36A Drake Street
Brighton

Befitting its blue-chip positioning along a wide, leafy boulevard running parallel to Golden Mile foreshore, this beautifully presented four-bedroom family home is rich in timeless grandeur and will captivate with its soaring dimensions, light-filled living spaces, and elegant, low-maintenance gardens incorporating a paved alfresco terrace and a heated in-ground swimming pool.

Privately set behind a high wall with ironwork gates and a lushly landscaped, lawn-free garden, the rendered brick, double-storey home’s classic charm is immediately apparent and expanded upon in the entry foyer, where parquetry flooring and a curved staircase introduce the light-filled interiors. The flowing, open ground-floor floor plan incorporates formal and informal living areas, and a central gourmet kitchen with stone benchtops and Miele appliances. French doors open to the paved alfresco terrace that extends to a lawn area, and the salt-chlorinated solar-heated swimming pool. Upstairs, there is access to front and rear balconies, and picture windows drawing in lots of light and framing neighbourhood/treetop views. There are four light-filled, robed bedrooms, including the master with a marble shower ensuite, while the main marble bathroom has a built-in tub and separate shower. There is also a study, and a spacious retreat/third living room on this level. Additional features include powder rooms on both levels, ducted heating and cooling, a large laundry with sideway services access, a double garage with remote-operated door, plus off-street, secure driveway parking.

Perfectly located for enjoying the best of Bayside’s enviable lifestyle, it’s just a few minutes’ walk to the Golden Mile Beaches, the Bay Trail, the lush greenery of Elsternwick Park, and Elwood Beach’s fabulous parkland and foreshore. It’s also an easy walk to cafes and restaurants of Ormond Road or Martin Street, and close to Bay Street and a choice of prestigious schools including Brighton Grammar, Firbank Grammar and Star of the Sea College.