Mentone's Best Kept Secret

House Sold - MENTONE VIC

Impressive period elegance and superb contemporary style are flawlessly combined throughout the expansive 5-bedroom, 3-bathroom dimensions of this gracious c1920 tuck-pointed, double brick family residence. One of the area’s best-kept secrets, “Kowloon” is idyllically nestled within glorious private gardens, offering an unbeatable lifestyle just 500m from the beach, steps from Mentone’s vibrant dining, retail and transport precinct and 450m from Mentone Girls’ Secondary School.

Sympathetically renovated with a host of period features, including ornate ceilings, leadlight windows and timber floors, all distinguishing the welcoming entrance hall, captivating sitting room with an open fireplace, and a central formal dining room with French doors to the stunning front verandah. The main bedroom with a chic ensuite and robes is accompanied by four additional robed bedrooms, a spacious home office and a well-appointed family bathroom. Bathed in natural light, the exceptionally generous open-plan kitchen/meals area with stone benches, a dishwasher and dual Westinghouse ovens opens via sliding glass doors to a full-width entertainers’ deck, and the picturesque garden with lush green surrounds.

Five bedrooms include the ground-floor main suite with a spa ensuite and his and her walk-in robes, adjoining the formal lounge/home office, perfect as a parents’ retreat or 6th bedroom. Impeccably presented throughout, it includes an upstairs kids’ retreat/living room, ducted heating and air-conditioning, an outdoor laundry with toilet and shower, ample storage, a large shed and a triple carport with remote gates. Land size: 718 sqm approx.