Heritage grandeur meets urban convenience at this light-filled studio in a quiet rear setting overlooking the garden courtyard of The Hopes, a c1880s manor residence converted to 23 apartments during the Art Deco era, yet retaining elegant Victorian splendour with its magnificent internal columns, decorative arches and grand staircase. A perfect city pad or excellent investment ideal for short term leasing, the studio features a soaring ceiling in the living/sleeping area, while the kitchen and bathroom have north-facing bay windows with a private outlook to the courtyard. Set in the heart of Darlinghurst, The Hopes holds a distinguished street presence with its gated portico entrance, while the majestic timber-panelled foyer delivers instant wow factor when you step inside. Popular lifestyle location just footsteps to cafes, dining, shopping, Kings Cross train station and 10 minutes' walk to the harbour foreshore at Rushcutters Bay. Features: • Affordable 22sqm (approx.) studio • Ideal city pad or excellent investment • Private outlook over leafy courtyard • Tranquil rear wing setting on first floor • Wide bay windows with north aspect • Living/sleeping zone with high ceiling • Cupboard, pendant light and television • Kitchen with Westinghouse electric stove • Microwave and refrigerator included • Bathroom with shower and bay window • Chest of drawers in bathroom included • Sunny rooftop terrace for residents • Shared courtyard, common laundry • Strata title building of 23 apartments • Grand manor converted to apts in 1931 • C1880s house built for the Docker family • Gated terrazzo entrance with portico • Timber panelled foyer, heritage features • Footsteps to cafes, restaurants and bars • 300m to Coles, 400m to Woolworths • 400m to St Vincent's Hospital precinct • 400m to Kings Cross train station • 15 minutes' walk to the city