5 Cresta Close, St Ives

The epitome of mid-century design, this dearly cherished residence remains as timeless today as it was when it was built in 1962. Designed by award-winning Australian architect, Harry Howard (1930-2000), best known for his sculpture gardens at the National Gallery of Canberra, Howard drew inspiration from luminaries such as Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Harry Seidler and Frank Llyod Wright, creating remarkable eco-friendly homes across the leafy North Shore.

Set on a striking elevated north-to-rear parcel, every element of this first-time offered property is designed to maximise light. With an emphasis on seamless indoor/outdoor living, warm timbers, bespoke joinery and inviting open spaces rest in harmony with peaceful garden surrounds. A seasonal home designed to harness warmth in winter and remain cool in summer, the flexible floor plan showcases multiple entertaining areas, a secluded parents' or in-law suite and a wonderful children's wing with rooms that flow directly to sun-kissed level lawns and the paved entertaining terrace.

Nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac just moments from St Ives Shopping Village, families will love the convenience to transport links, quality schools and bushland trails at their doorstep. An exceptional landholding if you are looking to build your dream home (STCA), this unique residence has so much to offer.

• Prime 935sqm north-to-rear landholding in a quiet cul-de-sac close to the Village
• First-time offered family home by award-winning architect Harry Howard
• Centralised open plan kitchen flowing directly to multiple family living zones
• Walls of glass flood every living space of the home in northerly sunlight
• Upper-level parents' or in-law retreat with its own ensuite
• Accommodation wing with all rooms opening to the north-facing rear gardens
• Paved entertaining terrace, child-friendly lawns and established private gardens
• Original timber floors, floor-to-ceiling height doors and banks of glass
• Home office, original joinery, ample storage, 4.2kw solar panels, undercover parking
• Reverse cycle air conditioning, cooling breezes and the warmth of all-day sunlight
• Options to update or re-configure for modern family lifestyles (STCA)


Key location features

• 500m to Gordon station buses
• 400m to Stanley St cafés and shops
• 700m to St Ives Shopping Village
• 700m to St Ives Village Green
• 1.1km to St Ives Public School
• 1.4km to St Ives High School
• 1.7km to Brigidine College
• 750m to Masada College
• 800m to Corpus Christi Catholic Primary

Krystel De Ruiter
0425 361 133