Last Listing description (September 2022)
Ideal for busy people who would like a generous high-end home within easy reach of everything including the airport. The home itself is First-Class. The location is also First-Class.
Access is via the slip road off Kingsford Smith Drive servicing some great properties. Whisper quiet inside and so convenient to everything. Reportedly owned previously by the Brisbane Harbour Master, this majestic post-war art-deco home has been lovingly transformed into a wonderful modern life-style masterpiece sure to delight and suit a diverse range of new owners.
Many endearing art-deco features have been beautifully restored and the home extensively enhanced to create a truly magnificent home with exceptional living and entertainment spaces combined with generous bedrooms and bathrooms.
As you step through the front door of this fabulous home you are warmly welcomed by a dedicated living/entertaining level which includes a sunlit garden room overlooking the Brisbane River, two separate living /dining areas with high ceilings and beautiful decorative ceiling roses and cornices, polished wooded floors, leadlight windows, a modern kitchen with butler's pantry, wine fridge, laundry and a powder room complete with shower. The kitchen and living areas open seamlessly onto the covered alfresco living/dining area with easy access to the sparkling lap pool. The staircase from the indoor living takes you to the lower level dedicated media/entertainment room.
Follow the beautiful sweeping staircase upstairs, and you'll find an executive office with expansive views of the city and up and down the river. Along the hallway there are three generously proportioned bedrooms, two serviced by the restored art-deco styled bathroom. The regally proportioned master bedroom is complete with parent's retreat, magnificent walk-in-robe and modern ensuite with a free standing bath.
At the rear of the main home, there is a standalone fully self-contained, two-bedroom, one bathroom apartment, with a three car lock-up garage - ideal for young adults, intergenerational living or as a guest residence.
The location is first class with easy access to the city (approximately 6 km away), CityCat terminal, Portside Wharf precinct of cafes, restaurants and cinemas, Racecourse Road precinct and just 15 minutes' drive to the Brisbane airport for those who travel regularly for business or pleasure.
Entrance via a separate slip road off Kingsford Smith Drive. However, during Open Homes please consider parking in Riverview Terrace to avoid congestion at the front of the property, as there is limited parking directly in front.
IMPORTANT: Be sure to check out the 3D Virtual tour of the home online, and the video presentation of the home and surrounds.
Being sold by Expressions of Interest closing Wednesday 15th June 2022 @ 5 p.m. Please call Jeff Smith on 0432 00 33 55 to arrange your own private inspection. UNDER CONTRACT 6th JUNE 2022
Selected Attributes
15 minutes' drive to the Brisbane airport and city
Magnificent art deco features
Led-light doors and windows throughout
High ceiling throughout
Whisper quiet inside (double glazing on the majority of windows)
Butler's kitchen
Dedicated entertainment/media room wired for theatre and ceiling speakers for surround sound
Huge executive office with river and city views
Asko kitchen appliances including steam oven
Gas cook-top
Polished hardwood floors
Ducted air-conditioning
Speakers in lounge ceiling and back deck for your enjoyment
Sparking lap pool (self-cleaning)
Separate two bedroom, one bathroom Guest Residence at rear with split system air-conditioning
Electric driveway gate
22 Solar panels
NBN connected
Keyless entry and security alarm
School catchment for Ascot State School and Aviation State High School