Epic Sixties time capsule house with unique retro wallpaper and furnishings

An unimaginable retro time capsule from the Sixties is on provide with the sale of a beloved household house in a priceless waterfront setting in Rodd Level.

The stable brick property at 14 Brisbane Avenue has been untouched for many years, with basic wallpaper, tiles, fixtures, and fittings intact.

Promoting agent Adrian Oddi from Bresic Whitney in Balmain mentioned the house is “as genuine as they arrive” and a snapshot of Australian household life from a bygone period.

“All houses inform a narrative, however some extra so than others,” Mr Oddi mentioned.

The house has been untouched for many years and retains unique options from the 60s. Image: realestate.com.au/purchase

Whereas solely available on the market a number of days, the itemizing has drawn a rush of curiosity from each locals and out-of-area consumers, he mentioned.

“It’s a mixture of households and builders. A northeast-facing bayside house will all the time be fashionable. This house has all the best containers ticked.”

It boasts spectacular views throughout the water. Image: realestate.com.au/purchase

The three-bedroom, one-bathroom brick home sits on a 379sqm block. It has separate residing and eating areas, a storage with a workshop, driveway area for extra off-street parking, and a big yard.

Mr Oddi mentioned the sale represents a uncommon alternative for the subsequent proprietor to “reimagine its subsequent chapter”.

“I’m excited to see what comes subsequent as a result of this one is particular,” he mentioned.

There are separate residing and household areas all through. Image: realestate.com.au/purchase

Vendor Beth Jessup mentioned her father Tony was a month off 98 when he died. He moved into the home when he was 36 together with his spouse Carmel, and she or he and her sister.

“Rodd Level then might be a bit excessive on the nostril at instances, with the stench of seaweed and precise chemical compounds from manufacturing unit runoffs that lined the Parramatta River foreshore,” Ms Jessup mentioned.

“A dredging of Iron Cove occurred someday within the late Sixties, which put pay to that. The marine life multiplied once more, the well being of the ecosystem returned, and property costs began to maneuver.”

It gives infinite potential for a brand new proprietor. Image: realestate.com.au/purchase

The home developed over time too, with the addition of an enormous sunroom and new kitchen by way of an extension within the 60s.

It was her mum Carmel that was liable for work on the house although as “dad wasn’t the handyman”.

“For 40 years, dad entertained his [accountancy] purchasers within the entrance workplace, sitting at his large flip of the century French polished desk.”

The previous proprietor ran his accounting enterprise from the property. Image: realestate.com.au/purchase

He was one thing of an area icon for a lot of his life, she mentioned. He was unmissable due to his classic racing inexperienced Volvo sedan, which continues to be parked downstairs, and a definite sense of fashion. 

“[He would be] dressed both in his Smartex tartan woollen dressing robe with patched elbows, or an costly tailor-made, normally darkish navy, woollen go well with, white silk shirt, pink silk tie… no matter temper took him,” she mentioned.

The water views are priceless. Image: realestate.com.au/purchase

As a baby, Ms Jessup would get up early generally to look at the “superb” dawn along with her dad. That priceless vista is an enormous a part of the explanation that he insisted residing within the house till the very finish, she mentioned.

“He’d say: ‘Why would I wish to depart a view like that.’ That view, that sweep up Iron Cove any time, is gorgeous.

“The stillness and peace of the lights on the water at night time… and on New 12 months’s Eve, you’ll be able to sit out and watch the fireworks shifting down the river. It is a prize and I am going to miss it. All of the household will.”

The property heads to public sale on 29 October with a value information of $4.2 million.