With ample space to grow, play and enjoy - and a stellar location to boot, this much-loved family home provides all the hallmarks of an exceptional family lifestyle package.Rock solid 50s construction bones have been expanded and enhanced creating functional, comfortable family living and entertaining - conveniently on mostly one level. The open plan kitchen and dining have the vantage point of watching the kids at play in the expansive flat back garden - complete with a playhouse and slide, fully fenced for safety and privacy. Easy flow to expansive decking and outdoor living will lead to a full calendar of magic summer evenings with good friends, food and fun, while a sun-soaked lounge with a log burner is a cosy spot for curling up on cooler evenings.Completing the main floor are three large double bedrooms including a spacious master suite with French doors to the deck, and a tiled family bathroom.Downstairs is sure to impress. The vast lower level offers a fourth bedroom and second living; separate access creates the option to make it self-contained for independent living. Generous double garaging leads to a supersized workshop the perfect man cave for hobbyists or collectors - and there's additional parking outside for the boat and a trailer.Add effortless proximity to excellent Glendowie School and College (both a short walk), recreational playgrounds of Churchill Park and Glendowie Reserves, the coastline of Karaka Bay and loads of local conveniences at Roberta Avenue and St Heliers Village - the ultimate family lifestyle is in the bag at 83 Whitehaven Road.After 21 memorable years enjoying the children grow and go, the owners are poised to pass it on to a new family to reap the benefits of living here. Interest will be high, be quick to view.