19 Dorinda Street

Greenslopes QLD 4120

Do you want the charm of yesterday in a modern and practical package?
This beautiful renovated workers cottage has it all, just move in and enjoy the very best of inner-city living. 10 foot ceilings, VJ s, polished floorboards and traditional fretwork, it is all there.
Set on a well-proportioned 405m2 allotment with a low maintenance yard.
The Location:
4 km direct line to the CBD. 2 sets of traffic lights to the CBD and only 3 to the Airport. How does that sound? Sounds too good to be true, but it is a fact, check it out.
A 2 minute walk to multiple express busses, one gets you to the CBD with only one stop. And all that in a very quiet street without through traffic. There is a ridge between the street and Logan road so it is very quiet day and night. Away far enough from the current and future flight path to make plane spotting a pleasure.
In between a 2 minute walk:
Gym, medical centre, Greenslopes State School, award winning IGA, various food outlets and restaurants
In between a 5 minute walk:
The famous Rock n Roll Deli and bakery, plenty more restaurants/food outlets
In between a 10 minute walk:
Coles, Stones Corner entertainment and shopping precinct, Greenslopes private hospital
The House
Rock solid workers cottage, build in the late 30 s with real hardwood throughout.
Extruded vinyl cladding on top of the weatherboards on the outside, providing great added thermal and acoustic insulation, maintenance free and will last forever. No boards to paint or maintain at this place.
The upper floor has been meticulously rebuild and renovated, absolutely nothing to spend inside.
The house came through the 27th of November storm without a scratch.
The Rooms
A central hallway welcomes you in, you pass 3 bedrooms, two large one small, all with air conditioning. Spacious living area (with Fan) flowing to adjacent separate dining area and an open kitchen.
Fresh, light interior conveying casual contemporary living and a relaxed ambience. All of the adored period details feature throughout the home including great polished timber floors, high ceilings and fretwork.
The near new kitchen boasts dishwasher, Miele oven and Delonghi cook top, gleaming cabinetry and plenty of bench and storage space. The open plan living and dining creates space and light and enables the cook for the evening to enjoy the company of guests and family.
A fully renovated bathroom with a cork floor completes this wonderful home.
The Technical s
All old steel water pipes have been replaced, no more rusty water in this place.
Solar hot water system on the roof and 2 whirlies in the roof.
Skylights in kitchen and bathroom.
4 new stainless steel fans, Panasonic air conditioning in all 3 bedrooms. All power outlets/light switches have been replaced.
New lights everywhere, apart from the antique Art Deco light in the living room.
Instead of sagging old Sash windows you get modern maintenance free Aluminium windows that blend in well and have the added advantage that you can open them and still NO Mossies inside ever as there are fly screens on all doors and windows.
The Deck
20m2 covered back deck, very quiet and private. It s a bit shabby, but still good enough for a couple of years.
Outdoors and Yard
Fully fenced (suitable for large and small dogs) with remote controlled solar powered electrical front gate, remote garage door in the back. The front fence was added recently in a distinct Art Deco style blending in well with the house.
The backyard is big enough to kick a ball or put in a pool.
Edible garden: Large Jackfruit tree, 3 x Mandarin trees, Pomelos, Pawpaw, Bananas, Guava, Lemon grass, Chillies and all in or close to fruit bearing age.
Large bamboos in place to create privacy and will only get better with time.
Downstairs
Fully enclosed and secure with concrete floor and a separate entrance door, ceiling height varies from 1,8 to 2,4 meters.
There is separate 2nd bathroom and 2nd toilet and a large laundry. The reminder is an open area with 3 windows, currently used as tandem garage and workshop area. Everything downstairs was not really renovated, so it s in average condition. But make no mistake, people have obviously lived down there in the past.
Raising and expansion with plans, potential city view
The house comes with set of drawings and a 3D CAD model done by an Architect to convert the house in a 6 bedroom / 3 bathroom house. Perfect for a large family, use for dual living or rent out one level. All that is required is a raise of the house by one meter. That will have the added bonus of a great city view from the back deck, you can already see the top of the CBD high risers from the existing deck. The raising will be fairly easy and cheap as all current post are in the right spot, so it s a like for like replacement. Add a new c