255-259 Toogood Road, Bayview HeightsQLD 4868

Positioned high in Bayview Heights, this impressive three-level home offers exceptional privacy, generous proportions and sweeping views across Cairns City and towards the ocean. Set on a substantial 2,516m² lifestyle block, the property feels wonderfully removed from the surrounding suburbs, while still offering convenient access to Cairns city. When you reach the main living level, it doesn't feel like what you might expect from a traditional pole home. It feels modern, open and incredibly spacious. The soaring vaulted ceilings give the room real scale, while the timber adds warmth without making it feel heavy. Light pours in through the large windows and louvres, the breezes move naturally through the home, and then you step out onto the verandas and take in those views. Honestly, it is unlike anything I have experienced in a home before. The kitchen sits right at the heart of the home, and it works exactly the way you want it to. There's plenty of bench space, loads of storage and quality Smeg appliances, but what really stands out is how connected it feels to everything around it. You can be cooking while still part of the conversation, with the dining area, sunken lounge and verandas all flowing naturally from one another. It's an easy, practical layout that works just as well for quiet nights at home as it does for entertaining a crowd. When you step out onto the verandas, you immediately feel how private and open this home really is. You're not looking into neighbouring properties, you're looking out across Cairns City and towards the coastline. I found myself leaning on the railing and just taking it all in. You can easily imagine starting your mornings here with a coffee, watching the city below and enjoying a view that becomes part of your everyday life. Each of the four bedrooms feels like its own private retreat, with every room capturing a different outlook and its own connection to the outdoors. One opens to a peaceful sitting area, another enjoys valley views and a private sun balcony, while others connect to their own deck or garden setting. It gives every member of the household a sense of space and privacy. With two bathrooms, a powder room, study area and flexible spaces for working from home or accommodating guests, the layout feels generous, practical and incredibly easy to live in. When you step outside, you realise just how much work has gone into creating these gardens. There are pathways winding throughout the entire allotment, leading you through tropical planting, productive fruit trees and little private pockets to stop and take it all in. It honestly feels like a real-life fairy garden, peaceful, established and full of discovery, with every path revealing another beautiful outlook or quiet place to sit. The lower level provides secure gated entry, extra-height parking for two vehicles, additional off-street parking and a powered workshop with built-in storage. I have to be honest, this home really stayed with me. It is not just the space, the privacy or the views, it is the way every part of the property makes you feel. There is warmth, freedom and something genuinely special about it. You can picture yourself slowing down here, finding your favourite place to sit and wondering how you ever lived any other way. Property Features: • Private 2,516m² elevated lifestyle block • Sweeping city and ocean views • Four generous bedrooms • Air-conditioning to all bedrooms • Two bathrooms plus powder room • High vaulted timber ceilings • Open-plan living and dining • Renovated galley kitchen stone tops • Wide wraparound verandas • Study and flexible spaces • Extra-height double parking • Powered workshop and storage • Solar power system • Approximately 15 minutes to Cairns CBD