Firefighter's pole anchors incredible station conversion
Originally built in 1938, the Bayside Fire Station was reimagined as a one-of-a-kind family home, blending heritage architecture with contemporary design.
The property at 39 Mountjoy Tce, Wynnum is on the market via an expressions of interest campaign closing May 29.
The unique five-bedroom, three-bathroom home last changed hands for $1.4m in 2020, four years after its restoration was completed, when it was purchased by Mark Damant and Michelle Donnelly, of Little Boat Projects.
As the creative force behind Brisbane's Howard Smith Wharves along with a slew of other mixed-use projects, the couple had a deep appreciation for the historic home.
Owen Architecture had worked with previous owners, Nicki and Michael Dalton, giving new life to the historic building which had served as the Wynnum Fire Station from 1938 to 2004.
The project scooped regional and national titles, including the prestigious John Dalton Award for Brisbane's Building of the Year in 2016.
Marketing agent Christine Rudolph, of Ray White New Farm, said the home was a local landmark which blended its past with a new era of modern coastal living.
Ms Rudolph said the property would ideally suit a family who appreciated beautiful design.
'This really is a Bayside landmark,' she said.
'The current custodians are quite an incredible couple themselves as the creative force behind many of Brisbane's new landmarks such as the Howard Smith Wharves, and while they did not do the original renovation, they have certainly done further work to the property since they purchased it several years ago off market.
'The Bayside Fire Station is a striking piece of Brisbane's civic and architectural history, and now a spectacular family home, sitting high on a 1,215sqm parcel across three lots with sweeping views across Moreton Bay and its islands.'
One of only four brick fire stations of its kind built in Brisbane, the home's history lived on through a careful design preserving original features including the iconic firefighter's pole -—every kid's dream home feature — along with old equipment panels and interior wheel tracks.
Red accents on the front doors and a terracotta-tiled roof are other nods to the past.
The engine room was redesigned as an expansive open-plan living space, while bi-fold doors connect to outdoors, where there's a large backyard, brick pizza oven and fruit orchard.
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Downstairs also hosts a library lounge and separate guest wing with study, while four bedrooms and two bathrooms are upstairs along with a lounge and balcony taking in beautiful bay views.
PropTrack data shows house prices in Wynnum were up 17.7 per cent over the past 12 months, to a median of $1.295m.
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