12 Alicia Street

Hidden away in a quiet cul-de-sac, this design masterpiece offers architectural luxury of the highest calibre to be a family dream-retreat embracing the best of Bayside. Its cutting-edge façade and vibrant gardens quick to captivate, an open front lounge captures floral outlooks to set a tone of leafy calm continued beyond. With soundproofing, seven chairs, top-of-the-range audio, a projector, and screen all featuring in a first-class cinema room, a broad hallway winds to reach an entertainer's suite that's among Hampton's most remarkable. Masses of open space, a soaring ceiling, and backdrop of vivid greenery gift living, dining, and skylit alfresco areas a feeling of airiness and distinction reserved for the most extraordinary homes, with any occasion well-catered for by a lavish kitchen offering swathes of stone, abundant cabinetry, a butler's pantry, and upscale Miele, Bertazzoni, Asko, and Fotile fit-out of conventional and steam ovens, a warming drawer, two gas cooktops, a dishwasher, and oversized fridge/freezer. Multiple sets of stacker and bi-fold glass seamlessly merge inside and out, revealing a wonderfully private outdoor domain where a grassed backyard, thriving plant life, and three water features prove ideal counterparts to a feature pool. At plan's rear, a ground-floor main bedroom enjoys a walk-in robe, luxe ensuite, and garden views to wake to, complementing an alternate main bedroom above with its own terrace, multi-user office, full dressing room, and elegant ensuite. An ensuite, window-side sitting area, robe, and balcony enhance a sizeable third bedroom, joined upstairs by robe-lined fourth and fifth bedrooms, a stylish central bathroom, and retreat perfect for teenagers. Other highlights include hydronic-heated panels and towel rails, instantaneous hot water, reverse-cycle heating/cooling, camera and alarm security, garden lighting and irrigation, ceiling speakers, Victoria + Albert bathtubs, Toto smart toilets, vanity power outlets, a full-size laundry with its own balcony, cloak/mudroom, powder room, double garage with a basin and extensive storage, and additional driveway parking. Steps to bars, brunch spots, restaurants, shops, and city trains, it's mere footsteps to the Bay Trail, Trevor Barker Oval, Sandringham Yacht Club, and the golden sands of Sandringham and Hampton Beaches. An equally short stroll leads to Hampton Street, Sandringham Village, esteemed private schools, rolling fairways, and acres of scattered parkland.