C1937 Grand Art Deco Home

9/10 Main Rooms on valuable corner Esplanade site of 1000sqm (approx.)

Requiring renovation, this palatial and completely original Art Deco of 9/10 main rooms could be your dream family home, or put it to the bulldozer and build STCC. One way or another, you’ll be bowled over by the glittering opportunity here on this beachfront site with its 20.42m frontage to the Esplanade and 48.76m to Ralston Street.

If you decide to do it up and live here on the Golden Mile; you’ll be on the beach every day, eating out on Semaphore Road and riding your bikes along the boardwalk all the way to North Haven. What a life!

Aside from its stunning location, the beauty of this home lies in its sheer size – over 300m2 – and the fact it remains virtually untouched since the day it was completed in 1937. Excitingly, the original architect’s drawings survive, detailing every feature. From dazzling swathes of leadlight sculpted to fit sweeping ocean-view bays; a magnificent columned portico and handsome timber-panelled foyer; glass-fronted display cabinets and stepped period fireplaces; right down to a soaring bank of timber built-ins; it’s a story of survival – a unique snapshot of thirties design that deserves to be conserved for all time.

Every one of the main rooms is huge, airy and sun-kissed. Strip back the carpets and you’ll find jarrah floorboards begging to be sanded and polished to a mirror finish.

Three interconnecting reception rooms – lounge, sunroom and formal dining – enjoy the pick of sea views from Semaphore Jetty to Largs Pier, as do two king-sized bedrooms serviced by a full bathroom.

The remaining two bedrooms, study and a second bathroom, together with an enclosed verandah/store and large open-plan living area featuring a timber kitchen have been annexed to provide a self-contained apartment that has, until recently, been tenanted at $1000 per calendar month.

Complete with ducted reverse cycle air conditioning in the front part of the house, double iron garage, bore watering and a large backyard pregnant with its own possibilities; this highly desirable beachfront property presents a golden opportunity for the creative renovator or developer. We wish we had more like it!