At the cutting-edge of environmental sustainability ahead of its time, this expansive apartment with a dedicated study area and a huge balcony is quietly located by the exciting café scene of Gertrude Street. Tucked away on an eminent heritage street bordering East Melbourne, an award-winning boutique building of only eleven designed by RAIA Gold Medal recipient, the renowned architect Gregory Burgess, is the embodiment of early-21st century green innovation that still holds true today. Fully secure on the first-floor, a vast single-level interior with high ceilings and plush carpet opens with a wide sunlit hallway revealing a cleverly-fitted study alcove with a desk and full-height shelving. Adjoining a fully-appointed kitchen including stainless-steel appliances and an island breakfast bar, an oversized open-plan dining and living room unlike so many others offers impressive space and exceptional comfort with dual French doors linking to a big undercover balcony (electricity, water) capturing streams of sunshine and outstanding city skyline views. Centrally positioned for the utmost convenience is a spacious bathroom offering a deep bath with a rain-shower, vanity and a European laundry, while further is an extra-large bedroom that features 5-door built-in robes and an east-facing window that welcomes glorious morning light. Additional highlights include split-system heating and cooling, intercom entry, a secure undercover car space, a storage cage, visitor parking and an on-street permit, with solar hot-water, a grey-water system and 50,000-litre rainwater tank testament to the building's pioneering sustainability ethos and the foresight of its creators. Unsurpassed size, light and five-star energy rated liveability characterise this first-time offered home in tightly-held George Street Apartments that presents a rare low-maintenance, city-edge opportunity within effortless walking distance to the vibrant Gertrude, Smith and Brunswick Streets' precincts, art galleries, Fitzroy and Carlton Gardens, East Melbourne hospitals, trams and the CBD.
