This artful home has been gorgeously renovated while still retaining all the clean lines and light filled openness of a classic split level townhouse. The main abode is arrayed across two levels, has soaring ceiling heights and is bookended by sunny courtyards. There is also the distinction of a fully self-contained flat with separate access and lovely privacy. Unique and flexible, the home serves up a modernist vibe combined with a cool industrial edge and presents an array of uses – Airbnb, teen haven, inter-generational living, separate home office or sprawling four bedroom home.

Ideally placed at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, dotted with similar modernist townhouses, the home connects to footpaths that link to green spaces, including Garran oval. It is a few steps to the Garran shops, home to Little Garran Café and the Friendly Grocer, for all those little necessities. The Canberra Hospital is a short stroll away and it is not far to the bustling Woden Precinct.

The classic form is all organic brick with a terracotta tiled roof, rows of clerestory windows, and joyful bright orange front doors. A broad driveway leads to a double garage and high courtyard walls privatise the glassed frontage of the main home, which is accessed via the tree shaded courtyard. Equipped with a 13kW solar system, this home offers great potential for energy savings and lower utility bills.



A voluminous living area welcomes from the get-go, with the main home overlooking the deep courtyard and welcoming a blessing of afternoon light. Glass pendants are suspended from the raked ceilings, softly demarcating and illuminating the living space. A warming raw brick wall is set with a fireplace and mantle, while a wall of glass frames the alfresco paving outside…soft greys coalescing with Corten steel edging, and the sculptural form of a mature Olive tree.

The kitchen and dining area at the end of the space, extend into another courtyard, gifting a connection to the outside at both the front and rear. Dark walnut toned cabinetry meets stone worktops and there is a long floating island. Ample pantry space and a combo of drawers and cabinets create a place for everything and there are 90cm appliances from Electrolux. We love the green/brown hues of the tiled splashback and the way the tiling has been continued within the European laundry. Exposed black iron beams and a black metallic pendant light, introduce cool industrial notes.

Upstairs is given over to three bedrooms all with soft carpet and reached via a floating timber and steel staircase. Clerestory windows line the hallway and drop pendants further highlight the sense of space, thanks to the generous lofty void. The master bedroom sits directly across from a walk-in-robe and the two additional rooms have excellent built-in-storage. The upstairs bathroom is finished in kit-kat tiling in a nod to the kitchen, but this time, mossy/sea green hues sit lustrous, against broad format wall tiles, in organic grey.

The apartment with its seperate entrance, is entered directly from the street and serves up a large bedroom, central bathroom and powder room, office nook and a rear open plan kitchen, living and dining area that connects to the outside via glass sliders. Easy-care timber laminate floors stretch to meet soft white walls, with the neutral scheme extended to the crisp white kitchen. Configured in an L-shape, the kitchen makes the most of every inch, with its array of streamlined cupboards and space for a washing machine beneath the benchtop.

Outstanding prospect for savvy investors looking for dual income. Currently the home is being used as a short-term rental through Canbnb with an excellent gross income average of $8,240 per month or $98,973 per year. Offered with vacant possession, it is also the perfect opportunity for buyers looking for a home to live in.

Life in Boothby Place -
The tranquillity and proximity to parkland and Reserve lends a sense of rural peace so close to the city. Garran is a coveted leafy enclave, edged by Red Hill Nature Reserve, The Federal Golf Course and Hughes Garran Woodland.The proximity to the Woden precinct means it is an easy stroll to many fabulous restaurants, cafes and shops. Local favourites including - Space Kitchen for breakfasts and cakes, Eighty-Six South restaurant and The Alby for a beverage or two and a game of pinball. There is an array of health and fitness options at your doorstep, from yoga through to ice-skating. Easy connection to the whole of Canberra with access to transport and just a short stroll to the Canberra hospital. A variety of schools are at hand, and it is a mere 10 mins to Parliament House and 15 mins to the CBD.

features.
.unique modernist townhouse in coveted Garran
.seperate title
.separate self-contained flat with one bedroom, bathroom, powder room, study nook, generous kitchen, living and dining, opening to courtyard
.new RC split system to all bedrooms & living areas
.main dwelling arrayed across two levels
.high ceiling heights
.deep front alfresco courtyard
.front living with functional fireplace & RC split system
.kitchen combined dining, spilling to rear courtyard
.renovated kitchen with large island, stone worktops, tiled splashback & banks of cabinetry
.90cm electric oven and induction cooktop from Electrolux
.downstairs powder room & linen cupboard
.European laundry
.lockable door access to separate apartment
.floating timber stairs
.three upstairs bedrooms, all with RC split systems
.master with adjacent walk-in-robe
.both additional bedrooms with built-in-robes
.renovated family bathroom
.double garage
.13kW solar array
.a few steps from Garran shops, Garran Primary School & The Canberra Hospital
.moments from the Woden Precinct
.handy to great schools, parks, ovals & endless Reserve
.16mins to the CBD

FINE DETAILS (all approx):

EER: 2.0
Living size: 170 m2

Year built: 1962

Rates: $3,107.45 pa
UV: $538,000 (2024)