Beautiful contemporary home in one of Fairfax City's prized communities, central to all of Fairfax County and with easy access to the Metropolitan DC area. This home has a distinct sense of openness on the main level with light pouring in through a glass wall at the rear of the living area. If a more formal setting is desired- say, for a party, you can close the plantation shutters in the living and dining rooms, thereby closing off the view to the kitchen. The home and its community was designed to give its residents a sense of seclusion in an urban area and it does so beautifully. The view from most windows is directed at the central courtyard and patio, not toward the neighboring homes. Above all, these homes were created to provide an easy, luxurious lifestyle. All exterior maintenance - leaf removal, yard work, snow removal is taken care of for you. Elegant interior features include 9 foot ceilings, extra wide halls, a hardwood foyer, built in entertainment center, drywall definition and rounded corners, plantation shutters, new wall-to-wall carpeting on the first two levels, a gas fireplace, step-down living and dining rooms, and a finished basement suitable for entertainment or office activities. The Master Bath features a walk-in closet, master bath with luxurious soaking tub and separate, enclosed glass shower, 12 x 12 hand-laid, marbleized floor tile, wood vanities with cultured, double-bowl vanity tops. The second level contains the homes three bedrooms, one of which is the spacious Master Bedroom (136 x 166). The ground level is the setting for the lovely living room with its cozy gas fireplace, the adjoining family room with built in entertainment center, and step down dining room with tile flooring. The center of the main level is the wonderfully open and inviting kitchen area, from which you can survey the complete main level. The basement level is 80% finished and contains a large recreation room (13.6 x 23) and an adjoining den/study/home office. The basement provides a large storage capacity (22 x 12) and houses the homes washer and dryer. The painted, two car garage also provides storage capacity. Energy saving and maintenance-free features include a two zone H.V.A.C. , dual fuel-heating system, 80 gallon electric water heater, central air, R-30 ceiling insulation, R-17 rated exterior walls, R-11 rated basement walls, double-glazed tilt vinyl windows, maintenance free siding, maintenance free soffits, architectural 25-year self-sealing roof shingles, continuous attic ventilation, aluminum gutters and down spouts and vinyl wrapping on the remainder of the exterior. This is an elegant courtyard home in a wonderful, centrally located community that facilitates a luxurious, semi-private lifestyle in the middle of Fairfax County. You should come see it for yourself.