Adjusted pricing creates an excellent opportunity for buyers to customize with desired updates. Located just one mile from the Intracoastal Waterway bridge, this custom-built home offers convenient access to Carolina and Kure Beaches, Historic Fort Fisher, the NC Aquarium, and the Southport ferry. From the outside, you'll appreciate the professionally landscaped grounds with manicured shrubs and mature pine trees, along with the striking stairway entry, graceful semi-circle balcony, and circular driveway. Inside, an elegant Italian marble foyer separates the formal living from the open-concept kitchen, breakfast nook, dining room, and great room. Highlights include hardwood floors, cathedral ceilings, and a dramatic floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace with a waterfall feature. The first-floor owner's suite provides privacy and direct access to a spacious screened porch that is also open to the great room. Upstairs, a versatile loft area includes two bedrooms, a full bath, and an office space. A separate apartment-featuring one bedroom, two bonus rooms, two full baths, kitchen, storage space, and garage access-offers ideal accommodations for guests or multi-generational living. Both the two-car and one-car garages are equipped with washer/dryer hookups. Special Features: 2'' x 6'' framing (apartment with traditional 2'' x 4'' framing); Drywall over OSB or plywood; Rebar extending from roof into pillars/base plates for added storm integrity; Safety cable across roof helps keep roof intact during heavy storms; Zero-entry, dual-head handicap shower; Garage sink, shelving, and cabinets; Hurricane-rated Pella windows; Decora kitchen cabinets; Newer roof (approx. 4 years old); Crawlspace moisture barrier & dehumidifier; Well (8 years old) with irrigation system on split pump system.