Imagine living in a community where porch parties and movie night at the community pool still exists! This meticulously maintained 4BR, 4.5BA home is located on one of the LARGEST LOTS in the award-winning community, PARKSIDE. This traditional colonial features an open concept floor plan, almost 5000 sq ft. and over $135K in upgrades! Upon entering the two-story foyer, you will immediately notice the custom moldings and gleaming hardwood floors that lead you past the formal LR and DR and into the Great Room that has upgraded carpet, recessed lighting, a convenient gas fireplace and a wall of windows revealing a nice view of the back yard. The adjacent kitchen features gorgeous Century brand cherry cabinets with intricate beading and molding and granite countertops, one-year-old, high-end Kitchen Aid refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave, and a Jenn-Air 5 burner gas cooktop and built-in oven. The current owners added beautiful lantern pendant lights over the island. Hardwood floors continue from the kitchen into a sun-filled morning room with a breakfast bar that overlooks the HUGE yard with a paver patio and variety of trees and surrounded by a white, vinyl picket-style fence. This open floor plan makes entertaining easy! Completing the first floor is a laundry room, a powder room and a handsome office/den that could easily be converted to a first-floor bedroom due to its large closet. The finished basement has a wet bar with custom cabinets, granite countertops, and a built-in wine fridge. It has four flexible spaces that could be used as your home gym, game room, theater room, or playroom and also features a space the current owners use as a fifth bedroom located next to the 4th full bathroom that is perfect for an in-law or nanny suite! The basement also has a ton of storage, recessed lights, Bilco doors, and upgraded carpeting. On the second floor, you will love the enormous owner's suite that runs the entire length of the house. Double doors lead you into this suite that contains the master bedroom with tray ceiling, dressing area, walk-in closet, and separate sitting room that could be your nursery, second home office or just your favorite spot to curl up with a book. The owner's bath was recently updated and houses a soaking tub, separate shower, and a lovely white double vanity. The secondary bedrooms are very large, and each has ceiling fans and big closets. Two bedrooms share a newly updated hall bath and the other bedroom is a Princess Suite with a private bath and spacious walk-in closet. Almost every room has been freshly painted in designer colors. The house has dual zone HVAC, and a built-in security system. This beautiful home shows like a model and has been immaculately kept. Why wait to build when you can move right into this home? Parkside has been voted 'Community of the Year' for several years and it will remind you of the communities of yesteryear with walkable, tree-lined streets, a gorgeous clubhouse with a fitness center, community pool, tennis courts, pocket parks and community-wide events like a New Year's Eve Masquerade Ball and Easter Egg Hunt. Located in the award-winning Appoquinimink School District, and just 30 minutes from Wilmington and Dover, Middletown is the best of both worlds - easy access to shopping, restaurants, cultural events and the beach, but with a small-town feel where people still say hello to each other in the supermarket. Come and see for yourself why Parkside is widely known as the most popular and desirable community in Middletown.