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LARGE SPLIT LEVEL HOME, NORTH ARM COVE, PORT STEPHENS, HUNTER REGION NSW

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Property Type/Size

Southern Side of Dwelling	Front Access Pathway Looking Northwest	Front View of Grounds Looking West

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Buildings and Inclusions

• Split-level layout with main living area at entrance level
• Timber construction with Weathertex cladding, Colourbond roofing and timber flooring throughout
• 8 main rooms plus an enclosed verandah offering 5 potential bedrooms
• Additional office/study plus 2 internal storerooms
• Downstairs bathroom with 2 shower recesses; another upstairs room plumbed for easy conversion
• Ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning downstairs and 2 split units upstairs
• Ceiling fans in 4 rooms
• Roofed verandahs and 2 roofable outdoor areas
• Huge (56 square metres) double lock-up garage beneath upper level
• External laundry
• Old 3 bay carport
• Inbuilt under-floor lock-up storage facility for wine cellar or whatever
• 3 concrete water tanks comprising 50,000 plus litres of rainwater storage
• 2 household water pressure pump systems
• Septic tank sewerage with available land area enabling upgrade to Aerated Wastewater Treatment System to irrigate turfed grounds
• COX ride-on mower for grounds maitenance
• Trailer-mounted Brigs & Stratton powered fire-fighting unit with suciton hosing, 50 metres of delivery hoses, fire nozzles, etc.

Lower Level Living Room Looking East	Lower Level Living Room Looking East	Lower Level Living Room Looking West

Lower Level Main Bedroom	Lower Level Bathroom & Toilet	One of Several Upper Level Rooms

Best Features

• Elevated gently sloping wide frontage allotment in a tranquil bushland setting zoned ‘Village Residential’.
• Overlooks North Arm Cove with panoramic filtered estuary views.
• Warm temperate climate with good regular rainfall (over 1,250 millimetres/50 inches per annum).
• Easterly aspect with beautiful sea breezes for most of the year, but well sheltered from southerly weather effects.
• Spacious mainly turfed low maintenance grounds with generous scope for covered and outdoor parking.
• Front and rear access with rear of property abutting rural land.
• Wildlife prolific throughout the year.
• Near proximity to public waterfront access for dinghy transit to/from owner boat mooring for 7 metre cabin cruiser.
• 4 kilometres from Pacific Highway, 22 from Tea Gardens, 40 from Raymond Terrace and 70 from Newcastle.
• About 2.5 hours travel from the Sydney CBD.

Grounds Looking East	Grounds Looking Southeast	Rear View of Dwelling Looking East

General Information

Some 579 square metres of land was annexed to the original property in 2002, increasing the area of the block to 1,359 square metres. This large allotment is potentially sub-dividable, although this would require verification with Great Lakes Council.

Residual adjoining property at 95 Eastslope Way was sold for $165 per square metre in April 2003. Recent off-waterfront land sales in the North Arm Cove village precinct that settled in February/March 2004 fetched prices of $353, $237 and $236 per square metre respectively.

The original cottage was constructed sometime after 1960 and extensive additions/remodelling were effected in 1996, giving an approximate split-level floor area of 250 square metres; including a very large double garage, but excluding verandahs and outdoor coverable areas. The present owners have also made significant investment in grounds improvements.

Building costs in the relatively remote North Arm Cove village are quite high considering freight costs and travel expenses for tradesmen; thus enhancing the value of existing properties. Replacement building costs, as provided by an Approved Valuer in April 2004, approximate $1,222 per square metre with a Year 2003 inflationary increase of 4.2 percent expected to be applied by builders for new dwellings.

Entrance level main living area and upstairs visitor accommodation are virtually separate. Layout is virtually ideal for a spacious lifestyle retreat or Bed & Breakfast establishment.

Recent Building and Pest Inspection Reports will be made available for review at inspection of the property.

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