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Fall in love with the unrivalled aspect and prime position of this stunning rural property, where you can enjoy stunning sunsets over a landscape of lush paddocks and the tranquil waters of the Hunter River, while still being less than one kilometre from the centre of town.
The spectacular Raymond Terrace property offers the ultimate balance of rural lifestyle and urban convenience, located on the edge of the city centre but purpose-built to allow you to focus solely on the wide open space of the surrounding farmlands.
Once part of a larger property that was in the same family for more than 40 years, this subdivided small acreage retains all of the serenity and country character of the original rural landholding with just 5.58 acres to maintain.
The custom-designed family home, which was owner-built with a steel frame and meticulous attention to detail in 2004, has been positioned to shut out the feeling of suburbia altogether, with a west-facing orientation that concentrates all your view over the fertile river flats.
The home's tri-level architecture helps maximise this outlook, with a triple garage, storage space, rumpus room and powder room underneath, giving the two upper levels an elevated aspect that is hard to beat.
The home's living areas are all located towards the front of the design on the top-most level, with an expansive open plan kitchen, dining and lounge room seamlessly connecting to the spacious tiled alfresco area.
Two sets of huge glass sliding doors, which virtually take up the entire front wall of this area and provide access to the alfresco, create the ideal indoor/outdoor lifestyle that is perfect for entertaining, while also ensuring you enjoy the same spectacular view of the landscape wherever you are in the space.
High 2.7m (nine foot) ceilings, large windows and a light, neutral colour scheme adds to the sense of space by allowing natural light to flood into this bright and inviting area, while a gas fireplace with stone-look tiled surround adds a cosy, traditional touch to the home's rural ambience.
An abundance of timber elements add warmth and texture throughout, from the gorgeous golden tones of the polished blackbutt timber flooring to the lovely timber skirting boards, architraves, ceiling fans and wide staircase that connects the three-levels of this home.
The natural texture of the timber contrasts beautifully again the more modern aspects of this contemporary family residence including the stylish gourmet kitchen, which was updated in 2020 and features sleek 20mm granite benchtops, a mirrored black glass splashback, stainless steel appliances and glossy antique white cabinetry.
Expansive return benchtops and a breakfast bar provide a useful separation between the kitchen and adjoining dining space, offering ample preparation space and an additional seating area for casual meals.
The middle floor of this home acts as its entry level, with the front hall leading into a huge family room, which provides added separation between the more private family spaces in the rear bedroom wing and the upper level's entertaining and living hub.
With soundproofing in the walls, this versatile living room would make the ultimate family chill out or entertaining space, with a built-in bar in the centre of this area offering a touch of drama, including glass display cupboards, high gloss grey cabinetry and a striking red finish on the higher set bar.
The sheer size of this room allows you to create separate zones on either side of the bar, with the opportunity to have a casual sitting area as well as the more active games room area, while TV and Foxtel connection points add to its potential uses.
Dark and light shades of grey on the repainted walls provide a stylish point of difference to the more neutral tones of the upstairs living space, while sliding glass doors provide access to another tiled alfresco area, which overlooks the stunning 9m solar-heated inground saltwater pool.
Three spacious bedrooms, a well-appointed laundry and beautifully finished three-way family bathroom run along the rear section of this middle level, with built-in wardrobes in the two children's bedrooms, a walk-in wardrobe in the master suite and a huge walk-in linen cupboard in the hallway providing plenty of storage.
A luxurious ensuite with separate shower and relaxing corner spa bath completes this perfect parents' retreat, while a fourth bedroom or study is accessible off the entry hallway, providing extra space for large families or a great office for those who work from home.
Quality fixtures and fittings ensure this home has been built to last, while luxurious extras including zoned, ducted air conditioning, new white plantation shutters, CAT 5 data cabling, stone benchtops and external speakers to the alfresco and pool areas take the finish of this home to the next level.
The property's long list of inclusions continue outside, with four fully fenced paddocks with plumbed water troughs perfect for horse lovers or hobby farmers, two 5000L water tanks under the house with timer-controlled irrigation to the gardens and lawns, a raised vegetable garden, three-bay open storage areas and development application approval to build an additional double brick and Colorbond garage.
Families will love the ideally located property, which gives them the chance to indulge in traditional rural pastimes, provide plenty of space for kids to ride motorbikes and still be within walking distance of the nearby primary school.
Raymond Terrace's bustling central business district is less than 1km away from the property, offering all of the essentials with flourishing commercial and retail precincts, community, sporting and recreational infrastructure.
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