Eleven of our favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now
By Jacqui Hammerton and Mary O'Brien
Looking for your next home in Melbourne? We’ve got you covered.
60 New Street, Brighton
This Edwardian beauty is a superb example of how to revive period features and combine them with modern luxuries. Perfect for entertaining, the formal dining room with timber panelling cleverly links to a contemporary kitchen and light, airy family room. The landscaped gardens surround a pool with water features. “The period detail is exquisite,” the agent says.
167 New Street, Brighton
There are oodles of possibilities at this tempting, two-storey house with a ’60s vibe. It and includes a living-dining room, a generous main-bedroom suite and a modern kitchen with conservatory-style family room overlooking a pool. The large block’s tennis court and rear lane might inspire buyers to renovate or build (STCA). Church Street and the beach are steps away.
13 Glen Shian Crescent, Mount Eliza
Close to Canadian Bay Beach, this Latitude 37 barn-style house surprises with its contemporary interiors and central courtyard. The highlight is the family room, which has a timber-lined ceiling, dark cabinetry and huge windows framing green views. The sloped block with decks and pool backs onto Ballar Creek. “It has a beautiful elevated, leafy outlook,” the agent says.
192 Woodland Street, Strathmore
Superb stone finishes lend a wow factor to this builder’s own home. The sweeping staircase, the family room’s lofty ceiling and the super-sized main-bedroom suite all impress. The kitchen, butler’s pantry and terrace have top appliances while the pool ramps up the glamour. “It’s one of the best locations in Moonee Valley,” the agent says.
102/15 Rooding Street, Brighton
In a Nicholas Wright-designed development of five residences, this as-new pad features an earthy palette in stone surfaces, joinery and herringbone oak floors. It’s practical and easy-living, with a study, a large balcony, a butler’s pantry, and an EV charger in the garage. “There’s lots of natural light, it’s secure on the first floor, and it’s a block from Bay Street shops,” the agent says.
510/6 Victoria Street, St Kilda
This luxury Esplanade Apartments haven is in the dress circle for a breathtaking and entertaining outlook across Melbourne’s beachfront playground to the bay and CBD. The interior fitout by renowned designers offers a timber-battened entry, Venetian plaster walls, ethanol fireplace and Liebherr wine fridge. When guests arrive, slide the study nook’s panel closed to reveal the cocktail cabinet for your balcony sunset viewing.
121 Highbury Road, Tootgarook
This dream sanctuary nestled in Mornington Peninsula’s wellness country is a builder’s own home, boasting three living rooms, gym, 10-metre tiled pool, spa and tennis court on a huge site. “It’s the ultimate family compound,” the agent says. The modern coastal style incorporates rammed-earth walls, silvertop ash cladding, designer bathrooms and a Kemlan Celestial 900 wood heater, plus a 15-kilowatt solar power system.
3001/90 Lorimer Street, Docklands
A high-spec new renovation and jaw-dropping city-to-bay views “straight down the Yarra” from every floor-to-ceiling window – that’s the luxe life at this 30th-floor Tower 5 pad in the Yarra’s Edge precinct. “There’s been no expense spared,” the agent says, noting blackbutt joinery, top-tier appliances and a free-standing bath under a modern chandelier. A study zone and covered balcony add usable space.
35 Robinson Street, Moonee Ponds
Iceberg roses and clipped box hedges introduce the return verandah and block front of this pretty Victorian villa built in 1890, while taller greenery lends privacy to the rear living zone and Vergola-covered deck. The green-thumbed vendors have loved its period charm and Queens Park locale for 25 years. “Over the journey they’ve renovated but always worked with the era,” the agent says.
174 Dendy Street, Brighton East
Entertain outdoors year-round on this renovated home’s poolside deck, kitted out with strip heaters, a barbecue kitchen and protective opaque bistro blinds. The lovely contemporary interior includes double-glazed windows, wide floorboards and two living areas flanking a kitchen that catches the morning sun. The 1940s clinker-brick facade has English-storybook allure, a statement chimney and a generous garden setting.
10 Pine Grove, Shoreham
The vendors’ meticulous landscaping and design flair – including joyful tropical wallpaper and forest-green joinery – pop pizzazz into the tranquil peninsula retreat they completed last year. The single-level home features Japanese charred cladding, a raked ceiling to five metres, and a Cheminees Philippe fireplace. Massive reclaimed pier pylons stand guard where polished concrete floors segue to a terrace that hosts a mineral pool and spa.
This article was originally published by Domain.com.au. Reproduced with permission.