55 Hobart Road, Murrumbeena, Vic 3163

Tastefully merging its original, circa-1910, Edwardian elegance with a more contemporary rear, this renovated, solid brick, 3 bedroom residence presents refined family proportions in a rewarding location, right on the cusp of Murrumbeena’s thriving village-like vibrancy. Rich in character and brimming with future potential, this is a home to be enjoyed today while providing a wealth of opportunities and exciting scope to further extend (STCA) whenever the timing is right.

Flaunting a rewarding combination of its original Kauri Pine flooring, soaring ceilings and stain glass windows, the home’s true nucleus is an evocative, contemporary kitchen, in which stone benches are complemented by an integrated Bosch dishwasher, a stainless-steel oven / cooktop, exposed brickwork and subway tiling. Synthesising the very best of the traditional and the contemporary, the kitchen enjoys a barn-style sliding door connection to an ambient lounge / dining that is warmed by a traditional fireplace, while an undercover deck gazes out upon the depths of the backyard and invites you to consider the home’s longer-term possibilities.

Of the bedrooms, two are particularly generously sized and finished with built-in robes – one also with another fireplace – whilst the bathroom is family-sized with an independent bathtub. Further highlights include a large laundry with a second wc to serve as a guests’ powder room, plus there is a welcoming front veranda, driveway parking for at least 4 vehicles and ducted heating.

Walk easily to all the shops, cafes, dining and wine bars that are making Murrumbeena Village such a popular destination, whilst Boyd Park, Murrumbeena Railway Station and Murrumbeena Primary School are also comfortably walkable, plus you have easy access to Koornang Road’s cosmopolitan dining strip and Chadstone Shopping Centre which are both just a couple of minutes away. Clearly, this is a location worthy of laying long-term family roots, suited to all life stages and destined to reward your vision.