Selling Agent's Description
What you see:
Rich with charm and character this updated original home is the perfect foothold for a family home or definitively one of the best investment options for a savvy owner to reimagine the blocks potential in Canberra’s best suburb. Positioned on a 1232m2 block of NCA land with an ideal north orientation these rare land parcels are becoming hard to find.
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North to the long side making it an ideal redevelopment block
NCA land zoning meaning no time limit to NCA approval
Current residence with potential to renovate and/or extend
New carpet and freshly painted
Elevated with views out to Parliament House and Hobart Avenue’s tree lined street
Spacious and functional kitchen with electric stainless steel appliances
Master bedroom with walk-in robe
Three additional bedrooms with built-in robes
Open plan living area and dining with floor to ceiling glass windows
Powder room on ground and upstairs
Sunroom
Laundry
Sprawling gardens with pergola
Secure carport and single car garage
Current DA approval for two dwellings
DA approved plans from Thursday Architecture available
Walking distance to Federal Government Offices and Barton Business Precinct
Within 2 minutes’ walk to Forrest Primary School
Within 2 minutes’ drive to Canberra Girls Grammar Senior School
Within 3 minutes’ drive to Canberra Girls Grammar Junior School
Within 3 minutes’ drive to Manuka Shops
Within 4 minutes’ drive to Canberra Canberra Grammar School
Within 5 minutes’ drive to Telopea Park School
Within 5 minutes’ drive to Parliament House
Within 8 minutes’ drive to Canberra CBD
Upper Living: 116m²
Lower Living: 92m²
Total Living: 208m²
Garage: 19m²
Block size: 1232m²
Built: 1959
EER: 2.5
Rental Appraisal: $700 – $750 p.w
Rates: $11,518 p.a
Land tax: $26,491 p.a
UCV (2024): $2,400,000
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