With glimpses of Lake Michigan and a peaceful setting in a subdivision with beach access, playground, basketball, and rec hall, this move-in ready cottage, offers the best of both worlds .. enjoy now and have land and footprint flexibility for the future! Move in now and enjoy, because all the major updates have been done for you: roof & gutters, AC & heat, electrical & plumbing, windows, flooring, interior paint, and outside deck. The cottage sits on 3 lots (0.24 acres) and provides a unique footprint of classic and new, with the original cottage character on the west side and more recent addition on the east side, facing open fields and morning sun. In total, the cottage has 4BR & 2BA covering approximately 1500 sq ft and a large north facing deck. The original cottage can easily serve as private guest quarters. To the east are 2 additional flat lots that a house or storage building can be built (0.16 acres), for future flexibility and privacy, so approximately 0.4 acres altogether. The prime location and scale (5 continuous lots) within the subdivision is difficult to beat, as does the proximity to Lake Michigan (and not Blue Star | I-196). A short 3-minute walk takes you to the community's private beach access, where you have your choice of stairs or elevator to get down to the 1300 feet of a sugar sand beach. SHORT TERM RENTALS ARE NOT PERMITTED!