By ANNA USHER

A tiny triangular patch of grass in Neutral Bay that sold for $189,000 could soon be serving your morning coffee.

The owner of the 35-square-metre block on Anderson Street, a former substation, has lodged plans with North Sydney Council to build a takeaway kiosk on it.

And here’s the kicker.

Building the shop is tipped to cost $187, 600 – almost the amount the land sold for.

Add it up, and the little wedge of land next to the Neutral Bay Club is a $377,000 bet on flat whites.

Mosman Collective revealed in May last year that the block was one of three tiny ex-Ausgrid parcels that sold at auction for well above their guides.

The Anderson Street patch was listed in March 2025 with a $60,000 price guide by Scott Thornton of Bresic Whitney.

The sale was no quiet affair, drawing scores of registered bidders and a fierce bidding war.

Not bad for a block about the size of a double garage, in a suburb where the average home tops $3 million.

At the time, we reported it was unknown what the buyers planned to do with the land.

Now we know.

The owner, named in the plans as Maurizio Serapiglia, wants to build a single-storey kiosk of about 11.5 square metres. That is smaller than a single garage.

It would sell barista coffee and hot drinks, plus pre-packaged snacks, sandwiches, drinks and confectionery.

There is no kitchen and no cooking. There would be no seating, no dining and no alcohol.

A green roof planted with gardens would sit on top. It is for staff only, reached by a side staircase behind a locked metal gate, and closed to customers.

The plans also include one small sign, two staff bike spaces, and CCTV. There is no car parking and no vehicle access.

The kiosk would trade from 7am to 7pm, seven days a week, including public holidays.

No more than three staff and about three customers would be on site at any one time.

The site has history. It held a brick electricity substation built in 1965, which was bowled over in 2023.

An Ausgrid green power box still sits on the verge out front.

The plans, lodged by Sky Planning and designed by Graphio Architects, pitch the tiny space as a handy stop for locals, walkers and members of the Neutral Bay Club next door.

The block is zoned for private recreation, where a kiosk is allowed with council approval. Council rules cap a kiosk at 40 square metres, so this one comes in well under.

The application was lodged on 4 June. North Sydney Council is yet to make a decision.