THE SEARCH
For the family that wants it all under one roof. And the downsizer who refuses to give any of it up. A home where every room has been considered, every finish chosen with care, and every level of living accounted for. The quality is underfoot, overhead and in every doorway and detail.
Three levels. Double-glazing throughout. A lift. A cinema. A cellar. Uninterrupted sunset views all throughout summer. And a gated entrance that tells you exactly what you're about to step into.
THE STORY
Meet Toorak Manor on Toorak Road.
The wrought iron gates open. Lit pathway. Timber door. Grand rendered facade with arched shuttered windows framing the entrance. This is how the home begins.
The staircase stops you. Curved wrought iron balustrading rising through a double-height void, herringbone parquetry warm underfoot.
To your right, the formal sitting room. The fire is going. A floor-to-ceiling window frames a wall of crimson Virginia creeper outside and a friend named "Mimi" - a view that changes with the seasons and never gets old.
Ahead, the kitchen takes over. Long and white. Ilve appliances. The city appearing through the windows beyond. The butler's pantry sits behind you; Miele, Carrara marble, everything resolved for the nights when the house is full. The French doors are open. Dinner is already happening on the terrace before anyone planned it.
Upstairs you run the bath. Freestanding. Marble everywhere. The arched window lets the light in and the world out. The balcony is where the city appears beneath you as the sky turns.
Below, someone's already in the cinema. The wine cellar is doing its job. Three cars sit off the street, accessed quietly from the rear lane. The lift is there when your hands are full or legs are tired.
THE LIFE
Camberwell Junction is moments away. The market on a Saturday morning, dinner on a Friday night, the train when the city calls. Toorak Road runs the week for you without any effort.
Linger Patisserie for the slow coffee. Bowen Gardens when the kids need space. Hartwell Station for the commute. Burke Road trams when you don't need to think about it.
St Cecilia's Primary and Camberwell South are within walking distance. Auburn High and some of Melbourne's most sought private schools sit close, the kind of proximity families quietly build their decades around without quite realising it.
There are homes you live in. And then there are homes that live up to everything you imagined. This is Toorak Manor.
By Storyhouse.
Stories Told. Houses Sold.
