144 Upper Clontarf Street, North Balgowlah

Completely stripped back and freshly renovated in a streamlined, paired-back coastal palette, this charming weatherboard bungalow presents as an enchanting family haven in a sensational family lifestyle address, with optional scope to further capitalise in the future (STCA). Flooded with natural light, it features separate living and dining areas, a brand-new hi-spec kitchen and bathroom, and easy flow to a leaf-screened entertainers' terrace and near-level lawns. Step outside and everything from a picturesque sports field/dog park, Manly Dam trails and the primary school to tennis courts, Wakehurst Golf Course and the primary school is around a two minute stroll away, while the bowling club, city buses and village shops are also within walking distance.

* Entrance foyer fitted with a timber seat, storage cabinetry, cloak hooks and a V-joint feature wall
* Spacious living space and the separate dining room share leafy north aspects, with air conditioning in the dining room
* The living and dining rooms extend to a private entertainers' terrace dappled with leaf-filtered northern sun
* Sleek new stone kitchen with a Smeg gas stove and a Bosch dishwasher adjoins the dining room
* Double bedrooms with built-ins and leafy east aspects; chic full bathroom with a stone vanity top and marble-tiled flooring
* Light-hued engineered timber flooring, hinged plantation shutters and a ceiling fan in the living room
* A wall of trees screens the fully fenced, near-level front lawn that connects through the terrace to the rear lawn
* Set on a near-level 556sqm corner block behind a leafy council reserve, with bushland reserve opposite the north boundary
* 220m to Balgowlah North Public School, 140m to Manly Dam trails, 150m to Bantry Bay Oval and dog park
* 230m to Wakehurst Golf Club, 230m to tennis centre, 400m to Seaforth Bowling Club and 500m to Woolgoolga Reserve
* Six-minute stroll to city buses, 10-minute walk to North Balgowlah Village, moments to Manly's hub and the Sydney CBD
* A car space sits in front of a large storeroom secured by a roller door; scope to go up (STCA) and reveal views

Council: $3,303pa approx
Water: $714pa approx