Just minutes across the Mississippi River Bridge from downtown is where you will find this beautifully updated 4 bedroom home that is ready for you to move in now! It has about 2300 square feet of living space along with a covered front porch, a 400 square foot detached garage and an in-ground pool. You enter the home into a spacious foyer with wrought iron steps and an open view of the second floor. On your right is a nice size formal dining room with parquet floors with access to the kitchen. There is a set of bi-fold doors on the left side of the foyer that open into the formal living room with carpet floors. The hall next to the living room includes a coat closet, a half bathroom and leads to the family room area that overlooks the backyard, deck and pool. It has carpet floors, a ceiling fan and a wood burning brick fireplace with an open view of the dinette. The dinette area is huge with windows overlooking the backyard and access to the yard. The kitchen has tons of storage cabinets and includes a wall oven, a stove-top, a refrigerator and a large pantry. There is a utility room just off the dinette that has space for a deep freezer and includes access to the backyard. This is perfect for cleanup after yard work, kids playing outside or swimming in the pool. All 4 bedrooms are located on the second floor. The wrought iron banister creates an open view atmosphere for upstairs with a full bathroom at one end of the hall. The bathroom has a double sink marble vanity and a linen closet. The bedrooms have been updated with laminate wood floors and spacious closets; three of the four bedrooms have walk-in closet with built-in shelves. The master bedroom includes a private bathroom with a separate vanity area that has marble counters. Now what about the backyard? Wow! Included with this home is a beautifully designed kidney shaped in-ground pool with an automatic pump system. There is also a spectacular matured oak tree with a huge deck built around its base. You will love sitting under the shaded area, enjoying the lovely view with colorful landscaping or taking a cool dip in the pool. The 2 car garage is situated along the back side of the yard with the driveway extending along the side of the home from the front yard. It is the perfect layout for outdoor parties, barbeques and crawfish boils. And, of course, what child has not dreamed of having a special hide-a-way space. Well, tucked away in the back corner of the yard is a precious pitched roof, full size playhouse, beautifully decorated and designed with a sitting room and loft. Change the paint for a neutral gender or use it for storage when the kids are grown. Aurora Gardens is a well established neighborhood in Algiers, a popular suburb of New Orleans. There are many public and private schools nearby and the home is conveniently located just minutes from the West Bank Expressway. You can quickly reach several shopping malls, plenty of restaurants, movie theatres, the Huey P. Long Bridge, the Algiers Ferry or the Greater New Orleans Bridge. You can tour the Mardi Gras museum in Algiers or take a ferry ride that drops you off by foot or car onto world famous Canal Street. Stroll the downtown area, the River Walk, the French Quarter or watch the Saints in the Superdome and the Hornets in the Arena. Take a ride on the street car along Canal Street where you can actually ride it to City Park and the museum. Or, cross over into Jefferson Parish to enjoy baseball at the Zephyrs Stadium. See our photos on-line and call today! Qualified buyers only!