First time on the market in 14 years! Rarely available & updated Detached Single Family 1500 SQ FT above grade, 465 SQ FT below grade, 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 2 car garage, 2 car driveway (off-street parking for 4 cars!) Victorian home w/ a fantastic covered front porch, rear deck, gated & fenced private yard, pollinator garden, specimen trees, wood burning fireplace, living & dining rooms, kitchen & family rooms w/ vaulted ceilings, recessed lighting, & skylight, huge full basement w/ built-in shelving on a corner lot in the historic & sought after Highlands neighborhood in Wilmington. Updates: entire interior & exterior of the home & exterior of the garage just painted w/ modern neutral colors, front porch & rear deck just restored & painted, Cedar fence & shake siding on home & garage just refinished & painted, architectural wood windows, doors, shutters, woodwork, moldings, balusters, banister just restored, stained & painted, gorgeous original Heart Pine hardwood floors just refinished throughout, full bath just renovated (tub, White 6 x 6 wall tile, plank floor, White vanity, counter top & sink, chrome faucet, brushed nickel fixtures, reclaimed wood mirror, toilet, lighting) first floor half bath just renovated (toilet, pedestal sink, faucet, black towel, mirror & lighting fixtures, tile floor), just installed neutral carpeting in family room, kitchen w/ island (solid wood cabinetry, Quartz like counters, tile back splash, stainless steel appliances, sink & faucet, tile floor, rubbed bronze hardware, natural gas cooking), HVAC (HE 80% AFUE Armstrong SX Ultra 80 natural gas furnace & central air systems), EE electronic air cleaner, EE programmable thermostat (Nest), EE natural gas hot water heater (AO Smith), electric (200 amp), casement windows & sliding glass doors (Andersen), custom built-in shelving & storage. Features: lots of closets, storage, windows & light in home, basement & garage, 9 ft first floor ceilings, 10 ft ceilings in kitchen & family room. Home faces East, open & flowing floor plan. Gated & fenced yard perfect for gardening, pets, play, parties, your next BBQ. Basement w/ windows perfect for storage, yoga studio, gym, playroom, pets, work shop, wood shop. Garage perfect for storage, parking cars, motorcycles, bikes, boats or working on them. Walk or bike to work at the banks, law offices & hospitals in Downtown Wilmington, DuPont, AstraZeneca & JP Morgan Chase campuses & Nemours Childrens Hospital. Walk or bike to Rockford, Brandywine, Alapocas Run & Cool Springs Parks w/ hiking, running & biking trails, Rockford Tower & Dog Park, Ed Oliver Golf Club, DE Art Museum, DE Center for Horticulture, Woodlawn Library, Highlands Elementary, AI DuPont Middle, Tower Hill, Padua & Ursuline Academy, Wilmington Friends, Salesianum schools. Walk to restaurants, bistros, gastropubs, wine bars, grocery stores, coffee shops & shops. Walk to Columbus Inn, Eclipse, Sweet Somethings Desserts, Locale BBQ Post, Walters Steakhouse, Grotto & Giannis Pizza, Kid Sheelleens, Moro, Southeast Kitchen, Angelos Luncheonette, De La Coeur Cafe et Patisserie, Gallucios, DE Ave Farmers Market, Scrumptious, Trolley Square Oyster House, Kellys Logan House, El Diablo Burritos, Catherine Rooneys, Trolley Tap House, Piccolina Toscana, Mikimotos, Wash St Ale House, Franks & Moore Brothers Wine, Dunkin, Brew Ha! Ha!, Starbucks, Acme. Incredible location: minutes to Trolley Square, Downtown Wilmington, Market St & Riverfront restaurants, shops, movies, Opera House, The Queen, Greenville, N. Wilmington, 95, 495, 202, SEPTA & Amtrak train station to daily commute to Philadelphia or Newark or get away for the weekend to NYC, Boston, Baltimore or DC. Easy access, car commute to Route 1, Christiana Mall & Hospital, Newark, U of D, Del Tech, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Airport, bridges to NJ, MD, PA Wine Trail, Brandywine Valley attractions. Target, Trader Joes, Whole Foods, Wegmans, Costco are close by. 1st time buyers pay half the transfer tax!