Opportunity knocks loudly at 17 Gates Avenue. It is a soulful, sun-drenched Montauk retreat with the bones every dreamer hopes to find and the canvas every visionary craves. Set on a generous lot with room for a pool, this classic upside-down home delivers the quintessential East End experience: arrive downstairs, live upstairs, and spend every golden hour watching the world turn beautiful from your elevated deck. The upper level is where the magic happens. A soaring vaulted ceiling with an exposed wood beam anchors a dramatic open living space bathed in natural light, flowing seamlessly to a wide deck overlooking lush, private greenery. A statement brick chimney rises through the room home to a cast-iron wood-burning stove that turns chilly autumn evenings in Montauk into something to look forward to. The adjacent kitchen sits steps away, offering an easy indoor-outdoor rhythm perfect for entertaining after a day at the beach. The lower level offers 2 bedrooms and a full bath, while the upper level hosts another 2 bedrooms and a bonus room, and a full bath, giving everyone their own space to decompress. Bedrooms are bright and comfortable some with hardwood floors just waiting to be refinished, others with fresh carpet and organized closets ready for move-in. The lush, flat backyard is a blank slate: envision a pool, a fire pit, a garden. Or just maybe, all three.