Last Listing description (March 2016)
Beautiful spaces with an everlasting warmth
Sited on 3012 sqm and enveloped by lush garden surrounds, this C.1921 Freestone Gentleman s Residence has been graciously renovated. Offering ample accommodation over two levels the home offers up to four double bedrooms, all with study and/or built-in robes. At the doorstep of Seymour College, this home offers the ultimate in entertaining with pool, north-south floodlit tennis court and separate, fully enclosed pavilion with kitchen and change room including bathroom.
Entering via the front veranda through double french doors walk directly into the formal aspect of the home. With leadlight windows, this gracious formal entrance connects to the formal sitting room. Offering high, ornate, ceilings and fireplace, this space looks to the charm of yesteryear. The home s flexible floorplan offers numerous living spaces for both individual and entertaining pursuits.
As you continue down the hallway find the main family hub of the home. All family facilities open from the main living area including billiard room, office, guest bedroom and access to outside. The kitchen, with Granite bench tops, offers sleek stainless steel appliances including Bosch dishwasher, electric hotplate, oven and inbuilt microwave. An added perk is the abundance of storage options the home offers. Opposite the kitchen is a designated meals area. The open living area is spacious, overlooking and leading out to the paved alfresco courtyard, garden and pool. Adjacent to the living room is a sensational billiard room, which could also be utilised as a home theatre/studio, with floorboards and original timber paneling and offering magnificent city views at night. Overlooking the tennis court, this room leads out to the outside entertaining pavilion.
The outside entertaining options are endless with solar heated, salt chlorinated pool, floodlit north-south super-grass tennis court, as well as a sensational outside pavilion. Surrounded by windows (with electric operated blinds), this outside pavilion incudes a complete kitchen with a full suite of Bosch appliances. Also incorporated into this space is a change room and bathroom as well as an additional storage room and attached shed space. Bi-fold doors open out to the tennis court. With garden lighting and automatic watering, the home s established gardens are beautiful.
With four bedrooms in total, the master and guest bedroom can be found on the lower floors with remaining bedrooms in the upstairs extension. The master suite is spacious with bay window overlooking the gracious front garden and offering independent access from the front verandah. The walk in robe leads through to the ensuite, fully marble-tiled with sleek glass shower screen, dual vanity and underfloor heating. Tres chic, with its accents of marble and brass features. The guest bedroom on the lower level offers a connecting study space. Upstairs provides an elegant extension of the dignified main house with a further two bedrooms, both grand in size, offering adjoining study rooms. An oversized balcony connects to one bedroom and overlooks views of the city and pool. A centrally located bathroom completes the upstairs level. Intelligently designed, an office on the lower level overlooks the patio area and offers independent access to the home. A new, fully tiled laundry with stone benchtops and clothes chute from upstairs completes the lower level and allows direct access to outside.
With circular driveway access, this private and well maintained home is a beautiful residence of epic and unparalleled proportions.
Features:
Ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning in house and pavilion and 2x split system units
Solar heated, salt chlorinated pool
Security and intercom system to front gates with tv monitor/video
Undercover parking for six cars, plus additional off street parking
Attic space
Dual street access with automatic gates
Established gardens with lemon tree and grapefruit tree with automatic watering system and garden lights
Separate garden/tool sheds
2x water filter systems
Views of the city from the billiard, formal study and upstairs balcony
Electric operated blinds in entertaining pavilion
Underfloor heating in ensuite
Features:
One step away from Seymour College
Burnside Village
Royal Thai
St. Georges Bakery
Cork & Clever
South Eastern Freeway