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Sally Strang + Ash Costello

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Ash and the homebyholly crew were very kind and helpful all the way through the sale process. Ash was a real suburb specialist for O'Connor and gave solid, practical advice that allowed me to achieve a good sale within 6 weeks without fuss. Really felt looked after, very satisfied with the service!

Sally and Ash have fantastic expertise, are genuine, trustworthy and really guided me through the process. Selling your home can be really stressful but I felt fully supported and I am thrilled with the result they achieved for me. I would absolutely recommend Sally and her team to anyone looking for an agent.

Sally and Ash are very professional.
They made our buying process so easy and provided all the necessary information on time. Highly recommend! 
Thank you very much Sally and Ash.

I'm really impressed with my whole experience with Homebyholly and the Sally+Ash team. Sally 'got' the property, knew it's market very well, and secured a buyer and great price really quickly (much quicker & at a better price than I expected too). The marketing was beautiful, and the girls were always super prompt in responding and keeping me up to date with progress.

Sally was simply outstanding throughout the whole unfamiliar sales process. Great proactive and responsive communication, across key details, well-informed advice and recommendations and understood our needs. She helped us achieve a price well above our expectations. Our tenants also spoke well of her. Can't recommend Sally and HBH highly enough!

The Home by Holly process was amazing, their processes are clear and easy to understand and you are kept up to date. 
Sally looked after both buyer and seller. She has great integrity, is highly professional and secured a great price for our home.

Sally Strang, Ash Costello and the entire ‘home by holly’ team are great people to have on your side. As a customer, I always felt warmly and thoroughly guided through the complexities of the process. 

Well ahead of my expectations, meticulously prepared timelines, reliable recommendations and the voice of experience shone through at every turn.

They’re a great team to have in your corner when the stakes are this high.

Great service, Sally and Ash were professional and did an amazing job in selling our house.

Sally was an amazing agent for the sale of our property. From the start she understood the unique value proposition of our home and made us feel comfortable that she would find the right buyer in this challenging market. The marketing of the home was brilliant and Sally's communication throughout the campaign was always prompt and clear. Could not recommend her highly enough! Thanks Sally.

Sally is a consumate professional, who understands the Canberra market well, and is skilled at navigating the space between buyers and sellers. Sally and her team are a pleasure to work with.

Sally was prompt, efficient, and knowledgeable. She dealt with us and potential buyers in a very professional manner and kept us appraised of what was happening re. the sale of our home.

Sally and her team did a great job selling our apartment. We sold our place from interstate and everything was absolutely seamless and as low stress as possible. 

We were particularly happy with Sally’s hustle and ability to work with potential buyers to get the price from one we were happy with to one we were stoked with. 

We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Sally and home.byholly to anyone looking to sell.

Sally was a professional from start to finish. She was generous with her time, meticulous with ensuring she had all our details before providing us with her recommendations. We trusted her her expertise and sound advice, and it certainly proved to be valuable - we sold our property in just a few weeks. Sally guided us through the process, and given it was our first sale, no question was a silly question. I would recommend Sally over and over again.

It was a pleasure working with Sally on the sale of my property. She is knowledgeable and professional and took the time to clearly explain each step of the property marketing and sale process. She kept me informed at every stage, and was always there to answer any questions I had. Sally and her team also assisted me in finding a conveyancer and complete tasks I needed to get done prior to the property being listed on the market. I was very happy with the result from the sale of my property. I would highly recommend Sally and her team at Home by Holly.

Sally and the whole home.byholly team are passionate about people and their homes. Supremely professional, excellent communicators and caring - they did an impeccable job selling my home and I cannot recommend them highly enough. What I love most about Sally and Holly and the team is their care and positivity, their attention to detail and the calm way they go about things. It is so re-assuring to know you are in such capable and trustworthy hands during the emotional experience of selling a home you love.

Sally was a great support to us throughout the sale process.  She kept us informed every step of the way.  Her knowledge of the market and trends was an exceptional help to us when making a final sale decision.

Sally’s has a warm and friendly manner that instills confidence in what cam be a stressful time.  Highly recommend her.

100% recommend Sally! Was a straightforward and stress-free experience

Sally has been an excellent communicator. She is reliable and worked incredibly hard to get me the result I wanted.

