To enquire, please email or call 1300 815 051 and enter code 5118
This classic Old Broome property offers incredible potential for those who enjoy the indoor/outdoor lifestyle; equally so for those wishing to invest in or develop a huge block in a superb spot. The property is conveniently located between Town Beach and Chinatown, and just a stone’s throw from the turquoise shores of Roebuck Bay.
Large tropical gardens keep the property cool and shady, and you feel the temperature drop as you enter via the bamboo-lined, circular driveway. Take the meandering, garden-lined path up to the front door and latticed veranda. The house enters onto an open plan kitchen, dining and living space. The kitchen holds a secret to Broome’s pearling history, with benchtops crafted from the salvaged deck boards of the Cornelius pearl lugger wreck, and cupboards displaying local handmade craftmanship made from salvaged jarrah. The dining area also opens onto a lattice-enclosed rear veranda through antique French doors. Freshly polished Jarrah timber floorboards extend throughout the house, down a wide-open breezeway, flanked on one side by a recently refreshed bathroom and two well-sized bedrooms with louvred walls, allowing for cooling cross-breezes. At the end of the house is the large main bedroom, also featuring French doors that open onto another lattice-enclosed rear veranda – a great spot to read and relax. The house is fully air-conditioned with split systems throughout, making it a cool haven to escape to if required, but generally the open breezy design, alignment, and shady gardens, make it a comfortable living environment for most of the year.
The other side of the breezeway opens onto a large, covered deck with ceiling fans, an outdoor kitchen and lounge that works perfectly as a living space and entertaining area that spills seamlessly onto the large enclosed front yard, beach badminton court, and a central mango tree that shades the paved lounging area. On the other side of the yard is an open, sunny spot for veggie gardens. Around the back of the house are several productive papaya trees, a Malay almond, and a small paperbark, as well as a large pond that could be revitalised with fish, aquatic plants and a bubbling water feature. In the far corner of the block there is a self-contained, air-conditioned granny flat with a lush outdoor bathroom and its own private yard.
There are many additional lifestyle features, such as the two additional outdoor bathroom areas, and even an optional 30 metre, 1967 Bedford Comair bus that is ideal as a home office, a teenager’s retreat or visitor accommodation. There is also a shed / garage at the front of the property.
This rare large corner block is surrounded on two sides by wide, vegetated verges for extra coolness and privacy. With entries from both street fronts there is easy access to the rear of the property and ample off-street parking for cars, boats and trailers. The property is also fully fenced for dogs and chooks.
Ideally located next to Roebuck Bay and walking distance to the newly rejuvenated Town Beach precinct, this place is perfect for a stroll or bike ride to local features and events such as the Courthouse or Town Beach Markets, the Seaview shopping centre, Matso’s brewery, the RSL and Chinatown's many amenities. Just up the road is the hospital and Broome Primary School.
The house was originally built in 1962 as the Broome bank manager’s residence, and it is now on the market for the first time in 30 years. It has been both a loved family home and an entertainer’s dream with sunset drinks, beach badminton and wood-fired pizzas.
The block has the potential to be subdivided in the future (STCA) with planned amendments to the local planning scheme currently being proposed by the Shire of Broome. The house is tenanted until mid-September, with option to extend the lease if desired.
A terrific Broome “lifestyler”, or an investment and development opportunity, there are very
few properties that offer as much character as this.
The property will be sold as is and where is.
To enquire, please email or call 1300 815 051 and enter code 5118
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