27 Garrick Terrace

Herston QLD 4006

FRAMED BY GRACEFUL PALM TREES, ITS CLASSIC QUEENSLANDER LINES PRESENT AN ATTRACTIVE FACE TO THE STREET, BUT THE REAL BEAUTY AND TREMENDOUS ENORMITY OF SCALE UNFOLDS INSIDE THE FRONT DOOR.
METICULOUS ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AN UNSTINTING COMMITMENT TO PERIOD AUTHENTICITY AND THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ARE AMONG THE HALLMARKS OF A RESIDENCE THAT HAS BOTH GRACEFUL SPLENDOUR AND AN AIR OF ENCHANTMENT THAT INVITES A RELAXING LIFESTYLE. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS PROPERTY SPEAKS OF QUALITY AND RESTRAINED ELEGANCE.
THE PROPERTY’S REJUVENATION IS A CELEBRATION OF ITS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE – MAGNIFICENT ORIGINAL FEATURES SUCH AS EXQUISITELY ORNATE ROSES IN THE SOARING CEILINGS, COLOURFUL STAINED GLASS PANELS AND BEAUTIFULLY HAND CARVED TIMBER FRETWORK HAVE BEEN FAITHFULLY RESTORED.
COVERING AN EXPANSIVE 210 SQUARE METRES, IT HAS THE CLASSIC LAYOUT OF A BUILDING STYLE THAT HAS PROVED ITS SUITABILITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST QUEENSLAND CLIMATE AND LIFESTYLE FOR ALMOST A CENTURY. A NATURAL BREEZEWAY, EXPANSIVE FORMAL AND RELAXED LIVING AREAS AND ALL THE ESSENTIAL ATTRIBUTES FOR AN IDEAL NORTH-FACING INDOOR-OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE ARE PART OF THIS IMPRESSIVE RESIDENCE.
ON THE UPPER LEVEL, SOFT COLOURS AND OPEN SPACES ARE UNITED BY PERIOD BRASS LIGHTING AND THE RICH LUSTRE OF POLISHED TIMBER FLOORING WHILE THE CREATION OF A LOWER LEVEL EXPANDS THE LIVING AREAS TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGER FAMILY’S NEEDS FOR QUALITY, RELAXED SPACE.
A TYPICALLY “QUEENSLANDER” HALL MERGES GRACEFULLY WITH EXPANSIVE BEDROOMS, AIR-CONDITIONED LIVING AND DINING AREAS THAT ARE GRACIOUSLY PUNCTUATED BY HIGHLY ORNATE, HARD-CARVED TIMBER PEDIMENTS. AN EXPANSE OF LEADLIGHT WINDOWS ADDS A SENSE OF COLOUR AND VIBRANCY.
THE NATURAL TIMBER KITCHEN IS STYLED TO BLEND PERFECTLY WITH THE HOME’S QUEENSLANDER CHARACTERISTICS. STYLISH PURPOSE-BUILT TONGUE-AND-GROOVE JOINERY, COUNTER BALANCED BY QUALITY STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, ACTS AS A FOCAL POINT IN A ROOM THAT GLOWS WITH NATURAL LIGHT FROM WIDE TIMBER FRAMED CLEAR GLASS AND BRILLIANTLY LEADLIGHTED WINDOWS.
THE MAIN DINING ROOM OFFERS ITS OWN VERSION OF COLOURFUL LEADLIGHT WINDOWS WITH WIDE-BODIED NATURAL TIMBER FRENCH DOORS OPENING TO A MAGNIFICENT AL FRESCO DINING EXPERIENCE OFFERED ON THE NORTH-FACING COVERED DECK. PERFECT FOR YEAR-ROUND RELAXING AND ENTERTAINING ON ANY SCALE AND IN PRIVACY, THE SPACIOUS DECK DRAWS IN SENSATIONAL PANORAMIC VIEWS OF LEAFY NEIGHBOURING SUBURBS AND BEYOND.
THE POSITIONING OF THE FIVE BEDROOMS AND TWO BATHROOMS CREATES A THOUGHTFUL ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL SUIT MOST FAMILIES PERFECTLY. THE AIR-CONDITIONED MASTER BEDROOM FEATURES FLOOR-TO-CEILING BUILT-IN WARDROBES AND TRADITIONAL LEADLIGHT WINDOWS. BEDROOM TWO OPENS TO THE SHADY FRONT VERANDAH AND IS CLOSE TO THE MASTER BEDROOM, MAKING IT IDEAL FOR USE AS A NURSERY OR OFFICE WHILE THE OTHER THREE BUILT-IN BEDROOMS ARE LOCATED ON THE LOWER LEVEL TO CREATE PLENTY OF SEPARATION FOR A GREAT FEELING OF PERSONAL SPACE AND PRIVACY.
THERE ARE HERITAGE-STYLE BATHROOMS LOCATED ON EACH LEVEL. BOTH ARE BEAUTIFULLY EMBELLISHED WITH RICH TIMBER VANITIES AND TRADITIONAL MOTIF FEATURE TILES.
A BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED AND UNUSUALLY WIDE-BODIED POLISHED TIMBER STAIRCASE CONNECTS TO THE TERRACOTTA-LOOK TILED LOWER LEVEL WHICH ACCOMMODATES THREE BEDROOMS, BATHROOM, UNDERCROFT STORAGE AREA AND A FAMILY ROOM PLUS A CONCEALED LAUNDRY.
WIDE FRENCH DOORS OPEN TO AN EXPANSIVE NORTH-FACING TILED ENTERTAINING PATIO OVERLOOKING A TERRACED, CHILD-FRIENDLY BACKYARD SHADED BY A CANOPY OF MATURE TREES.
THERE IS OFF-STREET PARKING FOR THREE VEHICLES PLUS TWO RESIDENT PARKING ALLOCATIONS ON THE STREET OUTSIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE PLANS IN PLACE (SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL) FOR TWO UNDERCOVER PARKING BAYS.
IF YOU ARE NOT INSTANTLY BEGUILED BY THE LUXURIOUS ELEGANCE OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY RESIDENCE, QUIET REFLECTION WILL CONVINCE YOU THAT LONG TERM POTENTIAL AS A SOUND FINANCIAL INVESTMENT STANDS BEHIND THE CHARISMA OF ITS MANY LIFESTYLE ATTRIBUTES.
THE LOCATION
SITUATED IN BEAUTIFUL TREE-LINED