Sally is professional and helpful.
She told us all we needed to know, gave us a schedule and the contacts we needed to prepare the property.
Her estimate of the price which we could achieve was accurate.
A great experience - thank you Sally!

Sally and her team were fantastic to deal with and made selling my property a breeze, and I felt well looked after as a first time seller. The personal touches, attention to detail, and beautiful photography were part of what drew me to using Home by Holly in the first place and I was not disappointed. Everything turned out exactly as I had hoped, and I would highly recommend Sally and the Home by Holly team to anyone looking to sell their home.

I cannot speak highly enough of Sally and the whole Home By Holly team. 

I came across Sally when she was looking after the sale of another apartment in my building. The way that listing and apartment was presented was impressive and her impeccable attention to detail was obvious. I knew I wanted my place to be presented with the same level of class and style!

While I have no doubt she's across the Canberra property market as a whole, her knowledge of the city apartment market was another reason I went with Sally.

She was responsive and communicated with me every step of the way. I had absolute confidence throughout the sale campaign that she was committed to getting the best outcome possible for me.

The Home By Holly team as a whole are lovely and their processes are efficient and hassle free. I couldn't be happier, they all made the sale process super easy. Thank you Sally and everyone at HBH! A wonderfully run local business who should be proud of the service they provide to the community.

Fantastic Agent, look no further. Straightforward, easily contactable, makes things as easy as possible. Great marketing tactics and gets results. Along with Ash and Jenna, they’re one great team!

Sally was very professional and easy to liaise with. Sally provided regular updates and kept me informed throughout the selling process. It was a pleasure working with the HBH team.

Working with Sally and her team was a dream run. Everything associated with the sale was professional and yet personal, with a great result.

Sally was lovely to deal with and got that I was selling a home, not a house.  Thank you Sally!

Sally was amazing to work with! 
She made the selling process clear, presented us with an achievable timeline and got us a fantastic result.
We chose to sell during lockdown and Sally navigated safe open house one on one visits and a smooth online auction. 
We have no hesitation in recommending Sally to anyone thinking of selling.
Thank you Sally  🏡

Sally was exceptionally responsive and completed our sale in no time. She provided incredible service, even in the midst of challenging covid restrictions to ensure our marketing campaign and buyer inspections went off without a hitch. She recognised the right part of the market that would work best for us to aim, and helped achieve a result that far exceeded our expectations. She worked tirelessly to keep us updated and maintained our complete confidence along every step of the way. So glad we had Sally!

Sally was fantastic to work with. We had to sell during the ACT Covid lockdown whilst also living interstate. Sally was dynamic and went above and beyond to facilitate our sale. Sally had a clear campaign strategy and was proactive in managing the campaign, but at the same time, was collaborative, easy to work with and never pushy. Would highly recommend.

Friendly and patient. Competent. Always available for clarifying  any issues. A pleasure to deal with (As was Ash) Transparent in all aspects of business.

Super impressed with Sally's commitment to selling our home in spite of a sudden COVID lockdown. This meant changing our sale mechanism from a physical auction to an abridged offline one. Sally worked the phones and got us a good result...would recommend Homes by Holly and Sally and Ash to anyone.

Sally and Ash got us a result better than anything we could have ever expected. They were very organised and knew what they were doing, presenting us with a clear plan from the very beginning. They also set out their marketing principles and strategy, and were clearly on top of the game from the beginning.

Sally and Ash also talked us through the different pros and cons of private treaty vs auction and presented their very convincing (and ultimately justified!) reasoning for which one we should choose.

I particularly liked their great communication throughout, the timeline that they presented to us, the strategy for managing offers and the fact that they were willing to take charge/organise all the things that needed organising.

Sally was great. She was professional and lovely to deal with, kept us informed of progress along the way (and didn't mind that I went MIA with work commitments), and had innovative ideas to help make the apartment stand out. She was able to get us price that more than exceeded our expectations. I have no hesitation recommending Sally to anyone looking to make the experience of selling property smooth and easy.

Sally isn't just professional, she's a pleasure to work with. She's on time, follows things up, anticipates issues and provides great advice. 

