Mere footsteps from the tranquil shores of Shell Cove with rare and privileged private access to the harbour on title, this magnificent turn of the century residence privately secluded from the street, presents exciting scope to express your personal decorating taste.Peacefully nestled on 580sqm of private established gardens, courtyards and terraces with a sparkling in-ground pool, it boasts five separate living spaces including a stately lounge room with an open fireplace, formal dining, spacious family room overlooking the pool, equipped to host the largest of banquets and an entertainment room with wet-bar and harbour views.Spanning three levels, it features a fabulous master suite with ensuite, harbourside balcony and a unique sauna with glass walls embellishing the views, a further three bedrooms vast open plan kitchen plus two other bathrooms, home office and high ceilings. Facility for wine cellar, an enormous workshop with internal or external access and security two car garaging.Comfortably liveable and functional as is, it presents exceptional opportunity to style your dream home in a blue ribbon locale a mere breath away from Kurraba Wharf, the shores of the worlds most famous harbour and the cosmopolitan shopping and restaurant Mecca that is Neutral Bay.