852 Hampton Street

By private appointment only. Retaining all the character and charm of its circa-1920s origins in a blue-chip neighbourhood central to both Bay and Church Streets, this luxuriously appointed four-bedroom Brighton family home has been architecturally renovated to celebrate contemporary family liveability, incorporating zoned, light-filled living and entertaining spaces, with indoor/outdoor connectivity to a travertine alfresco terrace and in-ground swimming pool. Rich in grand California Bungalow style including a curved brick-columned verandah and double leadlight entry doors, the classic weatherboard home is set behind a picket fence and landscaped gardens. Inside the glory continues in the wide central hallway, with ornate architraves, picture rails and soaring ceilings, a crisp neutral colour palette and glossy plantation shutters add a fresh, contemporary ambience. The adaptive layout presents a choice of living and entertaining spaces over two levels as well as a zoned lower-level main bedroom suite, and three upper-level robed bedrooms, including two with rear balcony access. Magnificently modernised, the two indulgently appointed bathrooms (including main ensuite) and two powder rooms feature floor-to-ceiling designer tiling, stone vanities, and high-end tapware. Custom designed for serious gourmet cooking pursuits, the sleek, stone-topped kitchen showcases four PITT integrated gas burners below a Qasair range hood and two Ilve multi-function ovens. A glazed splashback draws in light and offers views to greenery, while a servery window above the double Oliveri sink connects to the travertine alfresco zone. Boosting the entertaining amenity further is a custom stone island bench/diner with wine-fridge space, and a preparation pantry that flows to the stone-topped laundry with external access. Abundantly glazed, French doors and sliders open to the travertine paved alfresco entertaining area and in-ground mosaic rimmed swimming pool with Baja shelf, while an expansive lawn area and neatly landscaped borders complete the relaxed outdoor living and entertaining space. Additional features include a gas log-fire heater in traditional surrounds, central heating and cooling, custom joinery providing an abundance of built-in storage, plus under-stair storage and attic storage. A long driveway provides off-street parking for up to four vehicles. This ideal Brighton lifestyle location is central to leading private schools including Brighton Grammar, Firbank Grammar, St Leonard's College and Haileybury College, and it is an easy walk to Bay Street and Church Street shops and station, Dendy Village, and Brighton Beach.