooms and Sunny South-Facing Garden

This property is situated on Korte Lyceumstraat in the Lyceumkwartier neighborhood of Alkmaar. The Lyceumstraat itself is well known to many people, but the Korte Lyceumstraat is less familiar yet equally attractive, featuring beautiful bay window houses from the popular 1930s era. Number 3 presents itself as a bright family home with four bedrooms, a spacious bathroom, an attached sunroom, and a practical utility room. The backyard includes a storage shed and rear access, and like the balcony, it faces the sunny south. The character of this residence is enhanced by the panel doors, stained glass windows, and the exclusive parquet floor on the ground floor. The facade ornament depicting a ship also deserves attention, as this is a rare feature in this neighborhood.

The location offers excellent amenities for daily life. Children can walk to the primary school and PCC Het Lyceum, where students can additionally take a language course leading to an internationally recognized diploma. Via the green Kennemerbolwerk, you can reach the historic center within a few minutes, with its many shops, specialty stores, restaurants, and cafes. You also live near the Oosterhout city park, and by bicycle it is just a few minutes to the Willem de Zwijger quality center with a bakery, butcher, vegetable shop, and cheese shop. Via the Vondelstraat, it is approximately five minutes to the A9 highway towards Haarlem and Amsterdam. If you prefer the train, the station is only two kilometers away by bike.

The ground floor layout begins with the front door, which features stained glass windows on both sides. The long hallway, like the entire ground floor, has an exclusive parquet floor made of Panga Panga wood from East Africa, comparable to the more well known wenge wood. The stairs have soft carpeting, there is a practical stair cupboard, and the toilet room with a corner washbasin is finished in light colors.

The living room is approximately 8.50 meters long with a bay window, creating an attractive living space with the seating area at the front and the dining area at the rear. The ceiling with subtle molding is plastered, and the colorful stained glass windows have been preserved on both sides. Sliding doors provide access to the sunroom, which serves as a pleasant sitting and working area with additional sliding doors to the garden.

The closed kitchen features a light wall unit with a granite countertop, tall upper cabinets, and some built in appliances including a gas cooktop, extractor hood, and oven. The attached utility room offers ample space to place a refrigerator, freezer, washing machine, and dryer.

The first floor allows you to choose between the bedroom with bay window as the master bedroom or the large bedroom with sliding doors to the balcony. Both rooms are spacious double bedrooms that are ready to be modernized according to your own taste. The third bedroom is suitable as a nursery, home office, or walk in closet. The panel doors with original glass and beautiful door handles are noteworthy features on this floor.

The bathroom has a double window in the front facade and is arranged with a bathtub, separate shower, a toilet, towel radiator, and a washbasin. The whole is executed in light colors and is functional for the coming years, though you may prefer to install a completely new bathroom.

A fixed staircase provides access to the second floor, which has a dormer window at the front and rear. The HR boiler is located on the landing, and a storage attic has been created. The fourth bedroom has storage space in the roof slope and a ridge height of approximately 3 meters.

This attractive house has a spacious front and backyard, with the backyard facing south. This is ideal for sun lovers, featuring a large terrace and a wide sunshade. In the rear part of the garden stands an L shaped shed with double access, electricity, and water. A rear entrance is also available, allowing you to easily head out on your bike.

Notable features include the exclusive Panga Panga parquet floor on the ground floor, the attached sunroom at the rear, the original dormer window at the front with a later added dormer at the rear, heating via an HR boiler, warm water via the HR boiler and a kitchen boiler, four bedrooms with one on the second floor, a deep south facing garden with spacious shed and rear access, and a top location in the Lyceumkwartier within walking distance of the city center.

The property has an energy label C and features roof insulation, double glazing, wall insulation, and floor insulation. The house was built in 1935 and has a gable roof covered with tiles. The living area measures 120 square meters, the building related outdoor space is 8 square meters, and the external storage space is 22 square meters. The plot covers 202 square meters and the volume of the property is 455 cubic meters. The property is offered with full ownership at an asking price of 600,000 euros costs for buyer, which equals 5,000 euros per square meter. The property is available immediately and is furnished. Mechanical ventilation, natural ventilation, and TV cable are available as facilities.