Do you have an elderly parent you'd like to keep close to you, or an adult child who may struggle with independent living? Would you love to share a block with your grandchildren? Or are you simply looking for an elegant, character-filled home?

Situated in one of Hobart's most coveted avenues and surrounded by extensive gardens, this character-filled home and separate apartment provide the perfect platform for a wide range of family situations and uses, all only steps from the beach and the bush, and minutes from the CBD.

• Elegant, comfortable living for all ages and abilities
• Flexible floorplan across two dwellings for a range of uses
• Beautiful water and garden views throughout
• Large back yard has space for a pool or tennis court
• Two titles offer potential for construction of an additional dwelling

Beautifully crafted in the late 1940's and freshly re-roofed, the Tudor-style main house, with its ogive doors and mullioned windows, offers a flexible floorplan, with four large bedrooms/home office spaces serviced by three bathrooms.

• Both the kitchen/ breakfast nook and the lounge/dining space, with its massive sandstone fireplace and windows framed by roses and wisteria, open onto an expansive sunny deck overlooking the gardens and the Derwent River.
• The largest upstairs bedroom opens onto a small sitting room with stunning water views.
• The new main downstairs bedroom and its fully appointed en-suite bathroom offer privacy from the rest of the house.

Reverse-cycle heating/cooling in every room provides energy-efficient individualised comfort year-round. Most windows are doubled or double-glazed.

A new fully self-contained one-bedroom apartment with wrap-around water and garden views can act as an elegant dwelling for elderly relatives, older children, resident carers, Air BnB or rental (recently rented at $450/week), or as professional rooms (STCA).

A sizeable detached studio with charming views can be used as a creative space, home gym, or teen retreat. A double carport provides off-street parking.

The extensive flowering garden, reticulated for easy maintenance, provides colour and fragrance for your vases year-round and attracts a wide range of birdlife. Mature deciduous trees and arbours offer welcome shady spots in summer and stunning autumn foliage. Foodies will appreciate the fully enclosed kitchen garden, fruit trees, berries, and herbs.

The large back lawn offers space to play or for a pool or a tennis court. The 1700m2 block, situated on two titles, also affords the opportunity for construction of an additional dwelling (STCA).

Beyond its old-world charm, this is a property for all ages and levels of ability, with up to three bedrooms with level access and recent bathrooms built to universal design principals. Fittings for the previous owners' custom-built stairlift are available if desired.

Grange Avenue is a quiet, neighbourly cul-de-sac with an intimate neighbourhood beach and easy access to coastal and bush tracks leading all the way to Kingston Beach and Mt Nelson. It lies fifteen minutes from the CBD and five minutes from the shops, health facilities and parks of Lower Sandy Bay. Well-respected Taroona Primary and High Schools are within walking distance. A nearby bus stop provides transport options to other schools, UTAS, the CBD and Kingston. Flanked by water and bush, Taroona is one of Hobart's greenest and friendliest suburbs, with native wildlife including bandicoots, echidnas and Tasmanian devils, excellent coffee, and a thriving Good Karma Network.