Now: 78 Burdoo Drive, Grovedale, sold for $750,000 this week after a full renovation was completed.
The owner of a construction company who looks for “half-done” houses to keep his crew busy in leaner months has locked in a $275,000 lift in value on a Grovedale house in just five months.
The house was part demolished inside when it sold for $475,000 in March.
Buxton agent Nick Allison said the vendor accepted a $750,000 offer this week for the three-bedroom house at 78 Burdoo Drive after barely a week on the market.
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Then: 78 Burdoo Drive, Grovedale, sold for $475,000 in March.
Then: Some walls and floors had been pulled up before the home sold in March.
Hayeswinckle, Highton agent Ray Rounds marketed the old brown brick veneer house as “more than a fixer upper”.
The construction crew has delivered, with a facade combining Colorbond cladding and render, and other modifications including demolishing walls separating the kitchen, dining and lounge rooms to create an open space, while the original bathroom and laundry were remodelled, creating an ensuite, a separate main bathroom and a European laundry.
Now: 78 Burdoo Drive, Grovedale, sold for $750,000 this week after a full renovation was completed.
Now: 78 Burdoo Drive, Grovedale, sold for $750,000 this week after a full renovation was completed.
“He finds half-done houses, and then puts the boys onto it and finishes them off. So when work’s quiet in the winter, it keep the boys ticking along,” Mr Allison said.
“We sold another one off market in 24 Wingarra Drive at the start of the year, and it was very similar, three beds, two baths, not big, but done nicely.”
Young first-home buyers snapped up the house, which had been open for inspection twice in one week.
There are plenty of renovated homes on the market, here are our favourites.
7 EVELYN ST, MANIFOLD HEIGHTS
Then: 7 Evelyn St, Manifold Heights in 2019.
Now: 7 Evelyn St, Manifold Heights is listed for sale with $1.1m to $1.2m price hopes.
The three-bedroom house easily fits the moniker of a showstopper, a far cry from when it last sold for $497,000 in 2019.
Barry Plant, Geelong’s Dion Plumb has listed Derna for $1.1m to $1.2m price hopes.
The home has two separate living spaces, three bedrooms, and two luxury bathrooms.
Now: 7 Evelyn St, Manifold Heights is listed for sale with $1.1m to $1.2m price hopes.
Now: The lavish main bathroom.
Striking feature wall panels offer immediate wow factor in the home, while a secret cavity divider separates the two ends of the home.
At the heart of the home lies an inviting open-plan kitchen, dining and living area, where high ceilings, and double-glazed windows combine to provide both warmth and plenty of light.
70B ST ALBANS RD, THOMSON
Original charm and contemporary style meet in this character home where the wiring, plumbing and stumps have been replaced.
The property last sold for $330,000 in 2015 and has since been subdivided.
Post renovation, the three-bedroom house at 70B St Albans Rd, Thomson, is listed with $630,000 to $690,000 price hopes.
Post renovation, the three-bedroom house at 70B St Albans Rd, Thomson, is listed with $630,000 to $690,000 price hopes.
Then: 70 St Albans Rd, Thomson, last sold in 2015, before the property was subdivided.
Today, high, square-set ceilings and floorboards frame the interiors, while a minimalist approach pays dividends in the open plan living, dining and kitchen zone that forms the heart of this three-bedroom house.
Gartland agent Will Ainsworth has listed the home for sale with $630,000 to $690,000 price hopes.
180 AUTUMN ST, GEELONG WEST
180 Autumn St, Geelong West is on the market after a major renovation.
One of Geelong West’s earliest homesteads was finally given the renovation it deserves, with a much-needed makeover proving worth the wait.
Homewood is a double brick beauty standing at 180 Autumn St since 1864, but had sold twice recently in a sad state.
Before: Inside the historic homestead the last time it was sold.
Now: 180 Autumn St, Geelong West is on the market after a major renovation.
It’s the pride of the neighbourhood after the grand reveal of a rear extension delivering a contemporary living space, while home’s original footprint, which retains the classic slate roof, now accommodates four bedrooms, two of which have ensuite bathrooms.
McGrath, Geelong’s Jim Cross has listed the home for $1.999m to $2.19m.
79 BALLIANG ST, SOUTH GEELONG
Erasing all traces of a 1970s renovation has allowed the original beauty of a restored circa 1891 worker’s cottage to shine in South Geelong.
The vendors of 79 Balliang St tell Nicole Mayne in gt today how they stripped back layers of paint and plaster to reveal gorgeous hidden treasures like a period brick chimney that had been covered up for decades.
Then: 79 Balliang St, South Geelong, last sold sporting a 1970s renovation in 2015.
Now: 79 Balliang St, South Geelong.
They used an original black and white photo, which has been passed down through owners over time, of their double-fronted weatherboard house as inspiration for their modern-day renovation.
Gartland, Geelong agent Michael Tricarico has listed the home with $1.4m to $1.5m price hopes.
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