4 James Street, Manly

Hidden in a tranquil pocket just around the corner from Manly Cove, this beautifully preserved and updated Federation residence provides the ideal foundation from which to fashion a residence of rare distinction and style. Displaying all the hallmarks of its former glory with soaring rosette ceilings, marble fireplaces and kauri pine floorboards, it features a formal lounge room and a family and meals area flowing to private sandstone terraces at the rear. Positioned prominently on the high side of the street, its exclusive address is within a lazy few minutes stroll of Manly Wharf and the buzzing dining and social scene at Manly Village.

* Instantly liveable and cleverly extended for modern living
* Scope to refresh, renovate or add another level (STCA)
* Majestic façade propped upon a painted sandstone base
* Near level lawn tucked in behind a hedge and palisade fence
* Leadlight inlayed front door opens to a sculpted arch hallway
* Lounge room warmed by an original cast iron/marble fireplace
* Family and meals area by the kitchen flows to the rear garden
* Tidy open plan granite kitchen, gas cooktop and dishwasher
* Two grandly-sized bedrooms with original marble fireplaces
* Two bedrooms have built-ins and three open to front verandah
* Wide timber-posted front verandah looks to a leafy streetscape
* Vintage-style main bathroom, picture rails, original sash windows
* Extensive sandstone flagged entertainers' terrace at the rear
* Fully-fenced and private rear, landscaped garden surrounds
* Vast attic storage area accessed via retractable stairs
* Large basement storeroom, perfect for a home office
* Wine cellar with laddered trapdoor access to the residence
* 200m to the beach and netted harbour pool at Manly Cove
* 500m to Manly Wharf, The Corso, shops and thriving eateries
* Eight minute wander to the rolling waves at Manly Beach
* Car space, lockable garden tool shed, gas barbecue outlet

Council: $3,483pa approx.
Water: $693pa approx.