This is one of those properties that just feels so good; it feels like home.
Stunningly and sympathetically restored, this federation beauty has all the classic Queenslander features Australians adore: a breezy wrap-around verandah, spacious indoor/outdoor entertaining, soaring ceilings and ornate detailings, and elevation above the ground for airflow.
Surrounded by a lush lawn for the kids to play and cottage gardens that will fill your vases year round, this abode is perfectly pristine and has been so lovingly cared for, that it feels like a sought-after luxury Airbnb.
You will love retreating, just as much as you will love easy-entertaining. This is the ultimate in central Hunter family living with nothing left to do but move in make memories here.
- A true entertainer's haven, just made for gathering in multiple spaces with your family and friends, with glasses of wine in hand on the large back deck or enjoying a G&T on the front verandah at sunset.
- Sun-drenched open-plan main living and dining pouring out through super-sized glass doors onto the gorgeous backyard zone where guests can sit year round under the large alfresco or perch at the servery window to enjoy food and drinks while the home chef cooks dinner.
- Beautiful and fresh country-style kitchen with stone benchtops, gas chef's stove, glass cabinetry for artful displays of crockery and lovely view to the backyard garden, and our favourite: the french door leading to the verandah for breezy cooking or simply taking out your morning coffee.
- Lots of room for the family to retreat or come together with 2 elegant living spaces, with one easily able to be converted to a 4th bedroom in the future.
- 3 hotel-style large bedrooms with robes, plush carpeting and fans.
- Grand street appeal, off-street parking plus private carport with roller door, plentiful and easily accessible under-home storage for the tradesman or hobbyist.
Lifestyle: A mecca for families or those who like to walk to the local shops, enjoy a gentle 900m stroll to some of Newcastle's favourite coffee at Wildflower, before walking past the oak trees and heritage homes to visit one of the Hunter's best rated parks - Federal Park Playgound with its pumptrack, climbing walls, fitness stations and in-ground trampolines. You will relish being in such a central location on weekends where you are within 30min of a surf or dinner in the Hunter Valley.
Location: 200m from popular St Patrick's Primary School, less than 1km to the local shopping centre with bakeries, beauty salons, medical and Coles or the Wallsend Diggers Club, 10min drive to Newcastle University and John Hunter Hospital, 20min to Newcastle CBD and Kotara Westfields, 25min to Bar Beach, 30min to the Hunter Valley vineyards or Maitland CBD.
