3 Marshall Street, Manly

Claiming a prized position just a few steps away from secluded Little Manly Beach, this dual level c1932 semi has been architecturally remastered to sync with its elegant Art Deco origins. Freestanding to the northeast and graced with high ceilings and original rimu timber flooring, it features an open-floor living and dining space flowing to a tranquil sandstone-paved courtyard, an updated retro kitchen and upstairs bedroom suites with cathedral ceilings and a view of the harbour. Placed on 290sqm with deep near-level rear lawn screened by established landscaped tropical gardens, it provides a haven of coastal calm and sand between your toes bliss within a stone's throw of Manly's cosmopolitan village centre, city ferry service and internationally famous surfing beach.

* Move straight in, stamp your creative decorative mark or renovate (STCA) and fashion the ultimate designer beach haven
* High side from the street, elegant blue brick on sandstone façade, extensive forecourt lined with tropical gardens
* Entrance hall with high patterned ceilings, picture rails, sash windows, floating timber stairs with timber panelled walls
* Sunny northeast-facing living and dining space with a crackling open fireplace plus a gas heating outlet
* Glass French doors open to a sun-dappled rear courtyard and deep lawn with a fire-pit patio at the rear
* Retro-style open plan gas kitchen with timber benches, dishwasher and soaring raked ceilings with a skylight
* Two large bedrooms on the entry level, sunroom or office with a north aspect, plus a white mosaic-tiled bathroom
* The upper-level houses two sizable bedrooms with built-ins and cathedral ceilings, an ultra-modern bathroom and a wet bar
* The upstairs bedrooms are vibrantly light, and the rear bedroom has a view down the harbour to the Eastern Suburbs
* The covered external laundry with a sink by the rear courtyard could be converted into an amazing cabana
* An enormous garage-sized basement area with sandstone walls is ideal for a workshop, cellar and plenty of storage
* Step out the door and it's literally metres to Little Manly Beach with its harbour pool and the waterside Ripples Cafe
* 500m to Manly Skiff Club, 550m to Collins Beach, 10-minute stroll to village eateries, Manly wharf and Manly Beach

Council: $4,122PA approx.
Water: $620PA approx.