Oostvaardersdiep 12, Almere

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If you are looking for a unique place on the water, surrounded by a nature reserve, this home is the perfect choice. Located on the Markermeerdijk, this property is the only inhabited area in the National Park Nieuw Land. This semi-detached semi-detached bungalow, with 2 on-site parking spaces and a garage, stands on a plot of 419 m2. The house features, among other things, a bedroom and bathroom on the first floor, a spacious living room and an open kitchen with cooking island, 2 spacious bedrooms on the second floor and a roof terrace. The sloping roof with high ceilings and large windows give the second floor a bright and spacious atmosphere; the views are breathtaking. The sunny front garden faces southeast and the deep backyard borders the Markermeer. Here you can dive straight into the lake from the shared decking. Is this what you are looking for? Then this house is more than worth a visit!

Location and history
Ideal for people who love peace, nature and a vacation feeling, but still want to be in the Randstad within 30 minutes. Under architecture of Edward van der Drift, the houses were built in 1996 to replace the former service houses of the pumping station Blocq van Kuffeler and the Zuidersluis.
From the house you have a view of the Lepelaarsplassen, the marina and the Markermeer. Besides the marina, the Oostvaardersdiep is also the "home port" of the former visitors' center "De Trekvogel. Plans are ready to build a new sustainable visitor building with a small catering facility here soon.
Stores, a health center, pharmacy, elementary school, a high school and sports fields are accessible at about 5.5 km by car (10 min) and about 4 km by bike (15 min). Almere City and Almere Buiten are approximately 20 minutes by bike. Heart of Amsterdam can be reached by car within 40 minutes and Lelystad in 18 minutes.

Layout:
Entrance hall with meter cupboard and access to toilet with hand basin. From the hall you reach a bedroom/study, bathroom with bathtub, living room and stairs to the first floor. The spacious living room with solid wooden floor (Siberian Larch) has both the front and rear large windows; the sliding patio doors offer views of the Markermeer. The open kitchen with cooking island is equipped with a 4-burner gas hob, oven, refrigerator and dishwasher. Then there is a utility room with washer and dryer. The storage room is accessible from the kitchen and gives access to the basement, once built as a nuclear cellar, but now serves perfectly as a storage room or wine cellar.

Second floor:
Through the fixed staircase you reach the landing with access to two spacious bedrooms with high ceilings and windows, offering views of the Markermeer and the Lepelaarsplassen. Provisions have already been made to realize a bathroom and toilet on the floor. From the rear bedroom you can access a spacious terrace overlooking the Markermeer and the marina.

Garden:
Sunny spacious front garden facing south-east, laid out in 2021. Very suitable as a vegetable and flower garden. Adjacent is a large lawn with bocce court for joint use. The backyard has a spacious terrace and a lovely lawn with borders, which slopes down to the lake. Two parking spaces have also been created here with a hedge that keeps cars out of sight.

Garage:
The spacious garage offers space for 1 car and is located at the entrance to the residential area.

Details:
Built in 1996, foundation embankment 1967.
Unique historic residential location, located in National Park New Land.
Own land 419 m2 plus 1/15 undivided share in common area large 1151 m2.
Spacious house with 137 m2 living space.
Life-proof house with bathroom and bedroom on the first floor.
Two large bedrooms with high windows on the first floor.
Basement space and a roof terrace, with possibility for a second roof terrace.
Parking for 2 cars on private property; garage elsewhere on property.
Recently landscaped front yard with 60-year-old pear tree; south-east exposure.
The roofs are well suited for installing solar panels.
From the deep backyard a beautiful view of the Markermeer.
From the shared deck behind the house you can swim in the lake.
There is an active and financially healthy residents' association (contribution € 37.50 per month for maintenance of common property).
Favorable WOZ value because of its location on a dike.
Propane gas is the heat and cooking source for the house; the costs are currently much lower than natural gas.

From the resident
It is with a little pain in my heart that I say goodbye to my house, which I moved into 25 years ago as the first resident. What I will miss most are the overblown clouds, the many birds, the sailing boats and especially the beautiful sunsets. You see and experience all the weather elements intensely here. That verve