50 Harcourt Street

Hawthorn East VIC 3123

UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE: A FINE DESIGN FOR EXECUTIVE LIVING
THIS IMPOSING RESIDENCE IN A LOW MAINTENANCE GARDEN SETTING OFFERS EXTREMELY SPACIOUS ACCOMMODATION IN ONE OF THE AREAS FINEST TREE-LINED STREETS, CLOSE TO JUNCTION SHOPPING, TRANSPORT AND LEADING SCHOOLS. CONSTRUCTED IN THE 1960S, LANSDOWNE HAS BEEN SENSITIVELY RENOVATED TO COMBINE CLASSIC DESIGN ELEMENTS WITH A CONTEMPORARY EMPHASIS ON LARGE LIGHT-FILLED SPACES. ENTRY FROM THE WIDE SECURITY PORCH IS TO A CENTRAL RECEPTION HALL, OPENING THROUGH DOUBLE DOORS TO A LARGE FORMAL DINING ROOM AND AN EXPANSIVE SITTING ROOM WITH AN OPEN FIREPLACE; BOTH ROOMS HAVE FLOOR TO CEILING WINDOWS TO TAKE MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE OF THE NORTHERLY ORIENTATION. THE SITTING ROOM ADJOINS A LARGE STUDY/LIBRARY WITH FITTED SHELVES AND CABINETS, OPENING TO THE PATIO WHICH LOOKS OUT OVER THE BACK GARDEN, SHADED BY A MATURE MANCHURIAN PEAR TREE. THE KITCHEN, SUPERBLY FITTED WITH BESPOKE TIMBER AND GLASS CABINETRY, CARRARA MARBLE AND PREMIUM APPLIANCES, IS SEPARATED BY TIMBER-PANELLED DOORS FROM THE LOWER LEVEL INFORMAL LIVING AND DINING ROOM. THIS MAGNIFICENT SPACE (51 SQ.M. APPROX), WITH A HIGH COVED CEILING AND JETMASTER FIREPLACE, FLOWS TO COURTYARDS ON TWO SIDES. ALSO ON THE LOWER LEVEL ARE A LARGE STONE-TILED GUEST POWDER ROOM AND EXTENSIVE STORAGE SPACE. A HANDSOME TIMBER-BALUSTRADED STAIRCASE LEADS UP BENEATH A TALL WINDOW TO FOUR DOUBLE BEDROOMS, ALL WITH NEW BUILT-IN WARDROBES; THE VAST MAIN BEDROOM HAS A THREE-ZONE ENSUITE BATHROOM WITH FREE-STANDING BATH AND STONE FINISHES. THE UPPER LEVEL INCLUDES A TILED FAMILY BATHROOM AND A FULL-SIZED LAUNDRY. INCLUDING A DOUBLE GARAGE, SOLAR/GAS HEATED SWIMMING POOL AND PAVED OUTDOOR LIVING ZONES, THIS INVITING PROPERTY FEATURES POLISHED TIMBER FLOORS, SPLIT SYSTEM AND REVERSE-CYCLE AIR CONDITIONING, DUCTED HEATING, VIDEO ENTRY SECURITY AND HIGH QUALITY FINISHES.