53 Darling Street, Balmain East, NSW 2041

Entrenched in Balmain's early history, this two-storey 1880s terrace presents a rare opportunity to secure a freehold Mixed Use property in a tightly held boutique shopping strip just up from Balmain East Wharf at the tip of the peninsula. Freshly schemed interiors, a highly adaptable layout and sunny north-facing garden combine to offer an exceptional live/work prospect in a key location with a high-visibility ground floor retail/gallery space or consulting rooms and three double bedrooms on the upper level. Surrounded by cafes and harbour parkland in a historic village community, this unique B1-zoned property is full of character with pressed metal ceilings and exposed sandstone and brick walls making it perfect as a creative studio or boutique design firm.

- Adaptable layout ideal as a family home or home + business
- B1 zoning, perfect for a gallery or boutique design practice
- Glass-fronted 55sqm approx retail/gallery or studio space
- Pressed metal ceilings, exposed beams and track lighting
- Sunny modern kitchen overlooking the north-facing garden
- 3 double bedrooms on the upper level, main with a fireplace
- Spacious living room with a fireplace, exposed stone walls
- Renovated bathroom on each level, large internal laundry
- High ornate ceilings, exposed brickwork, loads of character
- Sunny grassed garden with level lawn, 128sqm approx block
- Prime village location, 50m to the landmark East Village Hotel
- 250m stroll to the ferry to Barangaroo and Circular Quay