PICTURE THE POSSIBILITIES
Naushop $1,595,000
This week's featured property is full of possibilities. Literally. As of this writing, the home at 80 Goldfinch Drive exists only in architectural drawings. The foundation hole has been dug. The foundation is to be poured. And the home is scheduled to be completed sometime in the summer of 2008. All of which provides the potential buyer with some interesting possibilities. You have the chance to buy a home and choose from a number of options: surfaces, colors, finish carpentry details, kitchen amenities, bathroom fixtures. Imagine a new, made-toorder home in one of Nantucket's most desirable neighborhoods, close to mid-island shopping, open space and convenient to the airport.

The pictures you see here are of another recently completed home in Naushop with nearly the same floor plan. The only difference is that at 80 Goldfinch, there will be an additional bathroom on the second floor. Other than that, the layouts are quite similar.

Imagine yourself walking up your new front steps to the portico which frames the main entryway of your home. The house is a clapboard-front, classically styled Nantucket dwelling which fits perfectly within the Naushop neighborhood. This area of the island is designed to mimic the streetscapes of the Old Historic District by allowing for narrow side and front setbacks, picket fences, brick sidewalks with granite curbing and a range of dwelling designs from Federal-style homes to Greek revivals. The curved, narrow streets of this neighborhood naturally calm traffic and add to the serenity of the area.

Once inside, you find yourself in the grand foyer. To your left is the formal dining room, with ample room for table and chairs seating up to ten people. To your right is the study; an ideal library or home office. Straight ahead and to the left is the main stairway to the second and third floors. Next to the stairs, the main hallway takes you to the kitchen and the living room/family room.

The sizable back yard is ideal for a patio or deck for family barbecues and entertaining guests.

A buyer who acts quickly will have the option of working with one of the island's premier builders to choose the kitchen's counters, lighting, appliances and fixtures. The comparable home that we toured featured a spacious kitchen with a large central island topped by a dramatic slab of dark, flecked, polished granite. The appliances were excellent quality stainless steel. And the floors throughout the first floor are made of top-grade, clear, Southern yellow pine. Overall, the look of these ground floor spaces is clean, sunny and bright.

On the second floor, you'll find three substantial bedrooms, each with a private bath. The master suite is the largest of the three, with amenities like a large, walk-in closet, a spacious master bath with a glassedin shower, dual sinks and a water closet. The light on the second floor is especially good owing to a southwest exposure.

The third floor is a wide open kid's bedroom hideaway, with plenty of room for toys, books and secret forts. There's a fourth full bath here as well.

This home also features a full basement with a generous ten-foot ceiling, which means expansion of living space is a distinct possibility. This space is ideal for a home theater, exercise area or family room.

This full-of-possibilities, yet-to-be-finished home, which you can substantially customize, in one of the island's premiere neighborhoods, is offered at

$1,595,000. I