Crosser cottage sets sale

IT’S a bit of a beauty, this double-decker cottage in Crosshaven. And it’s not just the privacy, the huge site and the reach-over views of Drake’s Pool — it’s the potential.

This isn’t a doer-upper, it’s not even a big project — rather it’s a house that will excite all sorts of notions in a buyer. And they will be divided on that potential — and on a gender basis.

First, let’s explain the history: The house is actually only six years old and was designed by architect Bill Brady as a sort of downsizer for the original owners. He put a large, open-plan living area on the upper level, along with two bedrooms, and on the lower level, a bathroom, third bedroom, utility room and uber-large garage. So far, so good.