You are going to fall in love with this gorgeous Queenslander. Situated inner city, this bright and spacious three bedroom home offers the perfect balance between convenience and peaceful living. The house is surrounded by recreational parkland, bikeways, weekend markets, shops, the hospital, QUT Kelvin Grove and Victoria Park Golf Course.
A classic Queenslander cottage, this beautiful home still retains it's original charm; the ornate fretwork, picture rails, wide wooden floorboards and VJ walls. The bright and welcoming kitchen offers plenty of space making it perfect for casual entertaining or a home-cooked meal. The kitchen leads into a sunken living area featuring a lovely sloped wooden ceiling (a beautiful cottage detail) complete with skylight. The living space opens out to the rear deck offering park outlook and a super-sized backyard. This tropical retreat is comfortably shaded and perfectly sized for children playing and active pets.
Property Features:
- A well-proportioned 531sqm block situated in the beautiful Herston with tree lined streets full of Workers cottages and Queenslanders.
- The original features have been lovingly maintained including fretwork, VJ walls, picture rails and wide wooden floors throughout the home (some hidden under carpet).
- The 3 large bedrooms all fit double or queens sized beds and all include ceiling fans.
- The kitchen, whilst slightly retro in style, is in great condition. It could be easily updated if you would prefer something more modern.
- The upper level is completed with a dining zone which fits a large dining table and chairs and the family bathroom.
- Down a couple of stairs is the large lounge room with a beautiful sloping wooden ceiling and wooden floors. The renovations were completed with a great blend of pre-war and post-modern styling.
- Off the lounge room is a lovely big undercover balcony which looks out over the backyard.
- The backyard is one of the best parts of this home, full of trees, lovely and private, and over the fence is a huge parkland and bikeways.
- Underneath the house includes parking for 1 car, and plenty of storage as well as a completely built-in laundry room.
- The yard is fully fenced and has plenty of grassed area for children and pets to play.
The Location:
Butterfield St is incredibly popular with families and young couples looking to get into the inner city market and most of the properties have undergone fantastic renovations over the past few years.
Herston is a small Inner City suburb with a population of about 1,800 residents. It is dominated by the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. The hospital campus is also shared by the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, New Dental Hospital and the Royal Children's Hospital.
The suburb is also well known for the Victoria Park Golf Complex, a favourite amongst Brisbane golfers (and mini-golfers too!) and a beautiful complex for weddings and events. It is the always the home of a major Bus way making transport anyway is Brisbane for Herston super easy.
Herston is mostly a residential suburb; many of Herston's residents are employed by the hospital, the nearby at the Queensland University of Technology in Kelvin Grove or make the short 3km trip to the CBD. There is also a significant student population that studies at the university.
The nearby Kelvin Grove Urban Village offers great shopping including many Restaurants and Cafes, a local Supermarket, Butcher, Chemist and with many other great amenities and services such as banking with the local BOQ, Dentists, Doctors, and a fantastic Gym. Every Saturday the Village holds a Farmers market from 6am-1pm. You are also only moments away from the Newmarket shops. Also, you can make great use of the Northey Street Organic farmers markets every Sunday - arguably Brisbane's best markets.
For more information prior to the inspection please call Bridget.
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