Phone Enquiry ID: 234009
A unique piece of the district's history is on offer in Macarthur, only 1/2 hour drive from Port Fairy, providing the purchaser endless opportunities.
138 years after its construction, the St Malachy's Catholic Church is now ready to take on a new lease of life, a conversion limited only by the buyers imagination.
The main portion of the church building was constructed in 1887 from local volcanic stone, quarried from a nearby property, while a later addition at the main entrance is of bluestone construction.
The building showcases stunning Gothic style elements including stained glass windows, vaulted ceiling and pointed arch windows.
Rich in history.
Sitting on 1.09 Acres or 4421 square metres.
RENOVATIONS: The church has now been renovated, it only needs external plumbing, wiring, plastering and tiling, then fit off. Our circumstances have changed and not finishing it off is heart breaking.
HISTORY OF RENOVATIONS: The church now has 5 bedrooms, behind the kitchen is a fully disabled bedroom and bathroom, all bedrooms are roughly 6.1 metre by 4.5 metre’s, including the bathrooms. Water has been connected to the church and mains power has been updated from the street and a new metre box and breakers have been installed. The church has two kitchens, the main kitchen is in the Vestry, It will be a fully compliant commercial kitchen with stainless benches sinks and fridge.
THE DESIGN: Part owner of the church is Alex Devantier, he is a qualified interior architect and the design is breath taking, with 10.5 metre ceiling at the ridge, the design begged for a mezzanine. Alex took this to a new level with the 8 metre long gang way, joining three of the upstairs bedrooms, with voids either side, looking up to the 10.5 metre ridge.
COMPLIANCE: Surveyors are in place, council have agreed to the driveway, the septic system and are happy working with the surveyors, all reports and documentation are available upon request to genuinely interested parties.
HANDOVER: Patricia and Alex want to see the building complete, with the sale an agreement can be made, that ensures Alex helps with the completion of the build, the amount of input depends on the new owners requests.
WHATS INCLUDED: Everything right down to the cutlery is included, here is a list of major items.
Purchase of the Church
Commercial Hybrid flooring 252.75 square metre’s.
French pattern Travertine marble 115.74 square metre’s.
Commercial Benches and Sinks.
Commercial Fridge.
Toilets x 4 wall hung toilets with inwall cisterns.
Disabled toilet with all fittings including hand rails and back rest for the disabled bathroom.
Wall Hung Vanities hand made with marble basins x 5.
5 x shower rails and all fittings for bathrooms.
2 Dining Tables x 2.
Chairs x 12.
Framing of rooms timber and beams.
Carpenter this includes the side fence, redoing the floor and footing underneath bedroom three as had rotten floor joists etc.
Electrical.
Plaster.
Paints.
Plumbing including all fittings to finish.
Stereo System including all wiring, HDMI cables, speakers and Amplifier.
Two large church pews from the First Chinese Christian Church Carlton.
Security System x 8 cameras and DVR.
Washing machine LG 17kg wash and 10 kg dryer.
Tvs 50 inch Hitachi x 5 + 1 75 inch LG TV.
Fireplace 11 kw gas
Kitchen in main hall.
Staircase.
Sheet sets X 10, doona covers x 10, doona inserts x 5, pillows 20 etc.
Cutlery x 16 x 4.
Beds x 10 King Singles that join for super kings, bases and mattresses.
Light switches and Dimmer switches all Wi fi and Glass cover plates.
Truck for delivery from Melbourne.
Shipping container.
Surveyors and septic plans.
Tools to be left on site roughly (price to be agreed).
Painter and general labourer.
Scaffold X 16 weeks.
All receipts supplied to genuine buyers
To Complete the building, depending on work you do yourself, these are conservative estimates:
Electrical: $8000
Plaster: $10,000
Septic: $30,000
Tiling: $20,000
Plumbing: $10,000
Painting: $15,000
Surveyor $6000
Council fees $4000
Total = $103,000
THE COTTAGE: As you can’t live on site, Patricia owns a quaint cottage about 3 hundred metre’s from the Church, it is on 2500 square metre’s of flat land (possibility of development ), it comprises of three large bedrooms and a modern kitchen with a walk in pantry and a renovated bathroom and has two fireplaces. The cottage comes fully furnished.
We are willing to sell both properties together or separate them.
$650,000 for the Church
$450,000 for the cottage
Or $1,000,000.00 for both