9 Hobbs Street, Picnic Bay, QLD, 4819, Australia

To enquire, please email or call 1300 815 051 and enter code 1172

First time offered for sale in more than twenty years and situated on an 802 square metre corner block in a quiet but convenient pocket of Picnic Bay, these two free-standing houses represent excellent value. The property is on a single title, so there are no body corporate restrictions. In today’s tight island rental market, they have the potential to return a combined gross rental of $700 per week or 6% on investment.

Each house fronts a different street – Hobbs Street and Birt Street. Being subdivided a century ago, the wide streets have allowed the nature strips to be vegetated, adding a further 200 square metre buffer between the houses and the streets. Vehicle access to both houses is in Birt Street.

Brighton Cottage (fronting Hobbs Street)

Charming Brighton Cottage allows you to step back in time to the Magnetic Island of yesteryear. This louvred former two-bedroom cottage is now a fully air-conditioned, screened and fanned open-plan residence (119 square metres, including garage).

Recently re-stumped and freshly painted inside, it features a Tasmanian oak kitchen, hardwood floors and a modern bathroom. Adjacent to the kitchen is a study nook. Down the back stairs and undercover is the tiled laundry and utilities area opening to the lock-up garage which is secured by a roller door. All in all, this space is a roomy 47 square metres.

At the front of the cottage is a beautifully tiled 20 square metre veranda surrounded by palms and ferns – it’s a perfect place to relax and enjoy an afternoon drink or barbecue.

Brighton Cottage is being offered fully furnished, and is ready to move in, lease or holiday let.

Three-bedroom House (fronting Birt Street)

This three-bedroom Brunswick green painted house, (122 square metres, including garage) with its distinctive blue garage roller doors, has large windows all around that catch breezes from every direction making it especially cool in the summer months. It is fully screened and fanned.

Three generous sized bedrooms, one with a built-in robe, and a spacious bathroom with toilet, vanity and shower over half-bath, make this a very comfortable tropical home. One bedroom is presently used as a study, but it also has a single bed. The other bedrooms have queen beds. The bathroom features a ceiling to floor storage cupboard.

Like Brighton Cottage, this house has a Tasmanian oak kitchen and hardwood floors. The large kitchen area has a gas cooker and plenty of bench and cupboard space. There's a large refrigerator and chest freezer. The kitchen adjoins the dining area and living room which feature a large dining setting, sofa and entertainment unit.

A spacious laundry, with a double tub and ample wall cupboard space, leads to the small back landing where there’s a timber ramp to the backyard with a rotary hoist clothesline. Here there is access to the rear of the single car garage which has loads of storage space.

At the front of the house, a tiled veranda overlooks the garden palms and has views above the trees to the surrounding hills. It’s a perfect spot for a morning coffee or afternoon drink.

Notable features

• These two houses are furnished and ready to move in immediately but have enormous potential for further improvement.
• Most of the infrastructure is in place for the existing automated irrigation system to be reactivated (it was deactivated for the recent re-stumping of Brighton Cottage).
• The houses are surrounded by trees and shrubs, so there is an abundance of butterflies and birdlife.
• Ample space is available on the block for a pool, a veggie patch and a large rear deck.
• The combined undercover garage/utility area of more than 65 square metres is perfect for storing a boat or trailer. This area could be enlarged further by the construction of carports in front of the garages.
• Townsville City Council rates of about $3,000 per half-year include double the standard residential water allocation, sewerage fees for both houses, and waste removal from two sets of wheelie bins.
• Each house has individual electricity billing.

The Perfect Location in Picnic Bay

• A five-minute stroll (just 500 metres) down Granite Street takes you to the sandy, tree-lined Picnic Bay foreshore, historic jetty and eating spots. A short walk in the opposite direction brings you to the island’s popular nine-hole golf course.
• Close by is the walk to Sail Rock, and Hawking’s Point lookout is readily accessible by foot. There is also ready access to the road to Cockle Bay and West Point.
• It’s just a five-minute drive to Nelly Bay’s ferry terminal or a convenient one-minute walk to the bus stop with at least 18 services a day to Nelly Bay, Arcadia and Horseshoe Bay.

Properties with this potential are rare on the island, so to avoid disappointment an early inspection is recommended.

To enquire, please email or call 1300 815 051 and enter code 1172