Extraordinary Roseneath apartment
TENDERS CLOSE on March 28 for an extraordinary Roseneath apartment with four bedrooms, city and harbour views, sunny outdoor living and a double garage.
The two-storey dwelling, at 20 Grafton Rd, is for sale for the first time in 22 years and is a rare chance to buy an apartment more substantial than most family homes.
Built in the 1960s, the 350-squaremetre, weatherboard-and-iron-roof apartment also has scope to add value because of unique space underneath it that could be turned into a home theatre, wine cellar or extra living area.
A gated courtyard entrance leads to the front door, which opens into a hall with the spacious main bedroom to the right.
It faces northeast with harbour views, has a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite, and opens to a sheltered courtyard with built-in seating.
The courtyard also can be accessed from the open-plan kitchen and informal living/ dining area, which have timber flooring.
The kitchen includes a Bosch double oven and four-burner gas hob, a Smeg rangehood and dishwasher, granite benchtops and a breakfast bar.
A step-down family area has a woodburner and opens to the courtyard on one side and to steps descending to a fenced lawn on the other.
A sliding cavity door separates this space from the split-level, formal living/ dining areas. They face west over the inner harbour and city, and open to a partly covered deck with a pergola.
On the lower level are three more double-bedrooms, a bathroom with a shower-overbath, timber-top vanity, toilet and tiled floor, and a separate toilet.
The bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and two are west-facing with garden access.
Other features include a separate laundry, guest toilet with vanity, partial double-glazing and gas central heating.
‘‘There is nothing else like this on the market,’’ Craig Lowe, of Lowe & Co Realty, says.
‘‘It’s bigger than most family homes and why would you settle for an apartment in a block when you can have all this space, inside out and out, garden, stunning 270-degree views and all-day sun, and still be close to enough to the city to walk to work?
‘‘And, unlike usual apartment blocks, there are no body corporate issues to worry about – it’s one of only two apartments on this site and has been in the same family for more than 20 years.’’
The property has a rateable value of $1.35 million.