Domain Review Bayside & Port Phillip - November 11, 2020

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When the state government announced the reopening of hospitality, Melburnians cast aside well-worn sourdough and banana bread recipes. This was something that would tangibly change the monotony of daily life for most of 2020 – the simple act of sitting down for a plate of food lovingly made by someone else. Breaking bread with friends was the first thing so many longed to do once out of lockdown, and that burning hunger has inspired superb new ways of eating out. This week discover Melbourne’s largest outdoor dining venue, The Commons at Ormond Collective. ●

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elbourne’s largest outdoor dining venue, The Commons, has officially opened – just in time for the easing of COVID-19-related restrictions and summer ahead.

At Ormond Collective on St Kilda Road (more commonly known as the site of Ormond Hall and former Belgian Beer Cafe), the venue is the latest venture from events and hospitality company The Big Group.

If it wasn’t for the pandemic, it’s unlikely The Commons would exist. The idea of the business was born mere months ago, when The Big Group was forced to lay off 130 full-time staff and 600 casual workers.

“Retail is not my core business, because I like the events model better, but we had no revenue,” says The Big Group’s Bruce Keebaugh, who founded the company with wife Chyka.

“The main thing I had to do was protect my people, and reposition our product.”

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Common love for al fresco dining “I think when people come down here, they’ll find it joyful. It will be a nice respite after a long eight months of lockdown.”

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Recognising the potential of outdoor dining to revitalise the business and Melbourne’s wider hospitality industry, The Big Group set about transforming Ormond Collective (which the company already owned and operated as an events space) into the city’s biggest venue of its kind.

The Commons adopts a similar structure to the hugely successful The Grounds of Alexandria in Sydney, marking a welcome addition to the Melbourne dining scene.

Customers of The Commons can pick up takeaway in The Conservatory, enjoy a casual drink in The Beer Garden or indulge in a boozy lunch at The Garden Cafe. These areas are all serviced by The Kitchen Garden, where the venue’s seasonal produce is grown. The venue also hosts a mini market on weekends selling locally cut flowers.

All outdoor spaces are dog friendly, with daybeds, ample space for playing fetch, and treats available.

The transformed Ormond Collective site is almost entirely the work of The Big Group team, which designed the branding, created the menu, refurbished the heritage buildings on site and helped establish the gardens.

Spaces are styled with florals, gingham and striped umbrellas, alongside park benches, picnic tables, oversized cushions, and Parisian-inspired cafe seats. The Commons offers outdoor seating only, but indoor options will be introduced as restrictions ease.

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There are also plans to eventually host cabaret events in Ormond Hall. “There’s so many artists who work for us who don’t have their normal work, so we think that’s going to be a really good platform to re-engage those people in this environment,” Keebaugh says.

Having observed the success of COVID-19-safe outdoor dining internationally this year, Keebaugh is optimistic.

“I’m hoping that it’s not only the summer that this becomes a very strong trend,” he says. “I’m hoping that we become a bit more European, and in the winter we snuggle up with our coats on and still embrace the outdoors. I think when people come down here, they’ll find it joyful. It will be a nice respite after a long eight months of lockdown.” ● THE COMMONS AT ORMOND COLLECTIVE \ 557 St Kilda Road, Melbourne ● @ormondcollective ● ormondcollective.net.au

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FOOD

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he Grossi Florentino phone started ringing as soon as Daniel Andrews made the announcement restaurants would reopen for dining in. Carlo Grossi answered.

Would it be possible, asked the voice on the other end, to immediately book all available seats?

“His grandfather proposed to his grandmother at Florentino, his dad proposed to his mum at Florentino, and he wanted to propose to his girlfriend at Florentino in front of his closest friends and family,” Grossi says.

With limited seats and density restrictions in Melbourne restaurants, there are more postponed celebrations than there are bookings available.

Lunch at 3pm or dinner at 5pm is no longer out of the question; Melburnians are jumping to land a seat wherever they can.

Around the corner from Grossi Florentino, Jason Lui has erected walls to separate Flower Drum into dining spaces. The more covers he can accommodate, the more staff he can hire back.

“I’m really happy to be able to re-employ some of the overseas students who have been stuck here and are not on JobKeeper,” Lui, the general manager, says. “It’s so good to hear laughing and clinking of glasses. It’s good to see the tables set again.”

As people return to the city and shopping hubs reopen, Melbourne will get its groove back. Lui is even happy to be stuck in traffic again during delivery service, but warns hospitality is not out of the woods just yet.

“No one’s invincible, especially after a long break.

