Last Listing description (May 2009)
NEW PRICE - GROW YOUR SUPER IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD
A RARE OPPORTUNITY EXISTS TO SECURE A TREASURED PROPERTY BUILT AND HELD BY THE SAME FAMILY SINCE 1918 AND NEVER PREVIOUSLY OFFERED FOR SALE.
THE 4 BEDROOM AND 2+ LIVING AREA HOME ABOUNDS WITH CHARACTER AND CHARM. FEATURES INCLUDE POLISHED JARRAH FLOORBOARDS, ORNAMENTAL TIMBER FRETWORK, PLATE AND PICTURE RAILS, THREE FIREPLACES, ORNATE CEILINGS, STAINED GLASS LEADLIGHT FRONT ENTRANCE, INTERNAL LEADLIGHT DOORS, A CHANDELIER AND SOME ORIGINAL PERIOD LIGHT FITTINGS.
BUYERS ATTRACTED TO CHARACTER FEATURES WILL FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO FURTHER RESTORE AND RENOVATE THIS HOME INTO A MASTERPIECE OF THE EARLY CALIFORNIAN BUNGALOW STYLE, WITH ART DECO INFLUENCES. OR, BUYERS MAY CHOOSE TO EXTEND OR RECONFIGURE THE REAR OF THE EXISTING HOME, INCLUDING ADDING A SECOND STOREY. PROPERTIES SUCH AS THIS ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER BY BUYERS LOOKING FOR A SHOWPIECE HOME STEEPED IN HISTORY.
OUTDOORS IS AN ESTABLISHED GARDEN WITH A LARGE DRIVEWAY RUNNING DOWN TO A DOUBLE LENGTH GARAGE. THE HOME BACKDOOR OPENS TO A COVERED PATIO, BORDERED BY A DELIGHTFUL ALFRESCO ENTERTAINING AREA WHICH INCLUDES A LARGE RAINWATER TANK.
BEYOND THIS TRANQUIL AND LEAFY RETREAT IS A LARGE HIGH CEILINGED AIR CONDITIONED STUDIO BATHED IN NORTHERN LIGHT, IDEAL FOR ARTISTS, OR AS A KIDS PLAY AREA, TEENAGER RETREAT, FIFTH BEDROOM, WORKSHOP OR POSSIBLE HOME OFFICE. A LARGE LAWNED AREA EXTENDS FROM THE STUDIO TO THE REAR BOUNDARY.
THE LARGE 999SQM BLOCK IS SUBDIVISIBLE AS A TRIPLEX. REAR ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY IS AT THE CONJUNCTION POINT OF THREE SEALED LANEWAYS…OVERSBY, TUFFIN & RAWES LANES, ALLOWING MULTIPLE SUBDIVISION OPTIONS, INCLUDING RETAINING THE CHARACTER HOME AND SPLITTING THE REAR YARD. ANOTHER OPTION WOULD BE TO HAVE A DUPLEX BLOCK WITH DUAL STREET FRONTAGE FOR BOTH BLOCKS AND THEN A REAR BLOCK WITH REAR LANE ACCESS. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED PHOTOS FOR STUNNING POTENTIAL 2ND STOREY NORTHERLY VIEWS TO LAKE MONGER.
BUYERS WANTING TO RETAIN A LARGE BLOCK FOR THEIR OWN ENJOYMENT WOULD HAVE SPACE TO BUILD A POOL, PAVILION AND TENNIS COURT PLUS PARK A CARAVAN, BOAT AND VEHICLES.
LOCATED IN THE FINEST STREET IN OLD WEST LEEDERVILLE IN THE LAKE MONGER PRECINCT, THE HOME IS CLOSE TO TWO TRAIN STATIONS, TWO BUS ROUTES AND THE LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL. NEARBY IN CAMBRIDGE STREET IS A NEW COLES SUPERMARKET AND SHOPPING COMPLEX. YOU WILL FIND ADDITIONAL CONVENIENT SHOPPING, DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT ATTRACTIONS IN LEEDERVILLE AND SUBIACO, INCLUDING WALKING DISTANCE TO SUBIACO OVAL. TRAVEL IS A BREEZE WITH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BOTH FREEWAY NORTH AND SOUTH ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS.
WEST LEEDERVILLE IS A BLUE CHIP INNER CITY LOCATION RECENTLY COMING IN AT THIRD PLACE IN PERTH’S TOP TEN PERFORMING SUBURBS, MAKING IT A GREAT INVESTMENT WITH BROAD APPEAL. THIS OFFERING REPRESENTS A SUPERB OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING PROPERTIES IN THE LAKE MONGER PRECINCT WITH A PERIOD HOME, TRIPLEX SIZED BLOCK AND EXCELLENT REAR ACCESS POINTS.
PLEASE VISIT THE TOWN OF CAMBRIDGE’S WEBSITE:
HTTP://WWW.CAMBRIDGE.WA.GOV.AU/PLANNING/STRATPROJ/WLPUDS
FOR FURTHER DETAILS FOR WEST LEEDERVILLE’S EXCITING NEW PLANNING & URBAN DESIGN STUDY. THE STUDY IS THE FIRST STEP IN A SERIES OF STEPS DESIGNED TO TRANSFORM WEST LEEDERVILLE INTO A MODERN AND VIBRANT INNER CITY COMMUNITY WITH A RANGE OF NEW CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA BETWEEN CAMBRIDGE STREET AND RAILWAY PARADE WILL SEE IMPROVED SHOPPING AND DINING OPPORTUNITIES AND HIGHER DENSITY LIVING CLOSE TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT NODES. THE PLANNED FOCUS IS TO DESIGN CAMBRIDGE STREET AROUND A ''HIGH STREET'' CONCEPT SIMILAR TO ROKEBY ROAD IN SUBIACO.
THE STUDY IS ALSO PLANNING TO PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF CERTAIN EXISTING LEAFY GREEN STREETS SUCH AS NORTHWOOD STREET WHICH WILL ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF TWO WORLDS - THE TRANQUILLITY OF LAKE MONGER IN ONE DIRECTION AND THE VIBRANCY OF THE PLANNED HIGH STREET ATTRACTIONS IN THE OTHER. THE CONCEPT DESIGNED BY CAMBRIDGE TOWN COUNCIL SHARES MANY PARALLELS TO THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL EAST PERTH RE-DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WITH THE APPEAL OF WALKING SHORT DISTANCES TO AN ARRAY OF TRENDY DINING OPTIONS AND OF AN INNER CITY LOCATION JUST MINUTES TO THE CBD.
SUMMARY
LARGE 999SQM BLOCK
SUBDIVISIBLE TRIPLEX BLOCK WITH MULTIPLE SUBDIVISION VARIATIONS
POTENTIAL 2ND STOREY NORTHERLY VIEWS TO LAKE MONGER
RENOVATED CHARACTER HOME WITH 2 LIVING AREAS AND 2 TOILETS
BONUS LARGE 40 SQM FREE STANDING REAR STUDIO
EXCELLENT REAR LANE ACCESS FROM TUFFIN, OVERSBY AND RAWES LANES
DOUBLE LENGTH GARAGE WITH LARGE DRIVEWAY
ESTABLISHED GARDEN AND ATTRACTIVE ALFRESCO AREA
2 OF THE FIREPLACES HAVE GAS POINTS
RAIN WATER TANK
THERE ARE 4 REVERSE CYCLE AIRCONDITONERS
CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TWO BUS ROUTES, TWO TRAIN LINES, SUBIACO OVAL, EXISTING SHOPPING, DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT ATTRACTIONS WITH MORE PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE.
EXPECTED REN