60 Avoca Street

Inspect By Private Registration Among Domain Hill's most tightly held addresses, this landmark c1850 Victorian estate occupies approximately 760sqm, with grand proportions and a prized northern orientation that brings natural light deep into the home's principal rooms. Its long lineage, shaped by ornate 1870s revival and later refinement by notable architects including the Freeman Brothers, Neil Clerehan and, most recently, Allan Powell, is further distinguished by its feature in Home Beautiful magazine in 1952, and it is now offered for sale for the first time in almost four decades. Beyond a formal forecourt with tessellated tiles and original iron fencing, the interior is replete with soaring ceilings, intricate cornicing, and fireplaces now enhanced for modern use, leading through a collection of lavishly sized reception rooms to a north-facing kitchen appointed with Italian marble and Smeg appliances. Living areas continue to a library-lined sitting room with an integrated bar, and into a sunroom at the rear, which opens via a series of French doors to a deep terrace shaded by ornamental grape and overlooking richly planted gardens. A substantial, sun-drenched main bedroom sits beneath breathtaking vaulted ceilings upstairs, enriched by an ornate marble fireplace, a dressing room, and a book-matched marble ensuite. Three additional bedrooms, one with its own ensuite, plus a third bathroom follow to the rear, where a wide Queenslander-style verandah takes in the greenery below. Well-appointed with hydronic heating, security, garage, and a powder room, this magnificent residence presents a rare opportunity to carry forward a long-held legacy or to refine for contemporary living, moments from Toorak Road dining, the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, and leading schools including Melbourne Grammar School, Melbourne Girls' Grammar School, Christ Church Grammar School, Melbourne High School, Mac.Robertson Girls' High School and St Kevin's College, with South Yarra Station close by for direct CBD access and also trams along Toorak Road.