115-117 King StreetNewcastle NSW 2300
Property Details for 115-117 King St, Newcastle
115-117 King St, Newcastle is a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom House with 2 parking spaces. The property has a land size of 240m2. While the property is not currently for sale or for rent, it was last sold in December 2024. There are other 4 bedroom House sold in Newcastle in the last 12 months.
Last Listing description (December 2024)
A rare opportunity to own a historic architecturally designed warehouse in the heart of Newcastle, offering an exceptional coastal lifestyle in a luxury loft style residence, with a charming ground floor commercial space.
Designed in 1899 by renowned architect Frederick Menkens, this unique property is the only known remaining inner-city fire station built for volunteer brigades. Winning a heritage architectural award in 2018, the stunning warehouse conversion designed by CKDS boasts an abundance of floor space for contemporary living. The north facing aspect fills the home with natural light, including the spacious stone terrace with plunge pool, making it the perfect outdoor space for entertaining or relaxing. A scarce addition to this urban oasis is the two-car garage, a rare find in this bustling quarter of the city.
About the building:
- Historic – Former 19th century Newcastle Central Volunteer Fire Station, designed by celebrated local architect Frederick Menkens
- Size – 488 sqm total floor space, including terrace, shed and garage (internal area 380 sqm)
- Aspect – north facing, delivering consistent natural light indoors and outdoors
- Location – in the heart of coastal Newcastle, tram – 300m, Newcastle beach – 800m, Honeysuckle – 1km, Newcastle Interchange – 2km. Stroll across the road to East End Village Woolworths Metro, cafes, restaurants
- Parking – 13.7m long tandem garage for two large cars and bike space
- Income – profitable ground floor commercial space with 3 x 3 year lease
- Zoning - B4 Mixed Use
The residence:
- 311 sqm floor space, including terrace, shed and garage (internal area 202 sqm)
- Four/five bedrooms and a home office
- Vast 22-foot ceilings, with exposed timber beams and trusses, original tallowwood floors
- New bespoke kitchen, laundry and mudroom by Urban Joinery
- Two marble finished bathrooms, one with freestanding bath
- Ducted a/c in all rooms and new Escea freestanding wood fireplace
- Large master bedroom, with walk in robe and balcony
- 50 sqm north-facing limestone terrace, with sleek plunge pool and built in stainless BBQ
- Separate workshop
The commercial space:
- 177 sqm floor space, including mezzanine
- Kitchen, plus two bathrooms, one with shower
- Vast 4 metre ceilings, with exposed steel beams and vintage brickwork
- Polished flooring
- 3 x 3 year lease - year 1 $50k pa, year 2 $55k pa, year 3 $60k pa + GST
Outgoings:
Water: *$1516 pa + usage (2 dwellings combined)
Council: *$6,200 pa
* Approximates only
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Property History for 115-117 King St, Newcastle, NSW 2300
- 20 Dec 2024Sold for $3,325,000
- 27 Sep 2024Listed for Sale $3,500,000 - $3,800,000
- 28 Mar 2022Listed for Rent $55,000 / year
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The size of Newcastle is approximately 4.9 square kilometres. It has 25 parks covering nearly 10.5% of total area. The population of Newcastle in 2016 was 2753 people. By 2021 the population was 3852 showing a population growth of 39.9% in the area during that time. The predominant age group in Newcastle is 20-29 years. Households in Newcastle are primarily childless couples and are likely to be repaying $1800 - $2399 per month on mortgage repayments. In general, people in Newcastle work in a professional occupation.In 2021, 44.20% of the homes in Newcastle were owner-occupied compared with 45.70% in 2016.
Newcastle has 5,177 properties. Over the last 5 years, Houses in Newcastle have seen a 29.97% increase in median value, while Units have seen a 40.82% increase. As at 31 October 2025:
- The median value for Houses in Newcastle is $1,737,396 while the median value for Units is $1,004,031.
- Houses have a median rent of $773 while Units have a median rent of $700.
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