13 Ormond Road

On a wider-than-usual single-front allotment, this freestanding home combines Victorian grandeur with updated features to deliver an outstanding inner-urban lifestyle opportunity. Welcomed by towering ceilings and original Baltic pine floorboards, the home's impressive interior comprises a wide side hallway accessing two sizeable bedrooms with built-in robes both serviced by an updated bathroom. Add to this a spacious central living room flowing through to the open dining area and adjoining kitchen complete with stainless-steel cooking appliances and dishwasher. Additional features of this period prize include ducted heating, fresh carpets and ornate plasterwork, along with European laundry facilities and double-glazed windows all-round. French doors reveal a sizeable north-facing backyard with versatile bedroom/studio, plus a covered sideway with a retractable clothesline, substantial storage space and off-street parking (remote-control rollerdoor) via the rear laneway. A short stroll to the best of Moonee Ponds including Puckle St cafes, bars and restaurants, along with city-bound trams and the area's renowned retail precinct, it's also close to Palace Cinema, local schools and the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail, with easy access to Citylink.