Coastal vibes at family friendly dream home

This character filled Sydney dream home has everything a family could want, just 300m from one of the city’s most loved beaches.

Kirsten Craze

2 min read

June 17, 2024 - 3:07PM

North Shore Times

30 Lower Almora St, Mosman

A beach house radiating coastal vibes, this family-friendly property is ready made package conveniently sitting only footsteps from Balmoral Beach.

Its waterside position is perfect for owners Michele Chevalley Hedge and Steven Hedge who own and run the Balmoral Boatshed just down the road. US-born Michele is also a nutritionist and presenter who has written Beating Sugar Addictions for Dummies, Eat, Drink and Still Shrink as well as The Australian Healthy Hormone Diet.

Sitting on the lower side of quiet Almora St, the five-bedroom home on 555 sqm is only a 300m walk from Hunter Park and the harbour shoreline but also benefits from its own tropical gardens and backyard pool for private entertaining.

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Coastal vibes.

Prime position.

A warm welcome.

Behind a welcoming foyer, the expansive open plan entry level has a choice of formal and informal living spaces spilling out onto a full-width barbecue deck with new timber and a landscaped internal courtyard.

The spacious everyday zone has a warming stone-framed gas fireplace and the sleek contemporary kitchen is home to stone surfaces, a long breakfast bar, a freestanding 900mm gas cooker, integrated fridge and a large butler’s pantry for hidden meal preparation. This main living level also has a separate lounge room, the idea breakout space with an upholstered day bed. There is also a laundry with external side access and a guest bedroom or convenient home office sitting opposite a full bathroom.

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Looking out over the pool.

Lots of natural light.

Ideal north shore living.

Fantastic indoor/outdoor slow.

Four more bedrooms on the first floor each have ample built-in cupboard space while the palatial main is a stylish retreat complete with private north-facing balcony, a dressing room style walk-in wardrobe as well as a spa ensuite with twin vanities. There is a shared terrace on the upper level, overlooking the leafy courtyard below.

A home built with a true inside to out lifestyle in mind, the house opens up to the great outdoors where lush gardens wrap around a heated mosaic-tiled swimming pool and private sun deck.

Down on the lower level beyond the double lock up garage, there is another multipurpose room which could be an alternative home office, games or media room.

Bonus features include off-street parking for another three cars, under house storage, ducted airconditioning, sensor lights and security alarm.

In addition to having easy access to the landmark sands of Balmoral Beach, the Almora St home is also close to Mosman’s shopping hub, plus Military Rd eateries and boutiques.

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