Welcome to the heart of desirable suburban Franklin Square.  This home is ESSENTIAL to everyone.  A quaint 3 bedroom cape cod style brick home sits on a large, private corner lot.  Main entrance has separate mud room with coat closet.  1st fl. features an open living and dining room, kitchen with counter island seating, granite countertop, stainless steel appliances, has space for all. 1st Fl also features a spacious private bedroom and full bathroom.  Head upstairs and you'll have two more bedrooms plus a half bathroom.  Plenty of closets and attic storage.  Finished 3 room basement/hospitality suite has family rec room or home office, updated 3/4 bath, laundry room, and its own private, exterior entrance.  Sliding doors off the kitchen leads to rear yard with deck and pool, perfect for entertaining and BBQs, complete with PVC privacy fence.  Private driveway for 3 cars plus a detached one car garage.  This move in ready home has updated boiler, hot water heater, and roof. Conveniently located with easy access to New York City,  walk to the Franklin Square Community Pool, and all the shopping and restaurants on Franklin Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike.     With low taxes $8,500/ yr,  this home is in fabulous school district 17 - only 3 blocks to Polk Elementary School.