Grand garden apartment offers easy living North facing & sensitively renovated to combine modern finishes with impressive circa 1896 period features, this house-like garden apartment occupies what was originally the palatial ballroom of a grand Victorian Italianate mansion - converted into a strata security block of just 5 apartments. Quietly set well back from the road, this pet-friendly apartment is the largest in this tightly-held & superbly maintained landmark building. + Marble security lobby, classic private entrance hall + Bay fronted huge drawing room, soaring 3.5m ceiling! + Adjoining separate spacious formal dining room + 3 bedrooms include 2 oversized master bedrooms, ample b/ins + 2 modern bathrooms (main with bath & double vanity, 2nd with separate powder room) + Family/TV room opens to outdoor entertaining terrace & wraparound leafy private gardens + Additional open plan library & study/home office + Granite kitchen with extra-wide Kleenmaid induction cooktop, oven, dishwasher, breakfast bar, plenty of storage, pantry + High ceilings, elegant joinery, timber floors, gas bayonets, security alarm + Secure level access to private laundry & drying court + Separate large private store room/cellar + Easy private access to security gated off street parking for 2 cars + Prime location, just minutes to Queen Street village shops, Double Bay restaurants, Cooper Park tennis courts, numerous beaches, golf courses, marinas, Edgecliff Centre shops/trains, Bondi Junction shops/cinemas/trains, even the CBD