Grimes Cottage, Millers Point listed by NSW state government

Grimes Cottage, Millers Point listed by NSW state government
Jonathan ChancellorApril 21, 2015

Grimes Cottage, at 50 Argyle Place in Millers Point, has been listed by the NSW government.

It is reportedly set to fetch more than $4 million at its 21 May auction.

The Colonial Georgian freestanding home comes with six bedrooms, north-facing garden, along with a self-contained studio flat.

There are views of the Harbour Bridge and The Rocks from its rear verandah.

Set on 416 square metres, the 1830s home was dubbed by the Australian Financial Review as a "jewel" within the social housing portfolio in the area.

McGrath agent Richard Shalhoub holds the listing.

To date, Government Property NSW has sold 12 out of the 293 properties that were used as government housing, fetching around $26.8 million.

The terraces along Kent Street, Argyle Place, Windmill Street and Lower Fort Street have fetched between $1.624 million and $3.95 million.

Minister for Family and Community Services, Brad Hazzard, recently announced that the money made from the sales had gone towards building 10 new two-bedroom seniors living dwellings in Lurnea in Sydney’s south west. 

The sales campaign, which is expected to generate more than $500 million for new housing projects outside the city, resumed earlier this week after the state election.

Grimes Cottage was built by whaler Charles Grimes who built a row of early 1840s terraces depicted in artist Conrad Marten’s work in 1843. 

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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