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The home is a 3-storey terrace with a rooftop offering city & skyline views (with a glimpse of the Opera House!)
The space
3 level terrace house with rooftop garden & incredible views over the city, dedicated work space(s), a full kitchen & laundry, 3 bedrooms and one bathroom
Ground floor: Open plan lounge & dining rooms with kitchen and a separate bedroom/home office
First Floor: Full bathroom & two bedrooms, each with its own built-in wardrobe and balcony.
Top Floor: Kitchenette & laundry with adjacent built-in computer work station leading to the private rooftop garden.
We love the house and the area - near the National Art School, St Vincent's Hospital, cafes, galleries & Oxford St.
It's a house that has watched Darlinghurst transform from immigrant haven to gay heartland, from the outsider welcoming community with sketchy edges to today's gentrified buzz and it still holds all those layers within its walls. It offers something deeply rare: a home that feels both anchored in history and fully alive right now.
The location is the story.
We're footsteps from Taylor Square, just across the way from the old Darlinghurst Gaol now the National Art School, a creative anchor that has served the community beautifully. Opposite, the former Caritas mental asylum has become a boutique apartment block. The residents don't seem to escape like they did in the past and cross the road for a chat. The street walkers are now dog walkers and tourists, rather than hustling and soliciting ...
The nightlife gently hums a block away. This is a corner of Sydney that welcomed outsiders for over a century: from immigrants to the lgbtqia+ community, to night owls and eccentrics. That spirit of embracing the unexpected still breathes here.
The house: old bones, new warmth.
The home itself is old beautifully so with character marks you can't fake. The beauty of wear gives the house soul, security and a presence with depth. But we've added layers that make it a deeply peaceful retreat. It has elements of the East as well as a Western feel; you'll find quiet spaces alongside places for community.
Two gardens, two rhythms.
· The rooftop garden is where you'll start your day. Pick herbs for your coffee or tea, then sit back and look straight up into the sky. In the evening, a warming fireplace turns the roof into a private sanctuary under the stars.
· The lower-floor community garden spills out from the kitchen. Step outside, snip some greens, and you'll likely end up chatting with a neighbour. It's designed for easy connection the kind of space where a meal can start with a conversation.
Art everywhere.
The house is filled with works from the local environment, including pieces from the art school just over the road. It's not a gallery it's a lived-in collection that changes with the seasons and the neighbourhood's creative pulse.
From the lower kitchen, you can step straight into the garden. From the roof, you can watch the sky shift from morning blue to night-time ink. The house holds the patina of 150 years, but it also gives you thoughtful new touches that make everyday life feel gentle and intentional.
For artists, writers, or simply anyone who wants to be in the beating heart of Darlinghurst this is a home that will leave its mark on you as much as you'll leave your own : )
This house's location is rated as a "Walker's Paradise so daily errands do not require a car" with a "Walk Score of 100 out of 100".
- Rooftop garden with magnificent views
- Summer kitchenette, laundry and work station on rooftop level
- Full bathroom and two bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and own balconies on second floor
- Main kitchen on ground floor with dishwasher etc.
- bedroom or home office on ground floor
- Internal Laundry with washing machine & dryer installed
- Community garden at rear
We are a sustainable home where you can dry your clothes in the sun & walk everywhere. This home has served its community over the last 150 years by utilising good design rather than carbon consuming technology like air-conditioning : )
The house is available furnished or unfurnished by negotiation. Flexible lease terms. No subletting.
