* Meticulously renovated period residence, sits high on the hill overlooking Manly, arguably the finest home to come onto the Balgowlah Heights market in years.
* Combining an immaculately preserved period home with a stunning architect-designed second floor and rear addition it features a breathtaking open plan living area where Corian island bench sits beneath a vaulted ceiling with mezzanine walkway above.
* Foldaway doors open the room to a solar heated pool, level lawn, garden studio & alfresco dining deck with automated Vergola.
* Presenting immaculately from the street with designer gardens and historic water feature, this elegant home has been thoroughly made over with modern Tempo-designed interiors but still retains its period features throughout with polished timber woodwork, leadlights, French doors, bay window seats & high patterned ceilings.
* Entry is to a grand hallway with formal living & large casual family area.
* The formal living has a gas fireplace, original bay window seat, & modern wall of floor to ceiling casement windows that lets the sky in and allows access to the view across to Manly & St Patrick’s College.
* The large casual family room offers hand-stained Blackbutt floors & foldaway doors that create a seamless flow of in to outdoors.
* State-of-the-art kitchen adjoins a formal dining & casual sitting area. There is also a discrete built-in media nook as well as masses of built-in storage.
* There is also a bedroom with built-ins, guest powder room & large laundry with sewing bench & built-in storage.
* Upstairs there are 3 more bedrooms plus a study (possible 5th bedroom).
* Palatial master suite features generous walk-in robe, study, sep powder room & large shower recess with smoked glass enclosure. There is also a sitting area which encompasses a luxuriously open plan bathtub alcove and takes in views to Manly & the ocean beyond.
* 2 more bedrooms feature built-ins, plantation shutters & ceiling fans. The 3rd bedroom has a garden outlook & is accessed via the bridge that spans the 2 storey living area below.
* A low-maintenance native garden with auto watering system, there is a double lock-up garage & timber cubby house. The home offers dual street access on an elevated, corner block.
* This premium family home has back to base security, gas central heating, under-house cellaring, remote control blinds & gas water heating system with temperature regulation.