Given how stressful and anxiety-inducing selling can get, Sally is the person you to work with.

So glad I engaged Sally and Ash from Home.byHolly to sell my home. I appreciated their professionalism, enthusiasm and skill throughout the process. Great communication and follow-up. I was particularly impressed with how they managed the auction process - everything down to how they cared for me as the vendor and the buyers on the day. So very grateful. Wouldn't hesitate to use again.

Ash Costello

There is a lovely mood…the home brimming with vintage flair and the kind of old soul vibe, that makes you instantly happier, setting a cheery tone for the backdrop of family life. This gorgeous four-bedder is the perfect combo of old and new, opening to deep gardens and golden light, accentuating the rich timber floors, bouncing off the soothing white walls.

And the locale is perfect, think kids biking to nearby parks, a lovely sense of community. The street is leafy and quiet and it is an easy scenic walk to the popular Chifley shops and the wonderful ambience of A Bite to Eat. It is also just a short walk to the bustling Woden precinct with its cornucopia of shopping, eating and drinking experiences, gifting the best of two worlds.

The classic red brick form is shaded and enclosed by mature gardens. A soft swell of lawn is edged by well-tended garden beds. We love the gesture of the fence line – wire strung between relaxed timber posts, ushering in a little bit of country. The form so striking with its stack bond brickwork in classic red with contemporary matt black windows. And the elevated front porch, edged in matching black wrought iron. On one side, a long driveway ushers to a metal double garage.

Inside there are plenty of highlights for family living as a circular flow of social spaces and four generous bedrooms, easily accommodate the moods and needs of modern life. The master is sequestered down one end, serves up a built-in-robe and an elegant ensuite bathroom. It also drifts via glass doors to outdoors, so the sleeping experience is pure retreat, with a tranquil connection to nature.

There is a welcoming foyer with a large coat cupboard, the perfect pause so you can shake the day off. The parquetry floors are to die for, offset with creamy white walls. The airy front living area taking in long views out to parkland, via large corner windows. The dining space is naturally delineated and merges to the renovated kitchen.

The kitchen features chic dark cabinets, timber worktops and a claret tiled splashback. The open timber shelving feels nicely rustic country, in sync with the Allenzi freestanding cooker with gas hob. There is plenty of storage, including a walk-in-pantry. Timber panelling edges the meals area while large French doors open the whole space to a curated choice of alfresco stages.

The children's bedrooms centre around a large family bathroom with a deep tub and a separate powder room. Both ensuite and main bathroom are finished in floor-to-ceiling tiling, awash with subtle patterned texture, with warm timber vanities.

Each of the children's rooms have their own mood and all capture leafy outlooks. Bedroom one has a robe and study nook, while the second bedroom is papered in sweet botanicals and set with custom bunk bed and lots of clever in-built storage. The third bedroom has open shelves for books and chosen objects.

The outdoor space is a tapestry of texture and colour, with flowering trees dotting the fence lines, gifting a peaceful privacy. We love the soft lawn, the large sheltered alfresco area and the timber deck. The whole garden is an immersive oasis, well-tended and ready for hanging with friends or restorative nature bathing.

Life in Chifley -
The tranquillity and proximity to parkland and reserve lends a sense of rural peace so close to Woden and the CBD. 
The proximity to the Woden precinct serves up a fabulous mix of restaurants, cafes and shops. Local favourites including - Space Kitchen for amazing breakfasts and cakes, Eighty-Six South restaurant and The Alby for a beverage or two and a game of pinball. Chifley shops, just a short stroll away, is a thriving local hub, with the local grocer and bakery serving up great coffee and the relaxing vibes of A Bite to Eat café. 
Easy connection to the whole of Canberra with excellent access to transport and an easy distance to the Canberra hospital. A variety of excellent schools are at hand, and it is a mere 10 minutes to Parliament House and 15 minutes to the CBD.

