243 Alma Road, Sold

Seconds from the eclectic shops, restaurants, and cafs of Alma Village, this superbly reworked Californian strikes a graceful balance between period elegance and modern luxury. Affording an airy atmosphere, a wide and welcoming entrance hall parts a pair of expansive rooms, with towering ceilings displaying the hallmarks of the home's historic roots. Accompanied by a lavish ensuite, a luxe main bedroom sits opposite a generous guest, complementing a second bedroom pairing and skylit central bathroom with standalone soaker bath and rain shower. Enriched with intricate fireplaces and robes to all bedrooms, a delightfully detailed original section flows effortlessly into a contemporary domain at rear, with substantial living and dining areas catered for by a stellar, stone-top kitchen boasting ample cabinetry, a stainless Bosch dishwasher, 900mm gas-top cooker, and waterfall island with breakfast bar. Attracting sublime sunlight, room-width bifolds ensure streamlined flow into a considerable, decked setting, with a broad pergola and ceiling fan accentuating the home's status as a year-round entertainer. Offering plentiful space for energetic kids, a wonderfully peaceful backyard displays vivid gardens, while an individually accessible bungalow features heating and cooling, an open lounge/bedroom, kitchenette, and bathroom. With a commanding setback and high fence ensuring welcomed privacy, further highlights include comprehensive heating and cooling, dark, hardwood floors, plantation shutters, twin basins to main bathrooms, abundant attic storage, a combined laundry/third bathroom, cubbyhouse to backyard, storage-rich garage, and several secure driveway spaces. Enjoying perfect proximity to Chapel Street, Hawksburn Village, and Carlisle Street lifestyle hubs, it's moments from a range of revered public and private schools, with Dandenong Road trams affording quick and easy access to Albert Park Lake, Melbourne's arts precinct, and the city centre.