The eye-catching facade of of 71 The Boulevard, Balwyn North.
A circa-1940s Balwyn North house’s renovation elegantly fuses the home’s Art Deco and modernist origins with the latest in luxurious touches.
The five-bedroom residence at 71 The Boulevard, Balwyn North, is for sale with $4.5m-$4.9m price expectations.
Jellis Craig Boroondara partner Patrick Dennis, who has the listing along with fellow agent Bridget Perry, describes the reno as one of the best he has seen.
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Located within the Riverside Estate, the abode features an open-plan living and dining space where ceiling-high windows and sliding stacker doors look out to the landscaped garden, timber entertainer’s deck and a pool and spa fitted with mosaic tiling and night lights.
“The location is first-class and the renovation is brilliant,” Mr Dennis said.
The home’s Art Deco exterior from the street.
You wouldn’t even pick its the same house from the exterior.
The home’s living room flows through to the yard.
The Village Balwyn North’s shops and cafes are around the corner, and High St trams, schools
and Koonung Creek trails are all close by.
Builder and developer A & O Projects bought the home with plans to renovate and sell it, Mr Dennis added.
Melbourne- and Brisbane-based award-winning architecture and interior design practice Cera Stribley designed the house’s upgrade.
The formal lounge room with fireplace.
The chic kitchen.
Jellis Craig Boroondara partner said 38 groups inspected the pad at an event held to mark its sales campaign opening last week, including a young adult who had grown up in the house and was “blown away” by its new look.
While the refurbished facade remains faithful to its ‘40s-era origins and two rooms near the entry contain original open fireplaces, the foyer’s curved staircase – crafted from a patterned stone known as Titanium Granite – is a modern-day showstopper.
The same material was used to make the kitchen’s benchtops and island bench, which sit alongside a butler’s pantry and NEFF appliances including a double wall oven.
One of the home’s five bedrooms.
The bathroom boasts mosaic tiles throughout.
Mr Dennis said a bar, built-in wine storage, formal sitting room, powder room and pool house with its own bathroom mean the home is ideal for entertaining.
Sunshine enters the main dwelling through a central void and skylight, while other highlights include a home office, retreat with an original balcony and main bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe, double ensuite and access to an outdoor area dubbed the sun terrace.
A second bedroom with its own ensuite can also access the terrace.
Mr Dennis highlighted that during the day, the abode’s upstairs offers spectacular Mt Macedon views.
Elsewhere, there’s a laundry, Carrara marble-fitted bathrooms, double glazing, European Oak floors, iron- and steel-framed doors and a double garage.
“The light fittings, I believe, are from Italy, and a lot of the marble was imported,” Dennis says.
The five-bedroom, five bathroom home will go under the hammer on August 17th.
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