16 Birdwood Avenue
Brighton

Eminently positioned in one of Brighton’s finest Golden Mile Avenues, mere steps from the Bay, this beautifully rejuvenated and meticulously maintained 4-5 bedroom solid-brick circa-1940s California Bungalow on 676* square metres celebrates grand-scale family living and entertaining within luxuriously appointed character-rich formal and informal spaces and embraces a northerly oriented rear alfresco zone showcasing a heated mineral swimming pool.

Privately positioned behind a high rendered wall, with automated gates and video security entry, the home is verdantly cocooned in well-established low-maintenance gardens. The generous proportions are revealed in the extra wide entry hall where soaring ceilings are adorned with ornate plasterwork and timber wainscoting lines the walls. Box bay windows and open fireplaces enrich the expansive formal living and dining spaces, with textured painted wallpaper adding to the Art Deco-meets-Bungalow allure. Zoned at the front of the home, the spacious main bedroom suite also has a box bay window with garden outlooks, and a wall of fitted robes. The luxe, recently renovated ensuite features terrazzo marble floors, hand-cut tiles, a custom bathtub, walk-in shower, brushed nickel tapware, and a stone vanity illuminated by a Robert Gordon sconce. Bathed in northerly light the open plan living and dining area is headed by a stone/Miele kitchen and connects to the bluestone paved alfresco terrace and fully tiled electric heat pump and solar heated inground mineral pool. There are another two bedrooms downstairs, both with built-in robes and charming features, along with a second renovated terrazzo tiled bathroom, and a luxe powder room. Upstairs is a light-filled third living space (or 5th bedroom) with access to a broad balcony where the sunset skies above the elite neighbourhood are spectacular. The upstairs bedroom has an adjoining study, and there is another renovated bathroom, and two fully lined attic storage rooms. Other notable features include hydronic heating throughout, plus split system heating/cooling, a laundry with drying room, off-street parking for three cars, security system, and an automated sprinkler system.

A walkway, just a few doors away provides direct access to the beach. Step onto the Bay Trail, and stroll to North Point Cafe, or Elwood Beach in minutes. Also close to Elsternwick Park, Martin Street and Bay Street shops and stations, and prestigious schools including Brighton Grammar and Firbank Grammar.

*Approximate land size