17 Nield Avenue, Balgowlah

Striking an uplifting picture from the street with its crisp white-painted façade, this early 1900s character home has been beautifully remastered to deliver a highly functional, flexible and luxuriously liveable family retreat in a tranquil cul-de-sac setting. High patterned ceilings, picture rails and select timber flooring enhance the elegant formal rooms at the front, while a sweeping family and meals domain flows seamlessly to a covered entertainers' terrace at the rear. Equipped with a deluxe open-plan kitchen, sleek as-new bathrooms, a gas fireplace and ducted air conditioning, the home is complemented by a covered verandah, an elevated deck and cameos of the harbour. Set on 424sqm of landscaped gardens with a private near-level rear lawn, it is a five-minute stroll to Balgowlah Village, Manly Wharf and city express buses, tranquil North Harbour Reserve, and a 10-minute walk to Balgowlah Heights Public School.

* Elegant, white-painted façade poised on a sandstone base with a traditional covered front verandah
* Formal entrance hall adjoins a living room with a cast-iron gas log fireplace and a gorgeous bay window seat
* A chandelier hovers over the formal dining room, and the kitchen overlooks a tiled family and meals area
* The sleek open-plan stone kitchen includes a four-seat stool bar, gas stove, integrated dishwasher and walk-in pantry
* Double sliding glass doors open to a Vergola-covered entertainers' terrace and the rear garden
* Spacious bedrooms, three upstairs have built-ins, the large home office/fifth bedroom opens to the front verandah
* The main bedroom with walk-in robes and the second bedroom open to a balcony with a harbour cameo
* There's a bathroom on both levels, and they've been recently renovated in ultra-chic contemporary themes
* High patterned ceilings, picture rails, plantation shutters, ducted/split-system air-con, ceiling fans and gas outlets
* Level lawn area at the rear, stacked sandstone retaining wall and fences plus bamboo and conifer privacy screens
* 260m to St Cecilia's Catholic Primary School or the playground at the secluded Brimbecom Park
* 15 minute walk to Forty Baskets Beach, minutes to Manly's social hub and beaches plus the Sydney CBD
* Double carport, Travertine pavers line the terrace, verandah and pathway leading to the front door

Council: $3,664pa approx
Water: $714pa approx