8 Morcomb Street, Stepney, SA 5069

Best offers by 12:00pm Tuesday 1st September (unless sold prior)

A cute-as single-fronted cottage on first glance gives way to something gloriously architectural at its sunny rear, proving in the process that a modest parcel can live and feel larger than life in a character-laden, leafy suburb that’s all about getting out and living within the city’s grasp.

Peel back its pretty-in-white facade and the bold addition introduces itself almost immediately beyond the cottage’s dual-arched hallway and three equally generous bedrooms, one cleverly edited to include a walk-in robe and fully-tiled ensuite.

The hallway, showcasing the home’s impossibly high ceilings and Baltic pine floors creates a clean line of sight to the polished concrete floors and veil of glazing that define the addition’s industrial cues and deep garden connection.

But it’s the sculptural, in-situ concrete kitchen island, east-west clerestory windows and steeply pitched cathedral ceilings that truly set apart the 2016, underfloor-heated exclamation mark of this solidly built C1910 home.

Like walls of timber-framed glass, the rear doors slide over to completely blur the line between voluminous open-plan living, a rear entertainer’s pavilion, open-aired patio and inch-perfect gardens.

The rest of the renovation keeps pace with the rear addition through two crisp, fully tiled bathrooms, frameless glazing, floating joinery, premium fittings and a suite of Smeg, Blum, Rinnai and Panasonic inclusions.

The clincher is Stepney itself, a tightly grained inner-east suburb where old cottages and leafy streets meet within minutes of The Avenues, Magill Road’s eclectic bric-a-bracs, The Parade, Parklands and festival centric East End, giving this timeless cottage a postcode every bit as compelling as its new lease on life.

More to love:

⁃ A C1910 single-fronted cottage transformed by a bold 2016 architectural addition

⁃ Three large bedrooms, including a main suite with walk-in robe and fully tiled ensuite

⁃ Original Baltic pine floors, decorative fireplaces, ceiling roses and dual hallway arches

⁃ Polished concrete flooring and underfloor heating through the rear extension

⁃ Sculptural in-situ concrete island beneath steeply pitched cathedral ceilings

⁃ East-west clerestory glazing drawing daylight deep into the living zone

⁃ Smeg appliances, Blum soft-close cabinetry and extensive integrated storage

⁃ Two contemporary bathrooms with Mizu fittings and frameless glazing

⁃ Wide timber-framed sliders opening almost the entire rear wall to the garden

⁃ Covered entertaining pavilion, paved patio and tightly landscaped rear garden

⁃ Panasonic inverter heating and cooling and Rinnai hot water

⁃ A highly walkable way of life near bus stops, The Avenues shopping precinct, River Torrens, Magill Road, The Parade and the CBD itself

Specifications:

CT / 5545/200

Council / Norwood Payneham & St Peters

Zoning / EN

Built / 1910

Land / 241m2 (approx)

Frontage / 7.62m

Council Rates / $2502.99pa

Emergency Services Levy / $221.70pa

SA Water / $284.43pq

Estimated rental assessment / Written rental assessment can be provided upon request

Nearby Schools / East Adelaide School, Trinity Gardens School, Norwood P.S, Marryatville P.S, Rose Park P.S, Adelaide Botanic H.S, Adelaide H.S, Marryatville H.S, Norwood International H.S, Glenunga International H.S

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