73 Ormond Esplanade
Elwood

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Grandly positioned opposite Elwood foreshore, this long-cherished family home offers space, privacy, and elegant living in an enviable landmark location. Solidly built (circa 1921) in double brick with stucco rendering and double-glazed windows, the 4-bedroom, 2-storey home, on the market for the first time in 35 years, is resplendent with soaring ceilings, ornate fireplaces, and elegant formal rooms. The light-filled entry hall welcomes with striking black and white harlequin painted timber boards and opens to the front lounge with an expansive bay window and imported Delf tiling around the fireplace. The formal dining room has a chandelier, working fireplace and bespoke cabinetry. A generously proportioned hallway leads past the oak stairway, a granite bathroom with large spa bath and good-size laundry, to the light-filled contemporary extension with a stylish kitchen featuring granite benchtops, 2 Miele ovens and a Gaggenau 900mm gas/electric cooktop. The adjoining family/meals area is surrounded by floor to ceiling glass that opens out to the bluestone courtyard and superb rear garden that enjoys afternoon sun. Here, under the canopy of two century-old palms are bluestone garden beds gloriously filled with tree ferns, tropical foliage, and white hydrangeas. Upstairs, the two front bedrooms are equally large with views across the foreshore out to the bay and have large BIRs. Another room has a wall of built-in bespoke cabinetry, and there is a charming single room at the rear. There is another granite bathroom upstairs, plus a fully lined and powered, large storage attic accessible by drop-down stairs. Privately set behind a high brick wall, lush garden beds and established trees create a buffer from road noise, and a remote gate opening to the driveway and front OSP with turning space is designed to accommodate two cars with neither ever having to reverse out. Includes garden auto lighting and watering; central heating; split system air conditioning; 'Back to Base' security system, and lock-up storage shed. Wonderfully located opposite Elwood Beach foreshore, including Bay Trail, tennis club, parklands, cafes, and Lifesaving club. Just a couple of minutes' walk to Ormond Road shopping village, and close to public transport options including direct routes to the Melbourne University, leading schools and within the zone for Elwood Primary School.