‘Convenient? Absolutely!’ Bizarre twist in 100 yo Aus home

An untouched century-old home with an open-air toilet in one of the bedrooms has sold for more than $1.2 million in another sign land is king in Brisbane right now.

The selling agent for 49 Hunter St, Greenslopes, posted a video to social media showing him sitting on the toilet for all to see in the middle of a messy bedroom.

“Yes, the rumours are true, there is a toilet in the bedroom,” Jackson Ramsay of Torres Property said.

The agent sits on the open toilet in one of the bedrooms at 49 Hunter St, Greenslopes, which has sold for more than $1.2m. Image: Instagram.

Torres Property agent Jackson Ramsay outside the house at 49 Hunter St, Greenslopes. Image: Instagram.

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“Here it is — the feature you weren’t expecting. An ensuite of sorts. Unusual? Yes. Convenient? Absolutely.”

The toot really is out in the open, with no walls or door for privacy, and the cistern is recessed into the wall.

The three-bedroom character home on a 607 sqm block was built in the 1930s and is a true time capsule.

Inside the house at 49 Hunter St, Greenslopes, which has sold for more than $1.2m. Image: Instagram.

This house at 49 Hunter St, Greenslopes, recently sold offmarket for more than $1.2m.

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Mr Ramsay said the deceased estate sold offmarket and one family had previously owned it for generations.

“The gardens have been left to run wild, but under it is a piece of Greenslopes history you simply cannot rebuild.”

The location is certainly impressive. With a median house price of $1.47m, Greenslopes is about 6km from Brisbane’s CBD and Hunter Street is just a short stroll to Greenslopes Hospital, local cafes, parks, and public transport options.

“With the hospital, cafes, and transport just around the corner, it’s no wonder homes here get snapped up before they even hit the market,” Mr Ramsay said.

Inside the house at 49 Hunter St, Greenslopes, which has sold for more than $1.2m. Image: Instagram.

Inside the bathroom at 49 Hunter St, Greenslopes, which has sold for more than $1.2m. Image: Instagram.

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The wall-less ensuite trend has been around for a while, with people choosing to either love it or hate it.

Remember when a luxury Brisbane home went viral internationally for its totally open-plan ensuite that failed to sell at auction?

The owner had deliberately removed the walls in a renovation to make the house more on trend.

The open-air ensuite in the house at 18 Alverna Close, Wynnum, that went viral.

“A lot of people were doubting me but it’s the ‘in’ thing,” he said at the time.

Not only did the owner leave the bath and sink in full view of the bed, he decided to remove all privacy barriers from that most intimate of bathroom spaces: the loo.

Records show the house at 18 Alverna Close, Wynnum, eventually did sell — for $2.05m.

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