Last Listing description (May 2020)
A mere kilometre from Glenelg's Jetty Road, the vibe is markedly slower, breezier and altogether delightful. Hastings Street, where this restored bluestone beauty sits, is a bend away from everything you could possibly need Romeo's Foodland, Partridge Street amenity and Broadway eateries.
Registering pleasing parapeted symmetry, its refreshed 1880s faade and tessellated trimmings recall its heyday as a butcher's shop, long before its front-of-house cellar was filled in and later reclaimed as a media room/retreat warmed by under-floor heating.
It took 6 months of backbreaking work, engineered with the same precision as the 11m x 4m solar-heated pool that now grips your gaze from the second you step through the front door. And, with sky-spearing additions by Atkins Building Group, the openness and laid-back warmth of the redesign really does show that effort and love for these lovely old homes is totally worth it.
Breakfast by the pool, gin and tonic and a swim at the end of the day; imagine a pergola as seamlessly in tune with your psyche (and entertaining ideals) as it is with the soaring pitch of the open-plan timeless quality attuned to family life with jarrah flooring and a JAG kitchen offering granite benchtops and Miele appliances.
Add a few friends and follow the tinkle of ice to the adjacent 4-car garage where a strip of base cabinets and a vintage laundry trough make the perfect bar. Grab a drink and mingle by dint of cedar-framed glass, strategic speakers and a guest powder room accessible from indoors and out.
To bed and the lovely large rooms contained within the home's original footprint, where leadlight, lofty ceilings, deep cornices, picture rails, dados, polished Baltic floors and fireplaces are the cherries on top of 4 king-sized bedrooms and a would-be fifth, ideally cut-out as a home office with built-in joinery and optional street access.
A walk-in robe and heritage ensuite a master makes. Here, you'll also gain access to precious loft storage spanning the home's ample dining area, while a second heritage bathroom comes in a sharable 3-way format and boasts a claw-foot bath.
Rooftop solar, zoned and ducted reverse-cycle air, impenetrable security; they're all here, but it's the leafy privacy of a mature backyard that makes this a family haven in the true sense.
Have it all, simple strides to the beach, hairdresser, beauty bar, post office, arty boutiques and trendy eateries? And with popular St Peter's Woodlands also within your walking ambit, (and zoning for Brighton Secondary up your sleeve), there's no better opportunity to take coastal living in your stride.
More reasons why we love this home:
-Set on a fully landscaped 720sqm block
-Mature plantings of Gleditsia, Robina, lemon and lime
-Auto roller doors capping both ends of 4-car carport
-Security grilles on street-facing windows
-Ceiling fans throughout
-Pull-down ladder to loft storage
-Latest robotic cleaner and water feature (pool)
Specifications:
CT / 5472/368
Council / City of Holdfast Bay
Zoning / RC'11
Built / 1880
Land / 720m2
Frontage / 15.68m
Council Rates / $2775.55pa
SA Water / $338.30pq
ES Levy / $233.90pa
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