3 Iona Avenue, Toorak

Achieving refined opulence through grand proportion, designer adornments, and an emphasis on the finer details, this executive abode promotes family luxury of the highest calibre between ever-eminent Irving and Clendon Roads. Its tranquil setting adored for its vivid foliage, illustrious estates, and absence of through traffic, a compelling faade rests beyond beautifully manicured gardens, with towering ceilings, palatial columns, and an extraordinary sense of space affording an unforgettable first impression. Traditional in its layout while adapted for contemporary living, fireside study and lounge/dining spaces sit either side of a broad hallway, with a sublime rear section comprising open family and meals zones, an expansive lounge with open gas fire and wet bar, and hospitality-focused kitchen with stone surfaces, abundant cabinet space, a focal island bench, and upscale Smeg, Miele, and Asko appliances. Transforming the space into an indoor-outdoor entertainer's haven, bifolds reveal a wonderfully private, low-maintenance yard area, with streams of afternoon sun enlivening social occasions. With walk-in robes and lavish ensuites to each, sumptuous main and guest bedrooms enjoy all-day rays courtesy of a clever light court, with a considerable guest room, doubling as a stand-out retreat, benefiting from direct street access. Ensuites join excellent robe storage in enhancing three generous, additional bedrooms, while further highlights include comprehensive heating/cooling, ceiling-integrated audio both inside and out, ducted vacuum, plantation shutters, a large laundry, powder room, and vast basement level offering two storerooms, a substantial wine cellar, and ample room for six cars. Its storied surrounds home to the most magnificent of family residences, the superb home sits steps from city and Chapel Street-bound trams, Toorak Station, and the popular restaurants, cafs, and nightspots of quaint Beatty Avenue, while buzzing Hawksburn and Toorak Villages, a range of revered schools, and the Monash Freeway sit close by.