185 Ocean View Drive Lot# 17, Ocracoke

A 4 bedroom/3.5 bath home built in 2005; a coastal contemporary beauty! Built and designed by two of Ocracoke's finest craftspeople/artisans. From window and door size and placement to building the home among the tall pines to enjoy the summer breeze and privacy, it would be hard to find a home that takes better advantage of the island's natural beauty! This custom home has many different possibilities for various floor plans. A 4 bedroom home or a 3 bedroom home with a one bedroom/1 bath first level "in-law studio" or use the current temperature controlled storage area together with the studio for a full "in-law" apartment. Another option is to keep one area locked off for owner use and rent the other space as a vacation rental. Currently, the first level consists of a 20' x 16' storage area/work space and a studio apartment. The studio has an efficiency style kitchen and attached bath with a shower. The studio is large enough for a sleeping space and a living area. If there is no one using the first level, both the storage area and studio are conveniently heated and cooled by P-Tac units for separate climate control from the main home. Swing your day away on the large covered deck that extends the entire length of the home. The deck can be accessed by both the storage area and the studio. The second level is perfect for entertaining with its spacious open living/dining/kitchen area with attached furnished grand screened porch. On those beautiful Ocracoke evenings, bring the outside in, when you open the (3) 6' wide French doors to the screened porch! The custom kitchen has birch wood cabinets, gas cook stove and granite countertops. The living area has cathedral ceilings, birch walls, unique window design to bring in the natural light, creative lighting, a wall that can transform into a climbing rock wall (if desired) and cork flooring throughout. There is also a half bath and a laundry/utility room with a locked storage closet, W/D, shelving and office area. The third level consists of 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. The primary bedroom has high ceilings, ceiling fan, built-in custom closet with shelving and drawers and an attached bath with a beautiful hand troweled concrete shower with a skylight above and a tiled floor. The remaining 2 bedrooms each have built-in shelving, a birch wood wall panel that has an option to open to view the living area below, cork floors and high ceilings. One bedroom has a custom industrial ladder attached to the wall to access an additional sleeping loft/reading nook. A hallway bath has tiled floors, tiled tub/shower surround and a skylight above the tub. Updates include: central heat /ac (HVAC new in 2021), newly painted exterior in 2024, a new roof in 2022 and a new hot water heater in 2024. Currently being used as a primary home; however, it has been a vacation rental in the past with an impressive rental history.