Mr Hardy paid $540,000 for the split-level apartment in a
converted shoe and boot factory in one of Sydney’s
first warehouse conversions.
Thick glass windows meant only a faint rumble could be
heard from inside the Marian
Street apartment as the auction got underway.
The pace was quick after an opening bid of $425,000, a
black cat circling happily around house hunters’ legs before Mr Hardy, of North Sydney, made his winning bid. The 100-square-metre
apartment – sold by Charles Touma, from Bresic Whitney Estate Agents – features
a marble kitchen benchtop, high ceilings and parking.
Heritage features included heavy wooden ceiling beams and
an original brick facade. As well as the proximity to rail, Mr Hardy said:
“I like the building and the security of the building. I like the
warehouse conversion.”
He said he had been house hunting since January and it had
been “tough”.
“Everything goes for more,” he said. “I
have been to so many auctions where I thought I was in with a chance.”
The vendors sold so as to buy another apartment in the
same building with city views.
One of them, Australian Women’s Weekly managing editor
Caroline Roessler, said she enjoyed the apartment’s abundant light, with the
high windows helping to “let the sky in”.
Photo: Lisa Wiltse The view of Redfern’s hectic rail
network from the apartment.
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