Lose your heart to a home that inspires delicious stolen moments. Lounge on the couch under a glorious window with striking northerly views out to Gossan Hill Nature Reserve and watch clouds roll across the sky. Wake in your spacious owner's suite and step through sliding glass doors to a verdant rear garden filled with the scent of native plantings. Head downstairs to a bright yoga room/gymnasium for an energising morning workout.
Whichever room you end up in, the subtle interior palette and hypnotising views will compel you to look and step outward. Whether you're standing on the crazy-paved front terrace spotting the top of the Telstra Tower or in one of the secondary bedrooms facing the bushland path that leads to the Aranda Summit Track.
Inside there is much to see too. Built in 1969, this property was the home of the Kirk family - the name behind the esteemed Clonakilla Wines brand. There are still original shelves and Clonakilla signage in the basement wine cellar.
Other captivating features have been retained following a series of thoughtful renovations in past years. Cornice work and original fluted-glass French doors in the formal lounge bring charm to a room that is flooded with light thanks to tilt-and-turn double glazed windows and a predominant picture window.
The same large window arrangement is echoed in the adjacent dining space offering yet more tree-top views. Take a step up and enter a quiet multi-purpose room that can be closed off and used as a home office, media room or guest accommodation.
The well-appointed kitchen - with its bank of stackable doors hiding a European laundry and myriad of pantry space - is now a central hub that opens via large glass sliding doors to an epic deck that has regularly hosted events with up to 40 guests.
All four bedrooms are grouped in one wing, with secondary bedrooms serviced by a cocooning family bathroom resplendent with bath under the window overlooking the back garden. The main bedroom is king-sized and has banks of built-in wardrobes and a bright ensuite with oversized shower.
Walk out your front door and straight onto a path leading to popular local shops and cafes. You can be there within five minutes to grab a coffee and stroll across the road for school drop off at Aranda Primary School or St Vincent's Primary. It's just 5 minutes by car to Canberra High or Jamison Plaza and you can reach either Belconnen Town Centre, Radford High School or North Canberra Hospital within 10 minutes.
FEATURES
• Updated family home siding a bushland reserve
• Exceptional northerly and easterly views
• Contemporary style crazy-paved front terrace at entry
• Modern double-glazed tilt-and-turn windows
• Kitchen with island bench, induction cooktop, electric oven and extensive storage
• Four bedrooms, three with built-in wardrobes
• Main bedroom with sliding doors to rear garden, and an ensuite with oversized shower and double sinks
• Main bathroom with shower, bathtub and heated towel rails
• Original floorboards to secondary bedrooms
• Reverse-cycle air conditioning to dining room
• New ducted gas heating system
• New electric hot water system
• Huge rear deck
• Botanic gardens-style rear yard with plantings of natives
• Timed irrigation systems
• Feature crepe myrtles to front yard
• Extensive under house spaces including a gymnasium or yoga room, workshop, cellar and dry storage rooms with finished floors
• Double garage and off-street parking for up to five cars
• 10,000L rain water tank
• Block: 976m2
• Living: 174m2 (upstairs)
• Rates: $6,355.52pa
• Land Tax (if rented): $13,712.00pa
