Standing tall on a quiet, highly sought after street just a stones throw from the river, this beautiful character home of grand proportions is ready to welcome a new family. Situated in the heart of Claremont, beautiful parklands, reserves and almost every convenience you will ever need is within easy reach.
Through the green arched entrance and past the limestone water feature, mature rose bushes and wrap-around balcony, you arrive at the front door. A reception area with double arched doorways opens up into a breathtaking formal lounge room with sky-high ceilings, period cornices, a gorgeous ceiling rose and enormous chandelier. This grand and spectacular room is the perfect spot to share a fine bottle of red with friends, or snuggle up with a good book by the roaring fire.
The lounge room leads on to a wonderfully large and bright family room. Northern light flowing through two sets of large double glass doors warms the open plan living area.
A raised kitchen, complete with marble bench tops and large walk-in pantry, looks down to the family room below. The spacious kitchen is well laid out with plenty of bench space and storage. Adjacent to the kitchen is a meals area, large games room, and a laundry with powder room including a shower.
The games room, with built-in cabinetry, leads onto an enormous outdoor undercover entertaining area out the back. Surrounded by lush green hedges, this is a wonderful protected setting for long lunches, dinners, or parties, any time of the year. Being walking distance from schools, shops, and plenty of space with a bit of privacy, this will likely become the favourite home for your kids and their friends to gather. And with fabulous separation of zones, it will be easy to entertain friends of your own at the same time.
Back towards the front of the house, you'll find a bedroom with walk-in robe, adjoining office and en suite. With a private balcony looking out to the gardens and pool, this would make a wonderful guest suite or bedroom for an older child.
Upstairs, a mezzanine walkway looking down to the chandelier and grand lounge room below, leads to the master suite. This generously sized room with high ceilings, has direct access to a wrap-around balcony with trees top views, and is bathed in wonderful northern light. It features a large walk-in robe and en suite with spa bath.
Up another small flight of stairs you'll find two large bedrooms both with built-in robes and reverse cycle air-conditioning. These bedrooms share a spacious bathroom complete with bath, shower and a seperate toilet.
In the basement, you have internal access to the underground double garage, and additional secure storage room, as well as plenty of space for wine storage.
Located on a quiet street in the most desirable pocket of Claremont, lifestyle and convenience is at your fingertips. You'll be walking distance to Freshwaters primary school, private schools, playgroups and playgrounds, as well as the Claremont Shopping precinct, saving you the daily struggle of piling kids into the car. Wholesome entertainment will be right on your doorstep with plenty of fabulous outdoor areas to explore including the foreshore, Claremont jetty, College Park oval and dirt bike trail. As the kids grow older, there will be very little reason to drive them anywhere!
Ideally located "10 minutes from everywhere", you'll have an easy commute down Stirling Highway to the CBD, avoiding the congestion of school traffic, and it's just a short drive to the beach and UWA. The excellent public transport hub in Claremont allows easy access to almost all schools and universities, Fremantle, Perth City and soon, the airport.
You will absolute cherish a new convenient lifestyle and way of living; enjoying daily walks along the river, strolls into Claremont for a morning coffee and quick shop, or a little wonder up in the evening for dinner and drinks at one of the many fantastic restaurants. This charming and grand property is just waiting to be revitalised into your dream character home that your family will cherish for years to come.
