69 Manning Road
Malvern East

A much-cherished family home for the last 52 years, this charming c1919 solid brick residence's generous and impeccably presented dimensions, set within a deep private north-facing allotment, have been adapted, extended and updated over the years to reflect the changing family dynamics.

Evocative period features including high ceilings and leadlight windows are featured in the wide central hall and inviting sitting room with a gas fire and Kauri pine spiral stairs up to a spacious fully fitted study and 4th bedroom option with built in bunks. At the heart of the home a sky-lit gourmet kitchen appointed with stone benches flows through to the expansive, light-filled living and dining room with a roaring open fire. Glass sliders extend the living and entertaining to a large paved "piazza", perfect for al fresco dining and the deep private leafy north-facing garden with a glorious Manchurian Pear arbour and double carport. Two beautiful bedrooms with fireplaces and built in robes are accompanied by a third double bedroom with robes, a stunning fully fitted library or 4th bedroom, stylish bathroom and laundry with 2nd bathroom. Serenely set behind a high wall, a tropical oasis at the front of the house features a solar-heated pool surrounded by groves of Palm trees.

Idyllically positioned walking distance to Hedgeley Dene, Central Park, Waverley and Wattletree Rd trams and shops, Caulfield and Darling stations, a range of schools and the Caulfield campus of Monash University, it includes an alarm, video intercom, hydronic heating, RC/air-conditioning, irrigation, attic storage, garden shed and 3rd carport with remote door. Land size: 704 sqm (approx.)