The four-bedroom home at 347 Shannon Ave, Newtown, bought for $1.5m.
New homeowners are going to take a landmark former Newtown residence transformed for an aged care respite service full circle after buying the property.
The Brotherhood of St Laurence had listed the substantial four-bedroom home on a 1266sq m property at 347 Shannon Ave, Newtown.
The property bought final week for $1.5m, having gone to public sale in early February with $1.75m to $1.9m worth hopes.
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The house held on to loads of unique options, equivalent to leadlight home windows and brick fireplaces.
Gartland Geelong agent Will Ainsworth stated the patrons wish to convert it again to a residence.
“They’ve purchased it to do a renovation and transfer into it and revel in it as a household residence, which is a very nice story.
The intersection of Shannon Ave and Noble St is among the metropolis’s grandest, with interval houses on every nook which are near the suburb’s personal faculties.
“They’re all pretty stately and so they actually just like the grandness of the property and what it’s unique options had been and hopefully shall be once they carry it again to life.
“Plus the land dimension is actually advantageous, provided that they might wish to do an extension down the observe.”
Mr Ainsworth stated the patrons’ curiosity within the property emerged after the property went to public sale the place there was no bidding.
Backyard surrounds the entrance of the home.
The big landholding was a plus on the nook web site.
Many patrons had been turned off by the busy avenue, however Mr Ainsworth stated the consequence
“It’s an unbelievable alternative for them to recover from 1000sq m in Newtown with a reasonably stately character residence it for $1.5m. I feel that’s a extremely good acquisition for them.”
Heritage paperwork reveal the house was constructed round 1923.
The house has been used as an aged care respite service for Gen U.
The home retains leadlight home windows and excessive ceilings, with a big dwelling and eating room overlooking that gardens.
The kitchen has two built-in pantries, a stainless-steel dishwasher and 900mm cooker.
There are two bogs serving 4 bedrooms, three with built-in wardrobes an one with a north-facing sunroom.