Fox Johnston Balmain workers cottage reno snapped up pre-auction
Architect Conrad Johnston and his wife Katrina have sold their Balmain home.
The Stewart Place home was a 100 year old worker’s cottage before its 2009 makeover.
Set on a sloping 241sq m block, the Fox Johnston architects director bought the property for $860,000 in 2006 then added a modern open-plan extension.
The original cottage now contains three bedrooms overlooking gardens designed by Daniel Baffsky from 360 Degrees Landscape.
On the second level there is a bedroom with ensuite and an adjoining study.
The interiors have green walls and an internal atrium.
The home sold ahead of its weekend auction having been listed with a price guide of $2.4 million to $2.5 million through Cobden & Hayson agent Peter Gordon, with it selling at $2.5 million plus.
This article was first published in the Sunday Telegraph.