Emmakade 12 Amstelveen

A charming, 1930s family house, located in the Golden corner of Elsrijk directly on water with a view of the Amsterdam forest!

The wonderfully quiet Emmakade, which has a strong community spirit, is located directly on the Hoornsloot and one can board a boat directly from ones home to go to the Amstelveense Poel, the Nieuwe Meer and/or to Amsterdam. Mooring a boat at the Emmakade is allowed. The nearby Amstelveen city center and old town offers various shopping, dining, entertainment and sports opportunities. Schools are in the immediate vicinity as well as sports fields, tennis courts and children’s playgrounds. For more shopping options, the center of Amsterdam can be reached in just 25 minutes by bike and the Vondelpark in just 15 minutes!

Exits out of the city are near and parking in the street is free in front of the door. Public transport is nearby, only 5 to 10 minutes on foot from the Graaf Florisstraat bus stop, 10-15 minute by bike to the Amstelveenseweg metro station or the WTC/Amsterdam Zuid station (with its national rail services), and 10 minutes by bike to Stadshart bus station with regular and quick buses to Schiphol and Bijlmer ArenA (with the Ziggo Dome and Johan Cruijff ArenA).

Layout:

The spacious front garden provides access to the entrance of the house. The vestibule with space for coats ensures that the cold does not immediately enter the house in the winter months. Through the hall with toilet and meter cupboard you can reach the bright and spacious living room with open kitchen. The living room offers an unobstructed view of the water and Amsterdamse Bos. The living room and kitchen were expanded in 2015 and give direct access to the sunny backyard which is located on the south. The kitchen has a spacious rinse island with Quooker tap, dishwasher and breakfast bar. The long side of the kitchen has a built-in gas cooker, extractor, fridge, freezer, oven and microwave.

The staircase in the hall gives access to the floors, the first floor has three rooms, two of which are very good-sized bedrooms. The master bedroom has its own en suite bathroom (from December 2020) with toilet, walk-in shower and washbasin with furniture. The handy side room is currently furnished as an office, but can also be used as a child’s bedroom.

The second floor has an almost identical layout and consists of two large bedrooms and a laundry/technical room for the central heating system, washing-machine and tumble dryer. The bathroom (from December 2019) is accessible from the landing and has a shower/bath, toilet and washbasin with drawers. There is also a spacious loft space for storage.

The garden is sunny as and has a sun deck and a lower terrace. The handy bicycle shed does not take up any space in the garden and provides additional storage. The back door gives access to the footpath behind the garden.

Particularities:

• Directly on the waterway
• 168m2 Nett living space
• Front garden circa 33m2 and backgarden circa 42m2
• Charming 1930s home with bay windows on each floor
• Kitchen from 2015, bathrooms from 2019 and 2020
• Three Air conditioning units
• HR++ Schiphol glass (completely soundproof)
• South-facing backyard with back entrance