A rare ground-floor garden apartment in Armadale’s tightly held Denbigh Court has hit the market for $1.7m-$1.87m for the first time in decades.
The man who designed the Melbourne Town Hall and the State Library has left a rare $1.7m footprint in the heart of Armadale.
A ground-floor garden sanctuary inside the 1924 Denbigh Court has surfaced for the first time in decades, offering a blue-chip heritage address at a rare entry-level price.
The apartment at 2/6 Denbigh Rd sits within Denbigh Court, an Art Deco six-pack designed by Bates Smart, the Melbourne practice founded by Joseph Reed, then carried forward by his successors who designed and built the block in 1924.
The property is listed with $1.7m-$1.87m price hopes.
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Whitefox Stonnington associate director Jesse Jones said the ground-floor garden-front apartments in Denbigh Court were the ones buyers rarely get a look at, and the opportunity did not come around often.
“I haven’t seen one sell since the current owner bought hers, so we’re talking a very long time,” Mr Jones said.
“To secure a slice of Denbigh Rd with genuine house-like proportions is almost unheard of.”
He said the buyer pool was being shaped by a cost-of-living reality, even in prestige pockets.
“There’s a clear trend emerging,” Mr Jones said.
The colonnaded verandah flows onto limestone paving and established hedging, creating a private garden sanctuary rarely seen in Armadale apartment living.
One of two fireplaces anchors the formal living zone, adding classic Art Deco character and warmth to the spacious apartment.
“Buyers aren’t necessarily downsizing their lifestyle, but they are downsizing their debt.
“They want exceptional locations and high-quality accommodation, but without the maintenance burden of a large family home.”
The listing notes the residence is the largest of only 6 apartments in the building, and its ground-floor position makes the outdoor space feel like a true extension of the home.
A colonnaded veranda runs out to limestone paving and mature hedging, creating a private garden sanctuary that is difficult to replicate in apartment living, particularly in Armadale.
Inside, the Art Deco apartment goes straight to the features buyers chase, soaring ceilings, ornate plasterwork, leadlight detail and twin french windows that open the living zones to the garden frontage.
The apartment includes a renovated central bathroom and an ensuite to the oversized main bedroom.
Direct garden frontage gives the Denbigh Road residence house-like proportions in a blue-chip street dominated by multimillion-dollar homes.
Two separate living areas, each with a fireplace, give it the kind of flexibility more common in a house than a unit, a formal sitting room feel alongside an everyday lounge set-up.
Mr Jones said the layout was one of the biggest surprises on inspection.
“You don’t walk straight into a living room like most apartments,” he said.
“You enter a defined foyer and move left or right. There’s genuine spatial separation. It feels like a home, not a unit.”
The renovated kitchen features stone benchtops, Smeg appliances and generous storage designed for everyday living and entertaining.
The two-bedroom apartment is the largest of only six in the 1924 Art Deco Denbigh Court block on prestigious Denbigh Road.
The renovated kitchen includes stone benchtops, Smeg appliances and storage, while two oversized bedrooms include a main with built-in robes and an ensuite, alongside a renovated central bathroom.
Expressions of Interest close on Tuesday, March 17 at 1pm, unless sold prior.
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