Commanding a prized north-west corner of Nimmo Street and Canterbury Place, this captivating Victorian shop-house dates from Melbourne’s great land-boom era and was once the home and workplace of Frank G. Hartley, Mayor of South Melbourne. Its prized corner position sets it apart, filling the home with an exceptional sense of natural light, openness and outlook — a rare advantage in Middle Park, where many heritage workers’ cottages are tightly hemmed in on both sides. Reimagined for contemporary living and entertaining, it has been enlightened with a new chapter, offering low-maintenance ease across light-filled interiors, a private European-style garden, and a spectacular rooftop terrace overlooking the city skyline.
Blonde Baltic pine floors and high ceilings carry through beautifully bright and inviting living spaces, from the gracious formal living and dining rooms with a wood-burning fireplace to the well-appointed kitchen and relaxed meals/sitting area beneath a conservatory glass ceiling. French doors open directly to the bluestone-paved courtyard, a wonderfully private garden sanctuary surrounded by high walls and climbing ficus, creating a natural extension of the interior.
Upstairs, three north-facing bedrooms include the larger main bedroom with a walk-in robe, additional storage, and sweeping city views, while the rear bedroom opens onto a sheltered balcony. A discreet hatch above it all reveals the exclusive rooftop terrace, offering a blue-ribbon vantage point for the NYE fireworks with views across Middle Park’s treetops toward the city lights.
Appointed with hydronic heating, upstairs ducted heating and cooling, double glazing to the main bedroom, a European laundry, powder room and side ROW access with gated entry and roller-door storeroom, it delivers turnkey lifestyle appeal, zoned for Albert Park College and located within moments of Armstrong Street Village, the beach, MSAC, popular cafés, route 12 tram and the city-bound 96 light rail.