features.
.beautifully renovated four-bedroom home in leafy Chifley
.classic red brick form dotted with matt black framed windows
.leafy front garden 
.elevated front porch 
.foyer with coat cupboard
.parquetry timber floors to living area
.front living area with parkland views
.ducted gas heating
.RC split system - heating and cooling
.adjacent dining area merging to kitchen
.kitchen combined meals with French Doors opening to deck and sheltered alfresco area
.modern kitchen with banks of cabinetry, walk-in-pantry, tiled splash back, Allenzi 90cm freestanding cooker with gas hob, rangehood and dishwasher 
.renovated laundry opening directly to garden
.bedroom one with built-in-robe and study nook
.bedroom two with loft bed and built-in-storage
.bedroom three with open shelving
.separate powder room
.family bathroom with deep tub, timber vanity, rain shower and floor-to-ceiling tiling
.master suite with robe and ensuite bathroom
.soft carpet to all bedrooms
.mix of double-glazed and original windows
.ducted gas heating
.private rear garden, fully fenced with soft lawn and pretty trees 
.long driveway ushering to a double garage
.moments from Chifley shops and the bustling Woden Precinct
.surrounded by green spaces including the walking and biking trails of Mt Taylor
.close to transport, a variety of schools and a mere 14 mins to the CBD by car

fine details (all approximately)
.eer 0.5
.living size 153m2
.garage 29m2
.carport 19m2 
.land size 721m2
.rates $4,238 p/a
.uv $820,000
.build date 1967


happy.home

Dishing up a bushland tranquillity and the perfect inside/outside lifestyle, this beautifully renovated home is an elegant refuge from the hustle and bustle. A restful and restrained materiality is earthed by dark timber notes, while large windows and glass sliders welcome nature and sunlight deep within.

Resting on a loop street and surrounded by green spaces, the home is a few steps from Black Mountain Nature Reserve. A swell of soft lawn reaches to meet the long front veranda, while beautifully planted garden beds teem with plantings including an eye-catching cactus. A long driveway ushers to a gated garage that sits deep in the block, while the house itself is all whisper white rendered walls with a cheerful bright red front door, set with a sidelight in bubble glass. 

If it's storage your dreaming of, this glorious home has you covered with its seamless and clever built-in-solutions, from the foyer with coat cupboard to the enormous European laundry and adjacent bespoke study nook. The kitchen manages to incorporate banks of deep drawers and endless cabinets, gifting a spot for absolutely everything. 

Living, eating and cooking is arranged in an open plan, plantation shutters filtering a soft light, as large windows frame the private frontage. Glass doors can be flung open, extending the dining space to the outdoors and beautiful views of bushland, distant hills. Think bare foot transitions from timber flooring to deck and the perfect combo of sheltered and open air alfresco arrangements. 

The kitchen epitomises simplicity with its minimalist all white appeal. An epic peninsula provides a relaxed place to gather and the whole space is perfectly conversational with the dining table. Recessed pull handles make life easy, as long drawers line three sides of the return, and a full-height pantry easily caters for family life. 

The intimate wing serves up four peaceful bedrooms and a family bathroom with a relaxing bathtub. The master suite is sequestered and open to the outdoors, with a walk-in-robe and an ensuite bathroom. Bedroom four can just as easily be utilised as a central and kid friendly living area and all bedrooms are softly carpeted. Both renovated bathrooms are finished in floor-to-ceiling tiling in crisp white with concordant wall hung vanities in elegant mahogany tones.

The home is a few steps from Black Mountain Reserve and Aranda Bushland and moments from the thriving Belconnen precinct and Jamison Centre. The nearby Aranda shops boast local favorites, café - Two Before Ten, and homewares store - Meet Gather Collect. Within walking distance to Aranda primary school and close to a variety of public and private colleges, the home, is also close to the UC, AIS, Bruce Stadium and only 11 minutes to the CBD. 