The real test will be after JobKeeper finishes, so if you want your favourite place to still be around, go out and support them. Have a meal there,” he says.

Although 40-plus-year-old icons such as Flower Drum are back in action, other operators are opening for the first time in the city, eager to reinvigorate what headlines have dubbed a “ghost town”. The City of Melbourne has given chef Shane Delia permission to shut down Bond Street outside Maha to open brand-new Layla, whose outdoor marquee can fit as many as restrictions allow.

After a long lockdown, the buzz from Victoria’s reawakened cafes, bars and restaurants fills the city and regional hubs with promise.

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“Think Middle Eastern Mediterranean,” Delia says. “Fun, sun-kissed summers, meze brunches on weekends, live music from Arabic performers on weekends and a summery outdoor, late-night vibe where people stay until they get cold.”

Nearby Crown Melbourne has launched outdoor dining precinct Petanque Social. While Delia has the Middle Eastern vibes covered, Crown’s activation is reminiscent of Europe’s St Tropez or Capri, with outdoor bars and dining, and day beds.

There’s a full-service bar, food from surrounding restaurants like Nobu and Bistro Guillaume, live bands, DJs and a screen for sports lovers.

Sandra Foti is opening three new Piccolina Gelateria stores before the year is out: one on Swan Street in Richmond and two in the city on Degraves Street and Hardware Lane. It’s a massive turnaround considering she thought they were going to have to permanently close the St Kilda store.

“People ask if I’m scared opening in the city, but I’m really not. I’ve accepted that it’s going to be tough,” she says. “There have been recessions before.

There have been disasters before. People need to ... remind themselves that this isn’t forever.”

Foti had already signed the leases on Degraves Street and Swan Street when her dream spot on Hardware Lane came up. She contacted the agent and got a call shortly after: it’s yours if you want it.

It was lockdown 1.0. People told her she was crazy to open another shop at all, let alone in the city. In the middle of it all, her father passed away.

“A few weeks before Dad died I would go and have conversations with him and say, ‘What am I doing?

Am I really going to screw things up?’” Foti says.

“Dad said to me, ‘When everyone else is scared, that’s when you need to be brave’.”

Foti’s father lost everything in the early 1980s recession, selling his coin collection to start over and put his three girls through private school. He learnt how to make gelato, telling his family if everything went bad again, he’d open up a gelateria, because “gelato is recession-proof.”

In 2020, his daughter proved him right.

“Our job now is to play a part in breathing that lifeblood back into the city again,” Foti says.

In South Melbourne, St Ali’s Salvatore Malatesta got the green light from the council to turn Yarra Place into a mod-Italian piazza, launching Italian Artisans in Residence in the evenings. Outdoor seating and blue Peroni umbrellas are spaced across geometric paving, with festoon lights and a sparkling city backdrop.

Tony Nicolini from DOC, pasta chef Andrea Vignali and EAT pasta are on food, while the winner of the World’s Best Bartender Award 2018, Orlando Marzo, has cocktails covered. As a partner of the Italian Film Festival, St Ali is also screening films on the building opposite.

“It feels a little bit like Piazza del Popolo in Rome, but with the city 600 metres away it’s also like being in Brooklyn looking back over the bridge at Manhattan,” Malatesta says.

Businesses on the Mornington Peninsula and in Yarra Valley are excited for the end of 25-kilometre travel restrictions. They have been starved of city visitors through lockdown. The culinary director of Pt Leo Estate, chef Phil Wood, is overjoyed to be serving dine-in customers again. “The thing I love most about restaurants is we are part of the social fabric of life,” he says. “I’m sure people can’t wait to celebrate birthdays again with family or go on a date – all those little pieces that make up society.”

Other businesses have made the decision not to reopen until they can seat more customers. That’s how Anchovy in Richmond came to pop up at Sutton Grange Winery in Bendigo until November 22, offering contemporary Vietnamese lunches at weekends, complemented by wine tastings and bottles from the cellar door.

Chef-owner Thi Le says people were so excited about restrictions lifting that they booked Sutton Grange on the spot after being told Anchovy Richmond wouldn’t open just yet. Supporting restaurants in regional Victoria is an opportunity to inject capital back into areas that have had their toughest year on record. “Earlier in the year, these region were hit by bushfires and they’ve missed out on a lot of the city tourism,” Le says.

Diner habits formed during COVID-19-related restrictions could also help to reinvent the restaurant industry. Simple processes such as fees for late cancellations and strict time slots to allow for more sittings are invaluable to restaurants, but until now have rarely been accepted by diners.

“If you jump on a plane, you prepay for the ticket.

When you buy products online, you prepay, but not with food,” Le says.

