2 days Ago By Peter Farago
A Geelong buyer is trading inner city apartment for spacious Belmont townhouse in a deal wrapped up in days. The sale in Roslyn Rd, Belmont , was officially wrapped up in 19 days, but McGrath Geelong agent David McGuinness said the buyer was the first in lime and was in discussions to purchase after a second look. The single-storey townhouse is on its own title on a 438sq m parcel of land near Settlement Rd.
RELATED: Young buyers’ drive adds $20K bonus for character home Two bidders vie for home in Belmont’s ‘best street’ Geelong areas where half of homebuyers didn’t need a bank The home occupied its own title at the rear of the development. A spacious north-facing living zone opened to a courtyard. The home is designed with a raked roof and offers three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a double garage with direct entry to the laundry and kitchen.
“The purchaser decided she wanted a bit more space around her and was the first person through on the first day I had it open,” Mr McGuinness said. “She came back for another look and we pretty much stitched it up from there.” Mr McGuinness said the $750,000 purchase price was what the vendors were hoping for.
“She was waiting for a contract to go unconditional (on her place in town), so that just stretched it out a little bit,” he said. “I did have good interest in the property, with over a dozen people through a couple of opens.” The design of the townhouse allowed high ceilings the accentuate the sense of space, especially in the north-facing open-plan living, dining and kitchen zone that leads out to a landscaped rear courtyard.
The kitchen has stone benches. A high-end finish featured in the bathrooms. The backyard offered a paved patio and lawn areas.
The kitchen has high-end joinery, a 900mm stainless steel gas cooktop and stone benchtops, plus a large pantry and a central island bench doubling as a breakfast bar. The main bedroom at the front of the residence has a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite. The townhouse had ducted gas heating, split-system airconditioning and ceiling fans.
“It’s a 10-year old property that is extremely well built,” Mr McGuinness said. “It was extremely well looked after and certainly didn’t present as a 10-year-old home.” Mr McGuinness said the location offered good access up to the main Belmont shopping strip on High St.
“It was a really good property, a great spot with a north-facing backyard. It was a back one too, so tucked away and very quiet.”.
