The opportunity of your lifetime

FOR the first time in 60 years, this much-loved family home called Kulumadau, is on the market in the heart of blue-chip Ascot.

This classic Queenslander at 30 Ormond St, Ascot has been sensitively maintained and improved over the years yet offers wonderful potential to renovate and expand further.

This original double story property sits on three separately titled lots totalling 1215sqm with an extra large swimming pool, established gardens and side access to the garage.

Ray White New Farm elite agent Christine Rudolph said the large established property, which includes the original wide hardwood timber flooring, stained glass windows and VJ panels, offering an enviable environment for a family to truly create their dream life.

“With all the charm of a bygone era, Kulumadau’s warm and inviting presence transcends generations,” Ms Rudolph said.

”There’s potential to renovate the lower-level self-contained accommodation which would flow out to the pool.”

Family spokesman Stephen Jones, a well known property lawyer, said that in the 1960, his parents Tessa and Lawrence Jones OAM arrived in Brisbane as expats from Papua New Guinea where his father was working after the war to replant it’s agricultural crops.

“They fondly named the classic Queenslander Kulumadau after The Residency on Woodlark Island in PNG, which was home to my mum’s grandfather, who was the first District Magistrate in PNG.

“They were immediately attracted by the large leafy allotment, once dotted with macadamia, mango and custard apple trees.

“So 30 Ormond Street became the perfect environment for my family to call home, for the next 60 years.

“My parents actually bought the property in 1960 as my grandmother lived over the road so it was a no brainer that they wanted to close by.

“It truly was a wonderful place to grow up as it was so peaceful yet so close to the CBD.

“My parents - who have both since passed away - raised their family of four children there so it’s been in continuous family ownership since 1960, which is pretty rare.

“It truly is a great location, so close to Oriel Park which is still largely unspoiled and it’s also very close to the racecourse.”

There’s an opportunity to shift the house as the house sits over two lots, while the pool sits on the third lot.

“The shops are right behind the house which is very convenient. It’s just time for another family`s story to begin here.”

The property goes to auction on April 4 at 1pm on-site with award-winning auctioneer Haesley Cush.