Most townhouses in this price band on the South Shore give you two levels, one deck, and a footprint that ends at the back of the kitchen. 29 Wood Court does not. The home runs three finished levels with 1,700 interior square feet, an upper deck off the kitchen with western light and flower boxes, a covered patio underneath off the lower level, and a real fenced yard with mature landscaping that opens to a quiet cul-de-sac.

The main level is anchored by a living room with a fireplace and a formal dining room with a crystal chandelier, both open enough to entertain the whole family and quiet enough to live in every day. The eat-in kitchen sits at the back with white cabinets, full-size appliances, and a slider that pushes the dining out to the upper deck the second the weather turns. There is a powder room on this level for guests so the upstairs bath stays private.

Upstairs holds the three bedrooms and the full bath, all carpeted, all bright, with the primary running the full width of the back of the house. The lower level finishes the home: a rec room wrapped in wood paneling with a stone-faced fireplace wall, sliders out to the covered patio, a laundry room, and storage. Use it as a second living, a home office, a teen suite, a media room, or all four.

Rossville itself is what makes the rest of it work. The Outerbridge is a short drive via the Korean War Veterans Parkway, the Pleasant Plains SIR station sits east on Hylan Boulevard, and the South Shore beaches, restaurants, and Mount Loretto trails are all minutes away. Quiet cul-de-sac, fenced yard, and the layout that lets every member of the household have somewhere of their own.