features.
.gorgeous renovated four-bedroom home in leafy Aranda
.light filled and open
.ideally placed on a quiet loop street, a few steps from Reserve
.front garden with mature trees and soft lawn
.entry foyer with coat cupboard
.generous open plan, living, kitchen and dining spilling to and elevated rear deck
.rear deck with pergola and peaceful views across to bushland 
.beautiful all-white kitchen with stone worktops, long peninsula, banks of drawers and cabinetry, Electrolux oven and induction cooktop, integrated rangehood and a dishwasher from Westinghouse
.large European laundry with stone benchtop and storage
.built-in-study nook 
.bedrooms one and two with built in robes
.additional third bedroom 
.master bedroom with glass doors opening to the deck, walk-in-robe and modern ensuite
.soft carpet and ceiling fans to all bedrooms
.linen closet 
.double-glazing throughout
.solar hot water
.ducted RC heating and cooling
.ducted gas heating
.fenced easy-care rear gardens with established shady trees
.long driveway with gated parking and double garage 
.a few steps from Reserve
.moments from Aranda shops, Jamison Centre and the Belconnen precinct
.11 minutes to the CBD

fine details (all approximately)
.eer 4.5
.living size 146.2m2
.garage size 40m2
.land size 772m2
.uv $887,000
.build date 1969
.rates $4,649 p/a 

elegant by nature

This excellent apartment doubles down on balconies, so both bedrooms reach to embrace the dynamic natural surrounds. The home occupying a wonderful position, overlooking Turner Parkland, just moments from the ANU, CBD and the boutique eateries of O'Connor Village shops. Freshly painted white walls reflect a symphony of changing light, as epic glazing's capture all the colours and moods of the seasons.

The elegant Ikona development serves up central communal gardens and is peacefully surrounded by green spaces, including the historic Haig Park. Shared walking and bike paths, historic trees, proximity to reserve and the buzzing scenes of Braddon and New Acton gift a tranquil village experience seeded within an exciting urban lifestyle. 

The form has a simple symmetry, with its balance of geometric shapes and pop of Tuscan red, framing the deep balconies. Natural stone dots the deep verge and succulents edge the deep walkway that ushers to the glassed foyer. The apartment is housed on the third and top floor and takes in commanding views across treetops and out to Telstra Tower.

Brand new carpet is plush underfoot, the calming palette a lovely combo of whites with notes of warming organic neutrals. The open plan living, dining and kitchen spilling to the open air, so you can dine alfresco in elevated privacy. Speckled stone worktops meet soft tiling in elegant taupe, as banks of cabinetry in white coalesce with a pop of wood grain. 

The master bedroom has a built-in-robe for seamless storage and an elegant ensuite bathroom. Glass sliders open to the generous balcony, more like another whole room really, extending the space out to the horizon. Think arresting sunsets, cooling summer breezes and the soft light of morning, silhouetting the endless trees. 

The second bedroom also opens onto a private balcony, has excellent storage and sits adjacent to a simply appointed additional bathroom. Both bathrooms are finished in floor-to-ceiling tiling in crisp white, earthed by warm, neutral ceramic floors.

Catch up with friends, dining in your own private oasis or stroll to the RUC for drinks or barefoot bowls. Meander through leafy parkland to the fabulous O'Connor shops with local favs including - Flatheads for fish and chips and The Duxton for streetside eating and live music. Stroll to the Braddon precinct, with its myriads of unique restaurants, bars, and boutique shopping experiences. The home is also close to private and public schools, transport including light rail and the new metro city station, connecting you to the whole of Canberra.

features.

.beautiful two-bedroom apartment in coveted Turner
.light filled and spacious
.elevated views across parkland, endless treetops and out to Telstra Tower
.open plan kitchen, dining and living opening to balcony
.soft new carpet
.freshly painted
.housed on the third and top floor
.kitchen with tiled splash back, stone worktops, banks of cabinetry, electric oven and cooktop, integrated rangehood and dishwasher from Omega
.reverse cycle split system to the living area
.large storage cupboard
.master bedroom with built-in-robe, ensuite bathroom and glass sliders onto a generous and deep balcony
.second bedroom also opening to balcony and with a built-in-robe
.additional bathroom with European laundry, including Omega dryer
.communal gardens
.2x secure car spaces
.new curtains & blinds
.large storage shed in underground carpark
.flanked by Haig Park and facing Turner Parkland
.moments from O'Connor Village Shops and the dynamic Braddon precinct
.handy to transport including the light rail
.easy stroll to the ANU and the CBD


fine details (all approximately)
.eer 5.5
.living size 64m2
.balconies 18m2
.rates $657 p/q
.build date 2012
.body corporate $1,665.42 p/q 
.strata manager Signature Strata 


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