Sensitively renovated and extended with the utmost of respect for its rich, circa-1920 heritage, this solid brick Spanish Mission-styled family residence merges a glorious past with a perfectly liveable today and the prospect of a particularly exciting future. With 3 bedrooms, a study and an open-plan alfresco rear, this is a charming family home on an opportunity-filled allotment of 540 sqm (approx.) near wonderful parkland, plenty of transport and amenities.
With exciting scope to further tweak the floorplan or extend at your leisure (STCA), the home is more than comfortable for today, allowing you the rare privilege of being able to take your time to carefully plan your next exciting step. All in a location that is absolutely perfect for laying some longer-term family roots.
Offered only for the second time in its almost 100 year history, the home is surrounded by beautifully preserved homes of a similar vintage and introduced by the era's iconic arches before opening to reveal a timber panelled entrance hall enriched by so many hallmarks of its original period including hardwood floors, leadlight windows, solid timber doors and architraves, as well as soaring decorative ceilings. So much more than a period piece, however, the home flows to a well-designed extension where the needs of contemporary family life are met in style, while still paying further respect to its original high ceilings and decorative cornices.
The extension is undoubtedly the home's thriving heart. Here, open-plan living is anchored by a granite-topped island that is the perfect setting for a quick family breakfast, but also invites your evening guests to sit for a glass of something casual while you prepare dinner on a suite of stainless-steel appliances and decide whether to eat indoors or out.
Warmed by a traditional 1920s fireplace and semi-attached to a vast lounge room where all the solid timber accents add to the home's charm, a formal dining room is rich in character, whilst a brilliant home office / library is lined in solid timber book shelving to also feel at one with the home's heritage.
Further highlights of this unique family haven include lofty period bedrooms one with built-in robes and a useful study nook plus there is a lock-up garage with additional driveway parking for up to 4 vehicles, intercom entry, a security alarm and the year-round comfort of ducted heating and air conditioning.
Just metres from the open expanses of Lord Reserve and the recently reopened Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool, this is a premier family position that offers brilliant access to both Glen Huntly Road and Koornang Road for plenty of cafes, dining options, bars and shopping, plus you have multiple city-bound tram routes and access to 2 train lines via both Glen Huntly Railway Station and Carnegie Railway Station. Zoned for Glen Huntly Primary School and Glen Eira College.