Delivered vacant, this fully detached legal two-family home offers a lower two-bedroom residence with garden and an upper two-bedroom residence, as well as a private gated front garden and fenced private backyard equipped with a deck, patio and lawn. The home also offers a sun porch and large basement with approximately seven-foot-high ceilings, a laundry room, extensive storage and separate gas and electric meters for each residence. Enter the home via the 20-foot-wide sun porch lined with windows for natural light throughout the day into a vestibule with two private apartment doors. The first-floor apartment opens to a great room, comprised of an oversized living area and a gracious dining room with four windows and double exposures. The windowed kitchen includes a gas range and plentiful space for storage. There are two queen-size bedrooms with large closets and a windowed bathroom. Via a bedroom, you can access the large backyard, which is also accessible by shared walkways on both sides of the house. There is direct basement access from the windowed kitchen as well as through a separate door to a shared walkway. The upstairs offers a similar layout with five sunny windows in the great room, as well as a windowed kitchen with a gas range, two queen-sized bedrooms and a windowed bathroom. Located in the heart of Canarsie, 8711 Avenue L enjoys a quiet, residential atmosphere. The house is near the Canarsie Pier and Canarsie Park. There is easy access to the Belt Parkway and the B17 and B42 buses which also connect to the L subway line. All open houses and showings are by appointment only.