A PRIVATE PARADISE

This timeless family home offers a delightful lifestyle and outdoors enjoyment with all the amenities only a short drive away

TWO of the most searched terms among real estate buyers are lifestyle and home office and this house ticks both boxes, says Cairns Property Office agent Debbie North.

She says the five-bedroom property was now on the market due to sellers wanting to downsize but it was originally built as a timeless, family home.

“It’s one of those houses that a family can really enjoy and grow into,” Ms North said.

“It doesn’t matter when your kids grow up, there’s still going to be areas for them to have later on. Or if you’ve got older parents, they could move in.

“You could spend your whole family life there and not have to worry about outgrowing it.”

The double-storey home offers a private escape located at the end of a quiet street, surrounded by forest on an impressive 5327sq m block.

“I loved the location because anytime you go up a private driveway and then get to the top, you can’t see anyone, but here you get that ocean view,” Ms North said.

“A lot of the time with the forested blocks you can’t see anything and this was a lovely surprise.

“What a lot of people don’t have with these hillside blocks with ocean views is there’s no flat land.

“Whereas at the bottom of this there’s actually an area where they used to play cricket with the kids and there’s also a decent-sized shed.”

Once the journey up the property’s private and scenic driveway is complete and upon entering this house, the owners are treated to a timeless, functional floorplan.

“The layout works perfectly for either a combined family with three bedrooms upstairs and two downstairs with an additional living space and bathroom also downstairs.

“This would work great for guests, Airbnb or a very large home office. It’s like two houses in one really.”

The kitchen has recently been updated and provides lots of stone top benchspace and cupboards plus a servery.

“There are delightful timber floors upstairs and high ceilings with an open-plan living area leading to an extensive entertaining deck which takes advantage of the breezes and the views out to Double Island.

“And another large, second outdoor living area downstairs plus an additional covered entertaining area beside the magnificent private pool.

“There’s a big move to privacy and having your own space without having neighbours on top of you and this really ticks those boxes.”

Ms North said the extra large garage provided good storage and ample parking area for additional vehicles or event a boat.

She said her favourite feature other than the timeless timber floors, ample outdoor space and the high ceilings was the property’s location.

“The location gives you the best of both worlds being only five minutes drive to the beachfront at Clifton Beach, four minutes drive to an excellent shopping centre and six minutes drive to Palm Cove and its restaurants while having your own private escape.”