Heritage Mosman restaurant premises available for lease
The stately Sydney mansion Boronia House in Mosman has become available for 10-year lease, with the new tenant set to take occupancy in April 2012 after conservation works are undertaken by Mosman Council.
It has been a popular restaurant and function centre for many years. The Victorian filigree-style mansion sits on a 2,400-square-metre Military Road block and comes with 500 square metres of internal space plus verandas of 140 square metres.
Boronia is one of two almost-identical neighbouring freestanding houses built by two Newtown carriage builders, James and John Keary, as residences for themselves with a common garden and entrance.
It was designed by Sheerin & Hennessy in 1885, with a Clive Lucas & Partners restoration in 1985.
The 1890s depression hit the Keary business so badly that all their houses had to be sold.
Boronia House remained virtually unaltered until it was acquired by Mosman Council in 1952, at which time it was considerably modified for occupation by the Mosman Municipal Library.
Between 1978 and 1985 the building was used as offices and further altered. During 1985 Boronia was restored, reconstructed and adapted for use as a restaurant.
Expressions of interest close with council August 24, but they do not require any rental figure offer at that state of the tender process.
The other Keary residence was Telopea on Cowles Road, which is now altered, and its garden has been removed and now used as a car wash.
