8 Porter Street, Bondi Junction NSW 2022

Resting behind a jasmine-framed garden on a private 490sqm approx, this grand Queen Anne style Federation home evokes the ambiance of a country retreat on a wide tree-lined street with Bronte Road's cafe scene around the corner and just 550m to Westfield shopping precinct. Built c1905 as one of Bondi Junction's most significant heritage homes, the double-fronted beauty retains a wealth of refined period features from soaring 3.4m ceilings and century-old marble fireplaces to the original Kauri floorboards and Welsh slate roof bringing a mood of timeless elegance. Spread over two levels with a choice of three living areas, the five-bedroom home offers space to live and room to grow with an established north facing garden and saltwater pool with solar heating creating an idyllic environment for year-round alfresco living and entertaining. Enjoy the very best of urban convenience and lifestyle appeal easy walking distance to Queens and Centennial Parks, Charing Cross village, and 700m Bondi Junction bus and train station.

• NE aspect at the rear, entertainers deck and sunny pool with flourishing garden
• 12m frontage and deep private front garden
• Tessellated tile verandah and a gracious wide central hallway
• Original leadlight and stained glass windows, Kauri floorboards
• 5 large bedrooms, 2 with marble fireplaces, 3 with built-ins
• Grand formal rooms anchored by exquisite marble fireplaces
• Elegant bay window and corbelled archways, 3.4m ceilings
• Sun-filled casual living and dining with custom built cabinetry
• Provincial style gas kitchen with an island bench, walk-in pantry
• Upstairs family living/play room with a charming dormer window
• 3 bathrooms, Daikin reverse air, gas heating and bbq bayonets
• Walking distance to a number of prestige local schools
• Off street parking, 700m to the bus and train station, walk to every convenience