Last Listing description (August 2017)
YOU'LL BE AMAZED!
- So much space, quality and outlook for this price range.
- Panoramic views from its high elevation.
- Big lofty rooms filled with natural light.
- Well-connected inner-north location.
- New house, FIRB approved.
This striking house is a family home over two main levels. It's an enticing blend of size and outlook in a well-connected inner-north location. It s close to Mt Hawthorn and Leederville strips, with short trips to reach Scarborough and the city. It falls in the catchment area for Churchlands High.
The Baden Street site is a sought-after combination of height and northern aspect. The house s intriguing design harnesses these, providing a multitude of views out over the coastal plane and an interior suffused with natural light. The design also admits the breeze for comfortable cross-ventilation.
Over two central levels there are ground floor living rooms, with four bedrooms up above. The natural light enhances these rooms rich materials floors of polished terrazzo, veined grey limestone and blue granite, jarrah for floor parquetry, stairs, and walls, black steel for columns, beams and rails, benches of white quartz, blue granite, and arabescato marble, balustrades of light bronze, dark bronze window frames, and dark grey glass for screens, windows and vast mirrors.
The ground floor consists of two open plan lounges, to the front and to the rear. The rear lounge is complemented by the thoughtfully appointed chef's kitchen with scullery/utilities room, and an expansive rear terrace. At the front, the second lounge includes a dedicated covered balcony with an engaging outlook.
Down below there s a cavernous basement including the double garage.
Upstairs, three large rear bedrooms share their own lounge. At the front, the luxurious master suite of bed, robes and ensuite. Its balcony commands further sweeping long views to the north, west and to the east.
At the very top, the inset roof deck presents a surprising and spectacular panorama, ready for sunbathing, sunsets and stargazing.
You won t find other houses in this price range offering so much space, quality and outlook.
The house is currently in contention for the Architects Institute House of the Year.
HOME IN BRIEF:
- Green title home.
- Four carpeted bedrooms, three fully tiled bathrooms, four toilets.
- Large kitchen with Euro fittings, gas fired, dedicated scullery/utilities room.
- Extensive joinery to bathrooms, kitchen and utilities.
- Two car bays in basement garage, plus 4 off-street bays at the front.
- Central lift shaft, for future lift or dumbwaiter. Three phase power is already connected.
- House heating by gas-fired hydronics; house cooling is natural; twin gas-fired water heaters; high efficiency energy management rated NatHERS 8.5.
- Front door intercom; digital tv system; data cable network; security cable network; plenty of power points.
- Built: 2016
- Total living: 268sqm (approx), 465sqm (approx) inc courtyards, balconies and basement.
- Total land: 326sqm (as per title)
SCHOOL CATCHMENT AREAS:
- Churchlands Senior High School
- Tuart Hill Primary School
ELECTIVE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA:
Primary:
- Bold Park, Wembley
- Holy Rosary, Doubleview
- Holy Spirit, City Beach
- Our Lady of Good Counsel, Karrinyup
- St Denis, Joondanna
- St Dominic, Innaloo
- Newman College, Churchlands
- St Marys, Karrinyup
Secondary:
- Perth Modern (GAT assessment, non-catchment), Subiaco
- Sir David Brand School (special needs), Yokine
- Hale, Wembley Downs
- Aranmore, Leederville
- Newman College, Churchlands
- St Marys, Karrinyup
- Tuart College (tertiary bridging including international)
LOCAL AREA:
- Mt Hawthorn strip.
- Close to Leederville lifestyle strip.
- 10 minutes to the CBD.
- 10 minutes to Scarborough Beach.
- Glendalough train station nearby.
The home is wheelchair friendly, with step-free floors throughout, ramp access from street to front door, and lift shaft accessing all levels, for future lift installation.
The front ground floor room is the second lounge. If required, it can be modified with wall additions, to provide a study, or 5th bed with ensuite, or close off as a full flat with separate entrance. Architects plans describing this and other possibilities are available on request.
OUTGOINGS:
- Council rates: $2,300/pa (approx)
- Water rates: $1,073.49/pa (approx)