This brick home on a generous north-facing block offers an extremely rare opportunity to buy into one of Newtown’s most tightly-held and desirable locations.
Showcasing an original Newtown property in near original condition, this home is perfect for those on-trend house hunters with a love of retro. It’s also ideally suited to a major imaginative update, as a knock down and rebuild (STCA) or for the investor.
One thing is for sure, it is an entry-level option in a street of quality prestige homes where you can even call the National Trust’s flagship Geelong property “The Heights” your neighbour.
The block is broad and deep with an enormous, slightly sloping rear yard. The broad cream brick home extends right across the property.
For those excited about “back in the day”, it features tall ceilings, decorative cornice, original light fittings and polished architraves, doors and sash windows. It has three bedrooms, all with BIRs. The family bathroom and kitchen are true time capsules with original fittings including canary yellow bath and cast iron pedestal vanity. Timber kitchen cupboards retain their chrome push-button latches and the G.E.C. electric stove is a true rarity. The National Trust might even make an offer!
A spacious air-conditioned living room is anchored by a brick fireplace, timber mantle and inset Vulcan heater. Sliding paned glass doors open to a formal dining room. Both rooms have sets of tall triple sash windows that overlook the tree canopies and rooftops of Newtown beyond.
You’ll find lots of storage cupboards, a big laundry, lock-up single-car garage with carpenters workbench and under-house storage.
The house is positioned walking distance to Geelong’s prestige schools, including Geelong College, St Joseph’s College and Sacred Heart College. It has easy access to the restaurant, café and boutique shopping precincts of Pakington Street and Shannon Avenue. The CBD, Geelong train station and the Waterfront are just a short drive. This home is guaranteed to appeal to those keen to reinvent this prized blank canvas in a prime Newtown location.
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