3/12 Key Street, Campbell, ACT 2612

Wonderful lifestyle choice in this tightly held complex for the over 55's!

This expansive three-bedroom ensuite home is tucked away within a serene complex, with a private road, edged by much loved homes and well-tended gardens. This is living for the over fifty-fives at its best - great community, shared gardens, including a sheltered pergola for morning tea and yoga amidst the formal hedging and the flowering wisteria. No.3 the only free-standing home in the complex…spacious and graceful with high ceilings, Art Deco stepped cornices, and a wonderful plan for ease of living.

Key Street gently rises from Anzac Park, you can look back and see The War Memorial in the near distance. Walking trails travel along an underpass, connecting you to the bushland peace of Mt Ainslie. While to the south, pretty streets link to pathways that arrive at George Cross Memorial. It is a special enclave on the edge of the city, dotted with cultural landmarks and iconic homes, making a stroll around the neighbourhood quite the special experience.

This welcoming home is named Saint Anne's, after the convent that graced the grounds before the new builds were constructed. The smooth rendered form softened by a flowering crepe myrtle, while a formal portico shelters the front entry, shadowed by a second archway fronting the second storey. There is a paved driveway and a huge double garage, with internal access. 

Lovingly cared for, the home has been in the one family since construction and has benefited from various upgrades – solar panels, new floating timber floors and some fresh paint. Deep red drapes lend the large front living and combined dining area a touch of drama, it's the perfect place to gather with family and friends.

The second living area is all easy-care laminate timber flooring with a fabulous roomy kitchen on one side. Glass sliders open onto a sheltered patio that runs the full-length of the home. You can see Mount Ainslie above the clipped hedges, the garden wrapping around the eastern side, where morning sun saturates a soft swell of lawn. 

We love the timber-look cabinets, the soft patterned grain set against stone worktops and tiled splashback. Floors are tiled in organic patterned grey and there is a generous return for relaxed breakfast seating. One imagines kids or grandkids gathered around a second dining table, catching up on homework while you cook. There are quality appliances from Smeg, including and integrated microwave and dishwasher, while a large pantry provides a place for everything.  

The master bedroom opens to the private garden, there is a walk-in-robe and a generous ensuite bathroom with double basins and a relaxing bathtub and shower space fitted with grab rails. Finished in floor to ceiling tiling, the bathroom echoes the kitchen with is gentle pallet of warm timber grain. 

The upstairs level is given over to two peaceful bedrooms, a large study space and a family bathroom with separate toilet. Both bedrooms capture treetop views via a duo of high set, square windows. The study area has built-in- cabinetry, including a long desk. The same square windows sit above, perfectly framing a towering eucalypt. 

The home is handy to the local Campbell shops, with fab eateries including Hello Café and the ever popular La Bistronome. The nearby Campbell 5 is one of Canberra's most popular and vibrant pockets, with its collection of sought after bars, restaurants and cafés. The city centre is moments away and it is not far to the ANU, CIT plus a mix of private and public schools and transport. There is an abundance of fabulous parks, easy access to the walking and biking trails of Lake Burley Griffin and a special closeness to the War Memorial and the significant monuments that dot the Parade. 

features.
.elegant three-bedroom ensuite plus home in coveted old Campbell
.arrayed across two levels 
.high ceilings and decorative cornices
.part of a boutique development for the 55's and over 
.shared common gardens with a gazebo
.large front living/combined dining room 
.family room combined kitchen with new timber floors, opening to the sheltered patio and garden
.generous kitchen with banks of cabinetry, breakfast bar, Miele oven, cooktop, rangehood, microwave and dishwasher
.adjacent laundry with direct access to the back garden
.downstairs powder room
.downstairs master bedroom opening to the garden with walk-in-robe and large ensuite bathroom with a bathtub
.two bedrooms upstairs, both with built-in-robes
.large study area with fixed desk and storage
.family bathroom and separate toilet
.linen closet
.under stair storage
.iron security doors 
.ducted heating and cooling
.original solar array with 0.45 cent rebate
.huge double garage with internal access and storage cupboards 
.private back garden with green walls, pretty plantings, soft lawn and views to Mt Ainslie
.long sheltered patio
.new Colorbond fence
.handy to green spaces including the walking and biking trails of Mount Ainslie and Mount Pleasant Reserve
.not far from Campbell shops and the local primary school
.handy to the much loved Ainslie shops
.close to the Campbell 5 and the Braddon Precinct and the CBD
.ready to move into and enjoy

EER: 4.5
Fees: $1,904 approx. per quarter
Internal living: 192.8m2 approx.
Garage: 44.9m2 approx.