97-99 Eastslope Way

North Arm Cove NSW 2324

SPLIT-LEVEL TIMBER DWELLING OF CHARMING DESIGN WITH SOME 'QUEENSLANDER' FEATURES AND IN KEEPING WITH AN IDYLLIC ESTUARINE VILLAGE.INSPECTIONS WELCOME ANYTIME BETWEEN 1000 AND 1600 HOURS MOST DAYS. (PLEASE PHONE OR EMAIL PRIOR TO CONFIRM PRESENCE).VENDORS ARE RECEPTIVE TO DEFERRED SETTLEMENT AND/OR RENT BACK ARRANGEMENTS.ABOUT 20 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL OVERLOOKING NORTH ARM COVE WATERWAY WITH PANORAMIC FILTERED ESTUARY VIEWS. EASTERLY ASPECT WITH BEAUTIFUL SEA BREEZES FOR MOST OF THE YEAR, BUT WELL SHELTERED FROM SOUTHERLY WEATHER EFFECTS.CLOSE PROXIMITY TO PUBLIC WATERFRONT ACCESS FOR DINGHY ACCESS TO BOAT MOORING IN THE MOST PROTECTED ANCHORAGE IN PORT STEPHENS. ABOUT 2.2 METRES MOORING DEPTH AT LOWEST TIDES. WARM TEMPERATE CLIMATE WITH GOOD REGULAR RAINFALL, USUALLY ABOVE 1,250 MILLIMETRES/50 INCHES PER ANNUM. FAUNA AND FLORA IN ABUNDANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH WILDFLOWERS PROLIFIC IN WINTER/SPRING.ELEVATED GENTLY SLOPING WIDE FRONTAGE 1,359 SQUARE METRE ALLOTMENT (32 X 43 METRES) IN A TRANQUIL BUSHLAND SETTING ZONED 'VILLAGE RESIDENTIAL'. MULTIPLE FRONT AND BACK ACCESSES WITH REAR OF PROPERTY ABUTTING A LANEWAY, THEN RURAL LAND.SPACIOUS MAINLY TURFED LOW MAINTENANCE GROUNDS WITH GENEROUS SCOPE FOR COVERED AND OUTDOOR PARKING INCLUDING LARGE SHED CONSTRUCTION. EXTENSIVE UNDERGROUND STORMWATER DRAINAGE.5 POTENTIAL BEDROOMS (OR WHATEVER) WITH NEW UPPER AND LOWER LEVEL BATHROOMS. LOWER LEVEL COTTAGE HAS GLASS-FRONTED OPEN PLAN LIVING AREA WITH A DREAM KITCHEN AND PANTRY PLUS ADJACENT OFFICE, BATHROOM AND A BEDROOM. LARGE RENOVATED EXTERNAL LAUNDRY.DUAL LANDLINES AND GOOD ADSL2 COMMUNICATIONS (7.6MBPS).SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONLOCATED AT NORTH ARM COVE VILLAGE, PORT STEPHENS, NSW; SITUATED 4 KILOMETRES OFF THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY ABOUT 9 KILOMETRES EASTWARDS OF KARUAH, 22 FROM TEA GARDENS, 40 FROM RAYMOND TERRACE, 65 FROM NEWCASTLE AND ABOUT 2.5 HOURS TRAVEL FROM SYDNEY CBD. A 30 MINUTE DRIVE (45 KILOMETRES) TO NEWCASTLE AIRPORT/RAAF BASE WILLIAMTOWN.DRIVING ON THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY BETWEEN HEXHAM AND NORTH ARM COVE IS QUITE COMFORTABLE COMPARED WITH THE MUCH DENSER ROAD TRAFFIC BETWEEN STOCKTON AND NELSON BAY ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE PORT STEPHENS ESTUARY.THE NEWCASTLE AREA HAS 2 MAJOR HOSPITALS AND 6 PRIVATE HOSPITALS WITH TOP LEVEL MEDICAL SUPPORT SERVICES AND ABUNDANT SPECIALISTS. AN EXCELLENT GP SUPER CLINIC IS AT RAYMOND TERRACE AND AN EFFICIENT AMBULANCE SERVICE IS LOCATED AT TEA GARDENS ENABLING TRANSPORTATION TO HOSPITALS FROM NORTH ARM COVE WITHIN ABOUT 45 MINUTES.PRIMARY SUPERMARKET CHAINS ARE PRESENT AT TEA GARDENS, MEDOWIE, RAYMOND TERRACE. FOOD BASICS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT KARUAH (9KMS) PLUS A GOOD BUTCHER, PHARMACY AND POSTOFFICE.THE ORIGINAL VERY SOUND COTTAGE WAS CONSTRUCTED SOMETIME AFTER 1960 AND EXTENSIVE ADDITIONS/REMODELLING WERE COMPLETED IN 1996, GIVING AN APPROXIMATE SPLIT-LEVEL FLOOR AREA OF 220 SQUARE METRES; INCLUDING A VERY LARGE DOUBLE GARAGE, BUT EXCLUDING VERANDAHS AND OUTDOOR COVERED AREAS. TIMBER CONSTRUCTION WITH WEATHERTEX CLADDING, METAL ROOFING, TIMBER FLOORING THROUGHOUT; EXCEPT FOR TILED BATHROOMS/TOILETS AND A VINYL COVERED ENCLOSED VERANDAH/SLEEPOUT. UNDER-FLOOR REVERSE CYCLE AIR-CONDITIONING FOR LOWER LEVEL COTTAGE AND 2 SPLIT REVERSE CYCLE UNITS IN UPPER ROOMS. CEILING FANS ALSO IN 4 POTENTIAL BEDROOMS. ATTRACTIVE MIX OF POWDER-COATED ALUMINIUM/GLASS AND PICKET BALUSTRADING ON VERANDAHS/BALCONIES/STAIRWAYS. LARGELY FLAT CONCRETED AREAS ADJACENT TO LOWER LEVEL COTTAGE. COVERED EXTERNAL AREAS SUITED FOR OUTDOORS DINING. HUGE (40 SQUARE METRE) LOCK-UP DOUBLE GARAGE BENEATH UPPER LEVEL WITH VIRTUALLY UNLIMITED PARKING ON GROUNDS AND SURROUNDS. 3 WATER TANKS PROVIDE AROUND 40,000 LITRES OF RAINWATER STORAGE WITH 2 HOUSEHOLD WATER PRESSURE PUMP SYSTEMS. SEPTIC TANK SEWERAGE WITH HOUSEHOLD PLUMBING MODIFIED TO DISTRIBUTE GREY WATER ON TURFED GROUNDS.FEATURES INCLUDE: AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING, INTERNAL LAUNDRY, MODERN BATHROOM, MODERN KITCHEN, QUIET LOCATION, RENOVATED, VIEWS, BALCONY, SHOWER FACILITIES, BALCONY / PATIO / TERRACE, BATH, BROADBAND, DISHWASHER, GAS, POLISHED TIMBERFLOORS, RENOVATED BATHROOM, RENOVATED KITCHEN, STUDY, ENTERTAINMENT AREA, GARDEN SHED, GREY WATER SYSTEM, LEVEL LAWN, RAINWATER TANK, STORAGE AREA, WORKSHOP, SECURITY LIGHTS, NEAR WATERFRONT, BEACH / COASTAL PROPERTY, NATURE PROPERTY