“At Sutton Grange people have been open to the idea, which means we know how much we have to spend on produce and staff. It helps control cash flow and as a business owner, this is incredible.” ●

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DESIGN

Interior designers tell how to find the ideal dining duet of table and chairs.

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n the corporate world, the standing desk has popped off and almost rendered the stoic office chair superfluous, but in the dining world table and chair are never far apart.

Sure you might eat standing up when you’re pinching a few olives from the fridge or buttering your toast in the morning. But have you ever tried twirling spaghetti in a fork with one hand and balancing a wine in the other while standing up?

Probably not, and why would you when the comfort of the dinner table and chair are ready to serve?

However, finding the right dinner table and chair for your space requires a little more effort than sitting down to eat on them. There’s a particular interiors science to find the right dining duet, where you must consider form and function equally or risk chairs that never quite tuck neatly under the table.

The first thing Melbourne interior designer Sally

Caroline considers when selecting furniture for a dining area is its intended purpose and mood.

“I’ll always ask how casual or formal the client wants the space and who’ll be using it the most,” Caroline says. “Then, we’ll choose furniture that suits the brief but also has the flexibility to adapt depending on the dining occasion.”

For Caroline, there are two fundamental reasons we gather around the dinner table: everyday dining and the dinner party.

The former is your base dining table and chair set that you and your family will gather round, and a dinner party may require more people take a seat at the table.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s a tiny apartment with limited space or a larger dining room, we always look for ways we can transform the dining space when we’re entertaining and add some extra chairs,” she says.

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Stackable stools or foldable chairs are good options when the guest list expands and are easy to store out of sight.

Table size in relation to the size of your dining area is next on the checklist. “You want to choose a table with an allowance for circulation space,” Sydney-based interior designer Sonja Kritzler says.

If you have a smaller footprint to play with, select tables and chairs with finer legs so the furniture doesn’t engulf the room.

As for the shape of the table itself? “If the space has lots of linear shapes within it, a circular table will automatically soften the area,” Kritzler says.

“But with circular tables, be mindful of size as the larger they are the harder it is to have conversations across the table.”

For Caroline, materiality of the dining table and the chairs depends on who is using them and how they’re used. “If it’s a family with kids, you definitely want something that’s durable and you can wipe down like timber or leather,” she says.

“And, if you’re looking for something for a formal setting, you’ll definitely want to consider choosing

chairs that offer more comfort to accommodate long chats at the dinner table.”

If mixing and matching the table with the chairs, Caroline suggests drawing the furniture to scale first and taking note of how the table’s legs and chairs’ legs are positioned.

“It’s so easy to make a mistake,” she says. “You might think you can fit your chairs around the table but then realise the table’s legs are in the way when you try and tuck in your chair.”

The same rule is applied when opting for dining chairs with arms and the height of the table.

Both designers advocate for play at the dinner table and encourage mixing chair styles.

“Think about mixing the elements of line, shape, scale and texture,” says Kritzler, who’s a fan of a custom banquette seat on one side of the table with chairs on the other.

Caroline says keeping one style element consistent is crucial to the mix-and-match approach. “You could have six armless chairs in the middle and two-armed styles at either end of the table as long as they are linked by the finish or material,” she says. ●

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EDUCATION

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hen thinking about school scholarships, the focus can often be on the financial benefits they would bring to a family.

Taking away the monetary burden of private school fees can open up a family’s choice of education for their child.

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Scholarships can help students pursue their interests and strengths in a particular field such as music, sport or the arts, and do so within a supportive environment.

Most independent private schools and some Catholic schools offer students full-fee or partial-fee

scholarships which students can apply for, usually via a test and interview.

Scholarships are varied and can include academic, sport, arts and music (or a combination), as well as Indigenous scholarships. They are usually offered for entry into years 5, 7 and 9, although there are exceptions.

Ross Featherston, the headmaster of boys’ school Brighton Grammar, says “a scholarship can be lifechanging for a family of a deserving and talented student who may not otherwise be in the financial position to attend the school”.

“Our school offers outstanding facilities and opportunities for boys to develop their talents.

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providing students with a range of activities to give and achieve their best within the context of a robust pastoral program.”

Brighton Grammar offers a range of scholarships including means-tested, academic, general excellence, instrumental/choir music and Indigenous.

“Scholarships enable opportunities to recognise high-achieving students and create pathways for boys who may not otherwise have been able to attend the school,” Featherston says.

Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School principal Dr Deborah Priest says “many schools operate scholarships from the point of view of trying to add cream to their academic profile”.

