Ideally placed in a peaceful position opposite parklands, this beautifully updated Queenslander delivers effortless inner city living with a rare sense of calm in the heart of Herston.
Timelessly refurbished throughout, this highset character home is a brilliant investment prospect or quality inner-city retreat, offering seamless turnkey living in one of Brisbane's most thriving and tightly held locales.
Placing the best of the area at your fingertips, this lock-and-leave property is walkable to a swathe of parklands and bikeways, Ballymore Stadium, several university campuses, prestigious schools, and Victoria Park, slated
for the 2032 Olympic Games.
Property highlights:
- Quiet elevated street facing parklands in dynamic inner-city enclave
- Fully renovated, tastefully appointed character cottage
- Spacious living and separate dining room off kitchen
- Updated kitchen with stone benchtops, quality European appliances
- Primary bedroom with stunning ensuite featuring freestanding bath
- Modern main bathroom plus additional WC downstairs
- Covered front verandah with lovely treed outlook
- Internal upstairs laundry with ample storage
- Secure double garage plus huge under-croft storage or workshop
- Air conditioning, ceiling fans
- 650 m to Victoria Park, short stroll to Ballymore Stadium, 150 m to Enoggera Creek Bikeway
- 1.3 km to Kelvin Grove State College, 1 km to Kelvin Grove QUT campus, 800 m to UQ Herston campus, 1 km to Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, 2.5 km to Brisbane Grammar and Girls Grammar School
- 3 km to CBD
Arriving via the picturesque front verandah, you'll be greeted with a tranquil treed outlook that belies the property's highly connected inner-city location, with views across Gould Road Park and direct connection to Enoggera Creek Bikeway beyond.
An elegant entry leads to the enticing living room with its polished timber floors, VJ walls, ornate breezeways and beautiful sash windows providing warmth and character.
Beyond here, the kitchen has been timelessly updated with modern white cabinetry, subway tiles, engineered stone benchtops, and quality stainless steel appliances including a freestanding gas cooker. This area flows
through to a versatile dining space with built-in bench seating and handy display cabinetry.
All three bedrooms have quality plush carpets and ceiling fans, the main featuring a stylish modern ensuite with gorgeous honeycomb floor tiling, a beautiful freestanding bath, and French doors opening to the serene
front verandah.
Two further bedrooms share use of an additional bathroom - also with a bath plus separate WC - which adjoins a generous internal laundry with storage cupboards.
Another laundry room with WC can be found downstairs, where a two-car lock-up garage accompanies a huge secure under-croft storage space presenting versatile uses, ideal as a workshop with plenty of extra room for
the bikes.
This quiet yet highly connected location is just a short walk to Ballymore Stadium, 150 metres to Enoggera Creek Bikeway and 650 metres to Victoria Park. The regarded Kelvin Grove State College high school is only 1 km away, while Kelvin Grove QUT and UQ Herston campuses are within easy walking distance. Local shopping precincts like James Street, Windsor Homezone and Wilston village are all close at hand, while also easily accessible to major transport connections including RBWH bus station, ICB, and Airport Link.
With its rare combination of urban convenience and genuine tranquillity, this gorgeous cottage is a remarkablesanctuary in a highly connected dynamic area. If you're looking for a smart investment in a high growth corridor or an effortless inner-city home without compromise, this is the one.
