Former stamp factory conversion listed in Surry Hills

One of the tightly held warehouse conversions in Sydney's Surry Hill has been listed for sale.

The property has been listed by BresicWhitney agents Shannan Whitney and William Phillips in conjuction with Richards Elliot agents Jerry Toller and Simon Hohnen. The agents are looking for $2.5 million plus for the property.

It last sold in 1991 for $270,000 to the current owners who converted into a gallery and residence.

The building is a former rubber stamp factory now known as the Stamp Factory and Gallery.

The early 1990s conversion was designed by architects Mark Hurcum and Nick Turner who have since worked on a number of large commercial, office and residential projects including the redevelopment of Campbell’s Stores in The Rocks and the planned 19-31 Pitt Street Sydney.

The three bedroom residence on 240 square metres comes with two street frontages. It consists of a warehouse fronting Phelps Street and a terrace fronting Arthur Street.

The marketing for the property celebrates the floating paved entry with water features, the central stone and steel kitchen the artist studio which has its own entry, the classically industrial high ceilings, and the privacy of its central courtyard.

The architects for the project say the brief was for the adaptive re-use of a rubber stamp factory into a private residence and art studio.

They say it was inspired by the client’s requirement for ‘Stonehenge-like’ use of light.

“Recycling much of the original fabric the old building was opened up to create a dynamic series of internal and external spaces,” the architects website says.

"This property was originally a stamp factory, which was still operational when last sold 1991," says BresicWhitney agent William Phillips.

Nearby, Neville Miles sold his Surry Hills warehouse in February this year for a record setting $5.71 million.

That 247 square metre warehouse dates back to the 1870s and was renovated by Hare + Klein.