“For me, it is more about giving opportunities to girls who have talents that are just not going to be able to be nurtured in their current place of learning, or those students who would otherwise not be able to attend an independent school.

“That’s not a disrespectful comment about their current place of learning but they may, for example,

be in a co-educational setting and not had the benefit of the strong female role models that we have here or are wanting a more wellrounded education.”

Priest says it can also mean that by attending Ivanhoe, students get respite from the gender stereotyping experienced in society.

“And, it gives them an opportunity to really think clearly about the things they are passionate about, interested in, and then they get to explore them here.”

Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School offers a range of scholarships for current and external students, starting from year 5, including academic, music, general excellence and VCE. Recipient families do make a personal contribution to the school fees.

“To receive a scholarship here, they certainly have to meet our criteria,” Priest says.

“But, for me, I want them to blossom across a whole range of their passions when they are here, not just the area we identified when we awarded them the scholarship.” ●

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Exquisite craftsmanship from two eras is beautifully presented here in Malvern East’s prized Gascoigne Estate.

Behind a dark picket fence, the front garden’s formal landscaping sees a geometric and textured layout balanced by the softness of Japanese maples and greenery.

In the original section of the home, period features are treasured highlights and include delicately coloured leadlights, window seats, carved mantels on cast-iron fireplaces, ceiling roses and a double-arched hall.

The main bedroom suite, at the front of the home, has a fretwork-framed box-bay window with seat, an ornate fireplace, a large fitted dressing room and an en suite with oversize shower and twin basins. Also leading off the central hallway are a formal living room with fireplace and window seat, a bathroom and two bedrooms.

The contemporary rear section, designed by architect Michelle Stender, is a magnificent example of style, functionality and exquisite detailing.

The decor is timeless – charcoal and white against timber floors. The glazed walls of the living, dining, kitchen and family room wrap around the deck and look out to the north-facing rear garden.

In the living room, an elevated Heatmaster fireplace is a cosy spot in winter and the glazed cellar with a French Fondis Winemaster C25 humidifier creates a luxurious atmosphere of good living in the dining area.

A long butler’s pantry adds to the amenity of the excellent kitchen with its 900-millimetre stove, and a mud room is conveniently located beside the laundry.

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and this floor has large sections of storage plus roof access.

The home has hydronic heating, plantation shutters, a TV in the double garage for gym training, a security system and CCTV. It is close to Central Park, shops, schools and transport. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON property@domainreview.com.au Agent: Kay & Burton, Gowan Stubbings 0412 269 999 Price: $3.9 million-$4.2 million Auction: 11am, November 14

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With a heated pool and spa, and north-south, mod-grass tennis court, this meticulously presented, renovated home is summer-ready. It is geared to the needs of a large family, or extended family, with living rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms on both floors. The kitchen, with Smeg appliances and stone bench tops, is on the first floor and opens to a covered outdoor entertaining area with barbecue, bar fridge, heaters and fan. The main bedroom suite, with walk-in wardrobe and en suite is also on this level.

The house, which is in the Balwyn High zone, has doubleglazing, video intercom and sits on about 1490 square metres of land. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON

Agent: Marshall White, Elsa Li 0477 888 099 Price: $4.8 million-$5.28 million Private sale

MELBOURNE \ 801/1 ROY STREET 3

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Within walking distance of Melbourne’s major attractions and with views across the bay and Albert Park, this eighthfloor corner apartment offers an impressive location and enviable lifestyle. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a wraparound balcony from which to watch the sunsets. The kitchen has Miele and Smeg appliances, stone finishes and a wine fridge. The main bedroom has a marblefinished en suite and walk-in wardrobe. There is ducted heating, air-conditioning and a storage cage. Five-star amenities for residents include a gym, lap pool, spa, sauna, steam room and barbecue facilities. The CBD, St Kilda, South Melbourne Market, Southbank and the arts precinct are all on the doorstep. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON

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ST KILDA WEST \ 111/333 BEACONSFIELD PARADE 2

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Combine sweeping ocean views with inner-city living in this sophisticated St Kilda West apartment. Generous windows surround the living spaces, drawing in the natural light, with clean lines and a combination of dark timber and marble finishes leaving the space feeling fresh and modern.

The main bedroom is huge, and comes with the luxurious touches of a walk-in wardrobe and double vanity en suite with underfloor heating. The main living spaces are in an airy open-plan layout, with the kitchen meeting in the middle.

