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Literally a matter of footsteps to the blue ribbon heart of Balmain village, this inviting townhouse is ideally placed in a boutique block of just three. Neatly presented for a low maintenance lifestyle, this is an affordable entry level opportunity for the discerning professional couple or investor alike. Enjoying the light of a due northern perspective, there is a well proportioned combined living and dining area that opens to a private barbecue entertaining terrace. Both bedrooms are doubles, with features that include built-ins, a balcony and district views across the treetops to the Anzac Bridge. Additional features include a storeroom, an undercover parking space, carpeting, skylight and a bathroom with bath and integrated laundry facilities. With minor scope for modernisation throughout to equip for contemporary living, it is simply metres to cafes, boutiques, shops, galleries, parks and transport.
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The area now known as Balmain was part of a 550 acre (2.2 km²) grant to colonial surgeon Dr William Balmain (1762–1803) made in 1800 by Governor John Hunter. A year later, Balmain transferred his entire holding to settle a debt to John Bothwick Gilchrist before returning to Scotland. The legality of the land transfer from Balmain to Gilchrist for only 5 shillings was challenged by... Read More »