The surprise unfolds the minute you arrive. By day, it's sunlit genius. By night, mood and feature LED lighting transform the home into architectural theatre; and nowhere, is a single urban inch wasted in this secret, architectural oasis.
Imagine the sophistication of a high-spec ground-floor apartment, with no visible neighbours, next to no upkeep, set behind a c.1860s cottage façade, a stroll from Melbourne Street's cafés, bars, wellness and lifestyle.
This is it.
A glazed central courtyard promises indoor-outdoor flow. Boundaries blur, ceilings soar, and the sky appears, only enhancing this two-bedroom home's new sense of scale.
You'll wander home from The Lion Hotel quicker than it takes to order a drink. But here, you've got your own vertical 60-bottle cellar, and it's the backdrop to a studio space that goes with the flow.
Casual dining, a reading retreat, or a third bedroom/guest zone thanks to the secretly retractable double bed.
It's all part of a masterful architectural addition with clever use of joinery and priceless extras: electric blinds, an automated courtyard awning, high-end Italian floor tiles, sink ware and tapware, SONOS sound, and a hush-quiet city-fringe lifestyle no one will ever know exists beyond the corner-hugging remote gate.
Even that's a surprise. Everything is overscale and ultra-luxe.
The sleek, stone-topped kitchen melds into the living space beneath decadent light fixtures, and when the dinner party leaves, it's a study desk. Push-touch joinery accentuates a wall of fully integrated Miele appliances, while the butler's wing preps, stores, launders and irons with an in-built ironing board.
Both ambient bedrooms offer sky-high custom storage, edging the fully tiled bathroom with under floor heating and towel rails, plus a garden-viewing bath to amplify the luxe.
If you're willing to lease out this oasis to guests, 10 lockable cupboards make it Airbnb suitable.
With one secure parking space, solar power, scope to install a battery or an EV charger, the next best thing is how close you are by foot to everything North Adelaide has to offer.
An urban sanctuary, disguised as a cottage, designed as a lifestyle. Discover the secret.
c.1860 charm with architectural impact:
- Key code front gates & fingerprint front entry door
- Doorbell with camera
- Extensive LEDs to garden & mood lighting on dimmers
- Approx. 7kW solar (18 panels) with space for a battery in utility shed
- Power for an EV near parking area
- 8 electric blinds + an electric awning above courtyard
- Heated bathroom floors & towel rail
- Chic guest powder room
- High-spec Miele kitchen appliances including a fully integrated fridge, freezer & dishwasher
- Butler's pantry with integrated ironing board & clothesline
- Push touch electric joinery
- 3-Phase instant hot water system for high pressure showers
- Top-end Italian bathroom & kitchen sink ware
- Goat hair carpets to bedrooms & hallway
- Inbuilt safe to bedroom 1 | Electric skylight in bedroom 2
- Integrated drop-down double bed (third bed)
- Inbuilt vertical cellar for up to 60 bottles
- Garden watering system
And more.
Specifications:
CT / 5992/242
Council / Adelaide
Zoning / CL
Built / 1860
Land / 181m2 (approx)
Frontage / 7.55m
Council Rates / $2,863.60pa
Emergency Services Levy / $208.35pa
Estimated rental assessment / $795 - $850 per week / Written rental assessment can be provided upon request
Nearby Schools / North Adelaide P.S, Walkerville P.S, East Adelaide School, Norwood P.S, Brompton P.S, Adelaide Botanic H.S, Adelaide H.S
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