31 Paterson St, Hinton goes under the hammer soon.
It’s country Australia’s answer to the trendy inner city warehouse conversion – the rural farm shed turned into a chic residential home.
The former hay shed from the 1880s that’s been turned into a house will go under the hammer Saturday in what will be one of the more unusual homes going to auction this weekend.
The home roughly 30 minutes’ drive north of Newcastle features heritage ironbark timber, exposed steel beams and a polished concrete floor.
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The structure itself includes over 20 tonnes of steel framing and five tonnes of timber, along with 10 inches of reinforced concrete.
The shed dates back to the 1880s.
Its history as a farm shed is apparent in the living areas which have retained the open setting normally associated with a barn.
Known as ‘Vintage Steel’ the property on Paterson St in Hinton has a custom wood heater that could double up as large pizza oven, according to the listing.
Selling agent Scott Hunter of Ray White-Dungog said the property has been attracting a steady stream of visitors since it was listed for sale.
The home has attracted a mix of buyers.
“We’ve been inundated with inquiries, actually,” Mr Hunter said, adding there were more than 80 groups through the first open home.
The buyer interest was from a mix of owner occupiers and business types interested in using the premises as a cafe, restaurant and other hospitality businesses, he said. The property is nearby a range of vintage and artisan stores.
Price expectations were around the $1m mark, Mr Hunter added.
There are six bedrooms.
Price expectations are near the $1m mark.
Also on the property is a workshop, car hoist, garden shed and fully landscaped gardens, along with a 15,000 litre rain water tank.
Inside, the kitchen is decked out with industrial style fittings. There is also an internal clothes drying room. The interior is kept cool with multiple airconditioning units.
The property is one of close to 900 properties going under the hammer across NSW this weekend – with about 680 of the auctions in Sydney.
Airconditioning is included.
Sydney recorded a weekend auction clearance rate of 68.1 per over August, which was marginally higher than the 65 per cent reported over July, My Housing Market analysis showed.
Clearance rates increased over the final two weekends of August to over 70 per cent, indicating rising pre-spring buyer momentum.
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