173 West Coast Drive, North Beach WA 6020

Reasons To Call This Home
Commanding its sought-after corner position opposite the iconic Tom’s Surf Break and R40 Zoning with subdivision potential with pride and purpose, this award-winning 4 bedroom, plus study/ 5th bedroom, 3 bathroom two-storey Webb & Brown-Neaves residence is a true original — built to last and loved by the same family since day one. Crafted in solid brick and cleverly designed with solar-passive principles well ahead of its time, it stands as a testament to quality, innovation and enduring style. Capturing Fremantle port, our famous Rottnest Island and even Hillarys Boat Harbour further north, the breathtaking 180-degree panoramic ocean views stretch endlessly across the water, wrapping both levels in natural light and coastal calm. It’s a rare gem with a highly-regarded address – yet accessible from Sorrento Street – that allows design integrity, family legacy and the beauty of the ocean to unite in one extraordinary home.

Spectacular sunsets aside, this breezy and elevated abode is surprisingly private and has its main entry upstairs, where soaring cathedral-style high ceilings grace a huge light-filled open-plan living and dining area, alongside Chinese sandstone floors, a Heatglo gas log fireplace and outdoor access to a covered front balcony with the best vantage point of all. The stylish adjacent kitchen has been modernised to include granite bench tops, a walk-in pantry, a stainless-steel five-burner Miele gas cooktop, double under-bench St George ovens and a semi-integrated Miele dishwasher, for good measure.

Gorgeous double French doors reveal a spacious carpeted family/television room with balcony access and sea views from within. Also on the upper floor are a north-facing fourth bedroom with built-in wardrobes/cupboards and a ceiling fan, a neighbouring third/guest bathroom, a generous walk-in linen press, a separate laundry with more storage, a study – or fifth-bedroom option – with a fan and French door for peace and quiet and another French door that leads out to a protected pitched entertaining patio at the rear.

Downstairs, the bedrooms are headlined by a spacious master suite with ocean views to both Freo and Rotto from bed, an over-size walk-in robe and a fully-tiled ensuite that comprises of a French claw-foot bathtub, a separate shower, a toilet and powder vanity. The second and third bedrooms have lots of storage and built-in-robe space, along with access out to the enclosed front yard, verandah and lawn area with its own mesmerising outlook, accompanied by stairs leading up to the balcony. Completing the package are a wraparound under-stair storeroom, another decent walk-in linen press and a practical main family bathroom with a shower, separate bathtub, vanity and third toilet.

The details
Extras include wooden floorboards, evaporative air-conditioning, a gas hot-water system, reticulation, a remote-controlled double garage with internal shopper’s entry and mezzanine storage space and scope to add further personal touches throughout, where you see fit.

Hop, skip or jump across to the beach path adjacent to a carpark that will keep your visitors undoubtedly happy, with Flora Terrace cafes, Star Swamp Bushland, bus stops, the new Froth brewery at North Beach Shopping Centre, North Beach Primary School, Our Lady of Grace Primary School and the sprawling Charles Riley Memorial Reserve playing fields all only walking distance away from here. This visionary home still leads the way – and every single one of its windows tells a story like no other.

Get in touch
To find out more about this property, you can contact agents Sean and Jenny Hughes on 0426 217 676 or Oliver Hess on 0478 844 311, or by email at [email protected].

Main features

- Zone R40, sud-division potential
- 4 bedrooms plus study/ 5th bedroom
- 3 bathrooms
- 2 living areas
- Study – or potential 5th bedroom
- Breathtaking panoramic ocean views and sunsets
- Balcony and patio entertaining
- Securely gated front yard – with lawn
- Double lock-up garage
- Commanding 484sqm (approx.) corner block