A cozy refreshed midcentury raised rambler with a flat fenced back yard in a parklike neighborhood is ready for you just in time for the 2025 holiday season! Welcome to the sought-after Shirley Forest/Dowden Terrace neighborhood, in the West End Alexandria. 3 Bedrooms + 1 Flex/Bedroom, 2 Full Bathrooms, 2 finished levels, semi-open concept Kitchen/Dining/Living room main area, 2-car off street parking and expansive rear yard is exactly what you’ve been waiting for. Interior refreshes completed September 2025 include brand new stainless steel oven, updated light fixtures throughout, freshened up bathrooms with new Glacier Bay toilets and refreshed exterior cleaning and landscaping. Other interior features include Kitchen upgrades of wood cabinets, new (09/2025) cabinet hardware, granite counters and stainless steel appliances. Gleaming original hardwood floors on the main level and oversized windows throughout create light and bright rooms. Lower level Rec Room with a wood-burning masonry fireplace, recessed lights, professionally cleaned (10/2025) wall-to-wall carpeting, above-grade windows, vintage knotty-pine paneling, and a spacious laundry/utility room with full sized washer & dryer, work bench, extra storage, and exterior access to the back yard completes the lower level. There is a paved 2-car driveway and plenty of on-street parking. The fully fenced, large rear lot is flat and features a brick-paved patio, doorway access from the Dining Room and lower level, and backs to Alexandria City parkland so it will always feel like a respite from the day’s hustle. Location is primo being only 1 block away from John Adams Elementary School, and close to parks, schools, shopping, restaurants, bike/hike paths, and main commuting routes and mass transit stops. NO HOA! Professional photos (10/08) and property details to follow. Marketing brochure, floor plans, MLS Disclosures, and Offer Guidelines will be online. Priced to sell and seller wants to close no later than 11/17/2025 so you can be in your new home for the holidays! Seller reserves the right to set an offer deadline and accept an offer outside of the deadline. The listing agent lives in the neighborhood and can speak about the many amenities that make the Shirley Forest/Dowden Terrace neighborhood such a special place to live. Be ready to make this your next home!