3BR/3.5BA Home - Gated Community of Emerald Waters Village - Easy pedestrian commute to the Beach! Enjoy the Coastal Lifestyle in this beautiful custom built beach house located just one block from the community's PRIVATE DEEDED BEACH ACCESS and steps from two community pools. This meticulously maintained and recently updated three-story home in the gated community of Emerald Waters Village is perfect as a primary residence, vacation retreat, or rental investment. The current owner has invested over 100K in improvements in the last 2 years. This is the best priced listing in this neighborhood of million plus dollar homes with a reasonable HOA fee. This 3-bed, 3.5-bath home comes fully furnished with all new furniture and currently sleeps up to 9. Features include hickory wood and tile flooring throughout, a spacious open-concept main floor with a custom beautifully updated kitchen with a massive island, new appliances, new counters and fresh paint throughout. French doors open to a large covered porch, perfect for relaxing and grilling out after a day at the beach. The home includes a fenced in private rear patio with maintenance free artificial turf. Upstairs, the primary suite offers a private balcony and spa-like ensuite bath with a rainfall shower. The second bedroom also features an ensuite bath. The third-floor bunk room includes its own full bath and another private balcony. Special upgrades include high end Kitchen-aid appliances, granite countertops, Kohler fixtures, new interior and exterior lighting, crown molding, transom windows, two A/C units 2024, two water heaters 2022, an outdoor shower, trek decking and hardie-plank siding. Community highlights include gated entry, two seasonally heated pools, and close proximity to Destin/Miramar Beach's Gulf side bike and walking path where you can walk/bike to nearby shops and restaurants. The Emerald Waters Village community is conveniently located next to the best-of everything in the South Walton Beach area. Enjoy the amenities of Destin like the Silver Sands designer outlets, the luxe shopping opportunities at the Destin Commons, and the family-fun and entertaining to-dos at Sandestin's® The Village at Baytowne Wharf. This is your chance to "Live Life" by the beachschedule a showing today!