Last Listing description (November 2009)
INNER CITY LIVING AT ITS BEST!
IT'S NOT OFTEN THAT A HOME EXTENDED AND RENOVATED BY A TALENTED ARTIST BECOMES AVAILABLE, SO DON'T MISS SEEING NUMBER 9 BOOROONDARA STREET WHERE THE GORGEOUS HOUSE AND MAGNIFICENT GARDENS COMBINE TO CREATE A RESIDENTIAL WORK OF ART.
SHAFTS OF SUNLIGHT POUR INTO THIS GORGEOUS HOME LOCATED JUST MINUTES TO BOTH THE LAKE AND THE VIBRANT CITY CENTRE. BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED AND EXTENDED, THE HOME INCLUDES SEPARATE DINING AND LOUNGE ROOMS, NORTH-FACING FAMILY ROOM AND A STYLISH KITCHEN WITH ROSE GUM CUPBOARDS, STAINLESS STEEL BENCH TOPS AND EUROPEAN APPLIANCES. FINISHED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD, THE HOME INCLUDES SPANISH MARBLE FLOORS IN THE DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM, DOUBLE GLAZING IN
THE MAIN BEDROOM AND STUDY, AN OPEN FIREPLACE WITH GRANITE HEARTH, DUCTED HEATING AND COOLING AND FOUR TIMBER DECKS FOR YEAR ROUND ALFRESCO LIVING OPTIONS.
FOR THE ARTIST OR THOSE WHO LIKE TO WORK FROM HOME, A FABULOUS FREESTANDING STUDIO PROVIDES THE PERFECT SPACE TO CREATE WITH RAKED CEILINGS, AIR CONDITIONING AND TASMANIAN OAK FLOORING. LANDSCAPED TO COMPLEMENT THE ORIGINAL BUILDING, THE GARDEN FEATURES A CURVED STONEWORK WALL FORMING BACKDROP TO A MIX OF OLD AND NEW PLANTINGS INCLUDING 50 YEAR OLD CAMELLIAS, ROSES, MAGNOLIAS, WEEPING CHERRIES, A PRUNE D'AGEN AND TWO GRAFTED OLIVE TREES BEARING BIG BEAUTIFUL TABLE OLIVES.
A TRUE OASIS FROM THE WORLD, THIS HOME PROVIDES A VERY SPECIAL LIFESTYLE OPPORTUNITY.
FEATURES INCLUDE:
- TOTALLY RENOVATED AND EXTENDED HOME TO AN EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH STANDARD
- EVERY STAGE OF RENOVATION HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY ARCHITECTS AND MASTER BUILDERS AND JOINERS
- FRONT HARDWOOD DECK WITH LAMINATED GLASS AND STEEL ROOF, WINDOW BOX, AND STAINLESS STEEL CABLE AND TIMBER RAILING
- STATE OF THE ART GALLEY KITCHEN WITH MOULDED STAINLESS STEEL BENCH TOPS AND SPLASH BACKS COMPLEMENTED
BY ROSE GUM AND OPAQUE GLASS CABINETRY
- INTEGRATED AEG DISHWASHER AND GE REFRIGERATOR
- FAN FORCED SELF-CLEANING NEFF OVEN, SMEG RANGEHOOD AND GAS COOKTOP WITH ELECTRIC PLATE FOR SLOW COOKING
- DINING ROOM WITH FRENCH DOORS OPENING TO LARGE COURTYARD AND MATURE, LANDSCAPED GARDENS
- SUNROOM/FAMILY ROOM WITH FLOOR TO CEILING WINDOWS
- REBUILT OPEN FIREPLACE WITH GRANITE HEARTH
IN LIVING ROOM WITH BUILT IN SOUND SYSTEM AND SHELVING DUCTED GAS HEATING LOWER LIVING AREAS
- DUCTED EVAPORATIVE WATER COOLING SYSTEM UPPER AREAS
- POLISHED FLOORS THROUGHOUT
- CEDAR AND DUETTE BLINDS THROUGHOUT FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
- SPANISH MARBLE DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM WITH CONCEALED LAUNDRY,
BEHIND CUSTOM MADE TASMANIAN MYRTLE CUPBOARDS, STATE OF THE ART SLIMLINE EUROPEAN TASTIC, OPENING ONTO PRIVATE VERANDAH
- UPSTAIRS BATHROOM
WITH HEATED SLAB FLOOR AND RAKED CEILING WITH SKY LIGHT
- TWO CHARMING NORTH FACING BEDROOMS INTERCONNECTED WITH FROSTED GLASS SLIDING DOORS, AND WITH BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED BUILT IN CUPBOARD SPACE
- THIRD BEDROOM OVERLOOKING REAR GARDEN AND THE SPIRE OF ST JOHNS, REID, WITH AMERICAN CHERRY BUILT IN CUPBOARDS, AND GLASS TIMBER DOORS OPENING ONTO TWO DECKS (ONE PRIVATE)
- FOUR HARDWOOD DECKS THAT CAPTURE THE BREEZE AND HAVE A TRANQUIL LEAFY OUT LOOK- SEPARATE STUDY WITH BUILT IN SHELVING AND DOUBLE GLAZED DOORS OPENING TO DECK
- HEATED FLOOR IN UPSTAIRS BATHROOM WITH SKY WINDOW, PORTUGUESE NON-REFLECTIVE TILING, ROGERS SELLER FITTINGS, AND RECESSED WALL SHELVING
- HUGE UPPER DECK WITH RETRACTABLE AWNING FOR WINTER/SUMMER OUTDOOR LIVING
- LARGE STUDIO WITH TASMANIAN OAK FLOORING, RAKED CEILING, SKY WINDOW, BUILT-IN CUPBOARDS AND SINK, AIR CONDITIONING AND DISTINCTIVE ROOF LINE WITH FRENCH DOORS AND WINDOWS OPENING ONTO GARDEN
- CEDAR LINED SHED WITH ELECTRICITY
- OUTSTANDING GARDEN INCLUDES 50 YEAR OLD CAMELLIA, ROSE AND FRUIT TREES WITH FORMAL DESIGN OF OUTDOOR "ROOMS", INCLUDING ALFRESCO PAVED AREAS SO THAT EVERY CORNER OF THE PROPERTY BECOMES A PLACE TO SIT AND ABSORB BEAUTY/AIR/LIGHT
- LANDSCAPING TO COMPLEMENT THE ORIGINAL OLD PLANTINGS AND CREATE GARDEN ROOMS INCLUDING A LARGE PAVED COURTYARD AND CURVED STONE WALL
- THE ENERGY RATING CAN BE INCREASED TO 1 STAR BY SIMPLY INSTALLING A DAMPER ON THE CHIMNEY
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LOCATED IN A PRIMARILY HERITAGE SUBURB WITHOUT HERITAGE RESTRICTIONS