This acreage residence was built using guidelines that the most important aspects are low maintenance, taking advantage of the prevailing breezes and embracing the existing landscape.
The beautiful high-set steel-framed house with three bedrooms, two bathrooms and some 300m2 under roof features a grand open-plan living area with polished timber floors of approximately 60m2 and a hardwood timber deck of some 40m2 that allows entertaining in style, graced with pleasant views over a rainforest-clad mountain landscape.
The property that cannot be seen from road is in close proximity to the Barron Falls National Park and borders only one other immediate acreage property. It is private and adds to a life in tune with nature.
A semi-circular driveway provides level-access to the residence and to the understory-level the house with high clearance that can accommodate two vehicles, heavy machinery, boat or caravan and that also features a workshop. This level has a third bathroom and is designed to be converted into a two-room flat with only minor expenses if more living space is required.
The well equipped kitchens with appliances is connected to a low cost electricity user system.
A swimming pool adjacent to the front verandah has been filled in and turned into a lawn area. All pool plumbing is new and it can be turned into a 10 x 5 metre swimming pool with a minimal cost to remove the fill and having pool pumping equipment installed.
The property’s many features include garaging for two cars and room for a double carport at the main entrance if required, solar-hot-water system, gutter guards all round, insulated zincalume-roof, multiple water-taps throughout the garden, main entrance through a glass and timber-conservatory.
The Council is likely to look in favour of approving a second house on site for family use.
Kuranda, the village in the Rainforest, high above Cairns, has long been prominent for its tropical but moderate climate at an altitude of some 400 metres above sea level and also for a quality life-style, which is in sharp contrast to the densely populated urban areas around Cairns. The village provides complete shopping and living amenities.
Some of Cairn’s most beautiful beaches can be accessed n 15 minutes and the International Airport Cairns and the Cairn’s CBD in 25-30 minutes.
The seller would favour; a conventional length settlement or an optional longer settlement with a lease-back agreement to be negotiated.