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Balmain East Ferry Wharf

Balmain East 2041

There is no natural boundary to Balmain East and separated in name only from the general characteristics of the Balmain Peninsula. The eastern foreshore is marginally steeper than the rest of Balmain, and foot traffic is assisted by a number of very old and well preserved sandstone steps.

There are many heritage listed buildings including Birchgrove Primary school and St Augustus Catholic church on the edge of Gladstone Park.

This park was originally called pidgeon ground, because pidgeon shooting was a popular sport there in the late 1800's. A number of well preserved weatherboard houses overlook White Bay and Johnston's Bay container terminals. Trams once powered by steam ran from Bridge Street in the city, through Forest Lodge to Rozelle and Balmain.

By the beginning of the 1900's, the tram was converted to an electric operation and extended to the ferry wharf at the bottom of Darling Street. In order to safely manoeuvre the final steep grade down from Nicholson Street the tram carried a large counterweight at the front which controlled the speed and gave the tram a helping hand back up Darling Street.

The 2006 Census combines population and other statistics with Balmain and Birchgrove.

The median house price for Balmain East in 2008 is $1,458,000. The median unit price is $678,000.

What others say...

Barry Black | Rozelle
I recently sold my property in Rozelle with Andy Gale of Harris Partners.

Andy received an offer that I had accepted. However, not satisfied that he had the best from the market, he worked effectively in securing an additional $56,000 for me.

I can highly recommend Andy and the Harris Partners method.

Paul Dymond | Balmain
Karen and I would like to extend our thanks to you and all the team at Harris Partners.

We found you to be thoroughly professional and made the process of selling our 'home' as painless as can be hoped for.

We feel that the outstanding result achieved, coupled with the great service provided, justified our decision to use Harris Partners and the (what some would say) unorthodox sales model.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Harris Partners to potential vendors.

Belinda Von Mengersen | Summer Hill
Just an email to say thank you for all your help to secure this property, you were very upfront from the beginning about the condition of the property and we found this refreshing in comparison to other agents.

Thank you for keeping us up to date during the whole process and treating us as individuals rather than just another anonymous couple trying to purchase a property.

We appreciate all your help.

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