Coast & Country Houses
Sydney Morning Herald
Saturday November 14, 2009
PORT MACQUARIE29 O'BRIENS ROAD$590,000+House 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 carBuilt 1982; renovated 2007Land 1127 sq mInspect By appointmentAgent McGrath Port Macquarie, 0421 407 520On an elevated block with a northerly aspect, this three-storey house has leafy views from all living areas. It has balconies with glass sliding doors at either end of the house, one to the family room and the other to the lounge room. A central open-plan contemporary kitchen and dining area has floor-to-ceiling windows. It has internal access to the double lock-up garage, a rumpus room overlooking the 11-metre swimming pool and built-ins in three of the bedrooms, the main with an en suite.Lucy MackenNEED TO KNOWLast traded for $270,000 in 1997Port Macquarie is 400 kilometres and a 4-hour drive north of Sydney.Source: Australian Property Monitors,1800 817 616, homepriceguide.com.auBLACKHEATH195 HAT HILL ROAD$1.2 millionHouse 5 bed, 3 bath, 2 carBuilt 1880s; extended 1996; renovated 2003Land 2200 sq mInspect By appointmentAgent Downer & Maher, 0414 841 939Once timber cottages joined by a vine-covered walkway, Boris Brook has since been extended and renovated. It has separate living areas and a return veranda that makes the most of the views over Grose Valley. The floorplan includes a central kitchen, a sitting room with an open fireplace, a separate dining room with a bay window and a living room with french doors to the veranda and lined with bookshelves. It has a loft studio and a recently added double garage.Lucy MackenNEED TO KNOWLast traded for $200,000 in 1993Blackheath is 110 kilometres and a 90-minute drive west of Sydney.Source: Australian Property Monitors,1800 817 616, homepriceguide.com.au
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