HILLSIDE ESCAPE

Space and style at the top of an exclusive street make this feature-packed home an ideal lifestyle getaway

EVERYTHING buyers thought could not be achieved in an inner-city suburban home is available with this property, deemed “a rare opportunity”.

A lush 200 sqm flat and usable lawn on an elevated hillside property, or a potential yield that would pay for the house in about 15 years are just a couple of many drawcards for this five-bedroom Edge Hill home.

Thomas Baldwin Real Estate’s Carol Thomas said 3 Bellevue Crescent, Edge Hill, was located on the upper side of a stylish lifestyle suburb and was surrounded by rainforest.

“It’s at the top of an exclusive street so you have privacy, minimal traffic, but still plenty of space,” Ms Thomas said.

The agency’s Morganne Baldwin said properties like the once classic Queenslander were not seen on the market often.

“It’s one of the original parts of Edge Hill. So you’ve got a lot of homeowners around there that have been there for 20 to 30 years,” she said.

“Originally it was a blue and yellow Queenslander. It’s had few cosmetic changes over the years. Now it’s a block structure downstairs and then you’ve still got your lightweight construction upstairs.

“The grounds of the property are stunning and have recently been upgraded to include a new driveway and a planted retaining wall with irrigation.

“But the biggest thing was an overgrown pool in the backyard. That’s been filled in and sealed and now you’ve got flat, usable space.”

With no rear neighbours, there is dual access to this property which backs onto the Whitfield hill.

“When you’re up on the deck you can hear the wind coming down the hill, it’s a beautiful way to spend an afternoon,” Ms Baldwin said.

“You’ve got a beautiful green outlook from every window of this home.”

With a modern, open-plan floorplan upstairs, there are four bedrooms in the main house and the master bedroom features an ensuite with a corner spa, and all bedrooms include built-in robes.

Downstairs is a double garage with extra storage and is of the legal residential height allowing for extensions and dual living.

However buyers interested in dual living can make the most of a detached and fully self