17 Peary Street, Northgate QLD 4013

This vast well loved Queenslander family home is on the market for the first time in over 46 years. While it needs some TLC, the six bedroom residence boasts a rare 810m2 block in a character-listed street. With abundant room to install a pool and plenty of hard work already completed, including a self-contained ground floor studio of legal height, this could be your dream home!

Ample traditional features are on offer throughout from decorative breezeways and archways to VJ walls, picture rails and high ceilings. Step up to the second storey where a wealth of lifestyle zones starts with an L-shaped living room and a central living-dining combination. Flowing from this space is a small library or study with built-in shelves.

To the rear of the home, find a casual meals area with cork floors and an adjacent kitchen with a gas cooktop, dishwasher and timber cabinetry. Sliding glass doors in the meals area reveal the back deck and ensure serving outdoor meals and drinks is a breeze. A toilet and laundry are off the deck and the leafy, fenced gardens come with a separate patio, veggie patches and a garden shed.

Three bedrooms, including the main, have built-in robes with the latter also enjoying an ensuite and direct access to a sunroom. In the second bedroom is a box bay window with built-in seating and the family bathroom features a shower over a bath and a separate toilet and vanity.

Downstairs further bedrooms await with two sharing another bathroom. There is also another living room that flows out to a side patio and the gardens. The fantastic self-contained studio which boasts a kitchenette and ensuite is also found on the lower level.

The owner has packed his bags so don't miss the chance to grab a rare renovator in a much sought after position high on the hill on Northgate's premiere street. Only 9 km from the city, residents will appreciate the many transport options; with easy access to airport, Gateway, Virginia & Northgate stations with express train to the city. Parklands cycleways along with Nundah Village, Chermside shopping complex & great primary and secondary public & private schools close by.