Post-war Brisbane gem hits market after 40 years

Built by Griffin & Knowlman during the 1970s, the single-level property at 63 Sefton Road, Hendra is being marketed by Ray White Ascot principal Damon Warat with a price guide of $4.1 million.

Set on a 1,122sqm block, the property features space, scale and architectural interest.

For Ross Drewe's family, the property has been a multi-generational gathering place.

Mr Drewe and his two siblings are selling their parents’ home, following the passing of their mother in 2024, and father about 4 years ago.

The house is a single storey home on a slab, divided into two independent units.

“My parents bought the property in October 1985 as the second owners,” Mr Drewe said.

“They already knew it intimately, having lived in the house directly behind on Bennison Street for many years.

“They were friends with the elderly lady who was the first owner and visited her regularly.”

The move represented a natural downsizing for Mr Drewe’s parents as their three children grew and left home.

“My father, as an architect, was pleased to be able to move into a home that was well designed, and built by the well-regarded firm of Griffin and Knowlman in their heyday,” Mr Drewe said.

“It has some features common for the time but now uncommon, such as a brick fireplace.

“It was one of many houses Griffin & Knowlman built in the style known to architects as ‘slab-floored elevated vernacular housing’, which they pioneered in Brisbane in 1958 and has since become ubiquitous.”

Mr Drewe's father modified the home to enhance indoor-outdoor flow, opening up the breakfast room on three sides with a servery hatch, skylight and glass door to the back lawn.

The lounge is well lit by two large double glass doors looking out onto the front lawn.

“It was a peaceful room for my mother to sit in as she became older and less mobile, with music from the speakers at one end of the room on either side of the fireplace.”