Vintage beachside classic

Channel the vibes of Manly’s glory days while living in modern comfort within this sun-drenched c1918 character apartment peacefully nestled in an exclusive one-way street just 130m from Manly Beach. Graced with exquisite period detailing and tastefully updated throughout, it features spacious living and dining rooms, a bright and breezy northeast/northwest aspect plus a fabulous common rooftop terrace. Placed at the rear of the top floor within ‘The Astor’, a boutique security building of six, it is only a few minutes' level stroll to Manly’s cosmopolitan cuisine scene, village shopping and city ferry terminal. <br/><br/>* Elaborate façade with high arched windows and leadlights <br/>* Restored common entry with an archway inset with leadlights<br/>* Wide entrance hall with a sunbed set under northeast windows<br/>* Generous living room with a cosy cast iron gas log fireplace<br/>* Large separate dining room with a sunlit northwest aspect<br/>* CaesarStone and gas kitchen with a stainless steel dishwasher<br/>* French doors yawn open to double bedrooms with built-ins<br/>* Sleek full bathroom, stone vanitytop and twin shower heads<br/>* Soaring 3m ceilings, decorative cornice and picture rails <br/>* Timber flooring, original exposed timber doors/doorframes<br/>* Common rooftop terrace with barbecue, seating and sunbeds<br/>* Only one minute barefoot to the sand and surf at Manly Beach<br/>* Less than a five minute stroll to Coles, eateries and The Corso <br/>* 300m to the beach at Manly Cove, 600m to Manly Wharf <br/>* Lock-up garage, common storage area, 86sqm on title <br/><br/>Water: $691pa approx<br/>Council: $1,698pa approx<br/>Strata: $1,527pq approx<br/>