This kitchen is defined by its classic marble island bench, with an induction cooktop, breakfast bar and stainless-steel appliances a practical touch. On warm evenings, choose from two balconies for an al fresco experience, or wander down the street to enjoy St Kilda’s famous cafe scene. ● MEGAN WHITFIELD

Agent: Belle Property, Tony Pride 0417 300 056 Price: $2.55 million Private sale

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impression. Inside, a main bedroom with

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ceilings complement the fresh timber

private north-facing sitting room with gas

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fireplace, extend off the central arched

from South Melbourne beach, Albert Park

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ELWOOD \ 15 BYRON STREET 4

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Enjoy an exterior showcasing old-school Victorian charm before stepping through to a contemporary space equipped with all the modern comforts a family could want in this Elwood home. On the ground floor you’ll find two of the four bedrooms. These share an en suite. Continue down the hall (noting the period details of the archway and ornate cornices as you go) to find yourself in the open-plan dining and living spaces. These link to the kitchen, which is a particularly striking space thanks to its cool stone tones, slanted roof and full-length skylight keeping the space bright and open. In summer, seamlessly move between indoor and outdoor entertaining thanks to a generous private deck. Upstairs you’ll find the massive main bedroom, equipped with a sophisticated stone en suite. ● MEGAN WHITFIELD

Agent: Whitefox Real Estate, Marty Fox 0438 808 859 Price: $2.75 million Private sale

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out for polished concrete and the outdoor shower. It all adds up to well-designed

Behind an unassuming facade sits a

indoor/outdoor living by the beach. ●

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strikingly contemporary family house just

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moment. Social distanced socialising will

a couple of blocks from Williamstown

be with us for a while yet and this summer,

beach and botanic gardens. Designed by

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architect Tina Lindner, the versatile floor

place to pop the prosecco is Edinburgh

plan includes a large home office by the

Gardens. Windermere is a rare chance to

entryway and an impressively spacious

buy into this coveted area, on a sizeable

Agent: Jellis Craig, Andrew Simondson

dining, kitchen and living area that opens

Agent: Raine & Horne, Rosemary Jamonts

north-facing allotment. The front hosts the

0412 999 128

onto the rear entertaining deck and heated

0405 535 434

main bedroom with en suite and walk-in

Price: $3.7 million-$4.05 million

plunge pool. Above the double garage you’ll

Price: $2.38 million-$2.45 million

wardrobe, and a living room with built-

Auction: 6pm, November 18

find a versatile space suitable for either a

Private sale

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Bespoke brilliance in the heart of Brighton Plunge into lifestyle perfection with a stunning fusion of period prestige and contemporary excellence in the heart of Brighton. House 4 has been transformed from its Federation origins (c. 1910) to a spectacular family entertainer with meticulous attention to detail and flawless designer style.

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16 & 18 Thanet Street, Malvern Buy one or both of these houses being offered for sale as two homes in this elite family-pocket of Malvern. Formerly the headquarters of the Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog School, the two properties have been cosmetically upgraded and painted throughout, with newly polished floorboards in preparation for families or for other uses (STCA). Both homes in glorious green surrounds, have four bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, laundry, multiple spacious, light-filled living rooms, and original fireplaces. The property at Number 16 measures 836 sqm (approx.). Number 18 is 631 sqm (approx.).

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“LURGANCANTY” CIRCA 1890 A true Elsternwick landmark, this grand Victorian mansion stands apart from all others. Adjacent to Harleston Park, on a huge verdant garden of some 2200 m² it offers a north facing solar-heated pool, separate staff quarters and an elite standard of living that is often sought yet rarely available.

• 15 principal rooms feature exquisite period detail and lavish decor • Formal lounge and dining, study, sitting room • Granite, Emporite and Miele kitchen adjoins a huge family and informal dining area • Stunning conservatory • Five bedrooms, master with impressive dressing room and ensuite • Eight car garage with separate home office • Ducted heating, cooling, vacuum, alarm • Exceptional allotment size of 2200 m² with broad 41.8m frontage to Allison Road

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5-6 b 4 c 8 EXPRESSIONS OF INTERESTClosing 8th December at 5.30pm CONTACT Bill Stavrakis 0418 327 622 OFFICE 263 Glenhuntly Road Elsternwick 9523 9444

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132 Canterbury Road, Middle Park Encounter a tranquil oasis of sophisticated design in this exquisite Victorian, with a designer renovation by Nest Architects. Elegant living and dining, an ultramodern kitchen and divine sunroom. Timber decking, easy-care gardens, inviting pool. Plus a studio (guest bedroom). Upstairs, retreat with city views, two generous bedrooms and a bathroom. Downstairs, a sumptuous master suite, one more bedroom and a family bathroom. Single remote garage, a short stroll to the beach. Land size 376sqm approx.

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