INNER CITY LIVING AT ITS VERY BEST

Situated on a double block (numbers 34 & 36), this three storey residence is a rare find. Located in a quiet street and with number 36 being the postal address, it has its own lock up garage. It is approx. within 1 km radius reach to shops, schools, recreational and sporting facilities and major city parklands.

The original house is early Federation, built around the 1900s, with a roof pediment and decorative timberwork on the front façade and balcony. It has been renovated inside and out, with the roof space being converted into an attic office, and a north facing, glass roofed rear extension built, housing family/dining space, a modern Degabriele kitchen and laundry, and incorporating a sky-lit downstairs bathroom.

On entry, there are formal dining and living rooms, both with traditional marble fire places and decorative cornices and ceiling roses.

Access to the first floor is via the original separated cedar and pine polished timber staircase, also restored, with plenty of light from a north facing window and topped with a brass chandelier.

On this level there are three bedrooms, all with built-in cupboards. The two front bedrooms have marble fireplaces, with the master bedroom also having a bow window and a door to the front balcony.

The upstairs bathroom has been brought up to modern standards, but with the original cast iron bath retained and re-enamelled.

The attic space on the next level, currently used as an office, could be an optional fourth or guest bedroom.

Adjoining the house, the garage and loft above, have been designed to complement and align with the earlier Federation front façade. Vehicular access is via a remotely operated roller door fronting Kepos Street. Inside there is a garage and storage for bikes and sporting gear. It also has professionally fitted  cupboards and drawers and a laminated timber work bench, incorporating a stainless steel sink with hot and cold water on tap.

A period door with stained glass panels connects the garage space directly to the house living/dining rooms.

There is a spacious loft above the garage, accessed by a stair, which can be used as work space and/or storage.  

Equipment includes solar hot water, air conditioning to the attic and main bedroom, a gas heater with connector points in the dining room and kitchen area, a Qasair ducted exhaust system above the gas cooktop and a rainwater tank with electric pump and garden tap.

The rear garden, which is about twice the area of a standard terrace, is brick paved with raised perimeter plantings, providing privacy and filtering of the northern sun.

The property is well located midway between, and within easy walking distances of major shopping centres in Waterloo and Redfern, containing Coles, Aldi and Harris Farm supermarkets and many other shops and restaurants. It’s also a short walk via a footbridge over South Dowling Street to Moore Park, with its sporting facilities, and leading on into beautiful Centennial Park.

And buses in the next street connect with the city centre to the north, and Gunyama Aquatic Centre and Green Square Library to the south.

Surely, inner city living at its very best.