Sparkling sea views
TENDERS CLOSE on January 30 for a sunny and versatile Karaka Bays home with sparkling sea views and off-street parking for four cars.
The four-bedroom house, at 63 Pretoria Rd, occupies a commanding, elevated, bush-clad 648-square metre section with both a double-garage and a double car deck.
It was built in the 1950s but has been stylishly modernised to maximise lowmaintenance indoor-outdoor living and extraordinary views across the eastern bays to Eastbourne and south towards the harbour heads.
The property also includes a separate studio or fourth-bedroom sleep-out with a study and its own bathroom.
The upper courtyard wraps around the west side of the property from the garage to the studio and an al fresco space from which to luxuriate in the sunshine, tranquillity and outlook.
The double doors of the 210 square metre timber-clad and iron roof open into an entrance with polished floorboards that extend into the family room.
It has a heat pump and combines perfectly framed water views to the east with a west-facing skylight for late sun and French doors to the courtyard.
Also, on this level are two of the double-bedrooms, one of which opens to a balcony, and a bathroom that includes a spa bath.
The formal living/dining room is downstairs, with two sets of French doors opening to a two-tiered deck it shares with the split-level main bedroom suite.
The living/dining room has a gas fireplace and adjoins the kitchen with its casual dining space and French doors to a private, sheltered barbeque courtyard.
The kitchen has polished floorboards, a double-oven, five-burner gas hob, rangehood and double DishDrawer dishwasher.
The main bedroom suite combines fabulous views with a dressing area and an ensuite with a shower cabinet, vanity and toilet.
Other features include a separate laundry, separate toilet, central heating and understairs storage.
‘‘This property is truly magical, with exotic native bush-framed sea views and a fun treehouse-like feel with spectacular indoor and outdoor living spaces Craig Lowe, of Lowe & Co Realty, says.
‘‘It is one for families who love to entertain in style,’’
The property has a buyer guide of above $1.45 million.