3 Mair Street Brighton
Befitting its blue-chip location in an exclusive cul-de-sac overlooking Brighton Beach Oval and the waters of Port Phillip Bay, this architecturally extended and magnificently renovated landmark Federation residence offers a dress circle ticket to the privileged Bayside lifestyle, just a 3-minute stroll to the sand.
Gloriously restored and rejuvenated, the circa 1904 façade retains all the hallmarks of its Federation-era origins and is privately set within established gardens behind a high fence and automated gate. Intricate stained glass, including an iconic sunburst motif over the front entry door, announces the home’s century-old grandeur, further enhanced inside with exquisite timber fretwork arches and ornate fireplace surrounds. Soaring between 12 feet in the original section, and up to 14.5 feet high in the architect-designed extension, the ceilings, fitted with skylights and flanked with clerestory windows, amplify the generously proportioned home’s light-filled dimensions.
With multiple formal and informal living spaces, the home offers a flexible floorplan over two levels that can adapt to any family’s liveability requirements. Looking out to a sparkling, fully automated solar-heated salt-water chlorinated swimming pool and sandstone paved alfresco area, the contemporary open plan zone attracts plenty of northerly sun. Amply equipped for grand scale entertaining the bespoke kitchen’s custom metallic cabinetry is contrasted with an earthy textured Stone Italiana Cartapietra island bench and features a 900mm Ilve freestanding cooker with an induction cooktop, Miele steamer and combi/microwave ovens, and a walk-in, plumbed butler’s pantry. The downstairs master bedroom features a wall of glass with access to private courtyard, and a luxe ensuite and fitted walk-in robe, while the main bathroom is upstairs, along with three bedrooms including a front attic bedroom with balcony and stunning water views. There are also powder rooms on both levels.
The home has recently been repainted, rewired, and fitted with new custom-curated double-glazed windows and doors. Also includes a double automated garage, security system, hydronic heating, heated towel rails, plus reverse-cycled app-controlled central zoned heating and cooling. The fully automated pool’s heating, cleaning and lighting can also be controlled via an app. There is an abundance of storage including a ‘beach box’ shed, an under-stair wine room, and a walk-in attic storage cupboard upstairs.
With the famous Brighton Beach Hotel, train station, bowls club, sandy shores, and parkland all within a five-minute stroll, plus exclusive schools including St Leonards and Haileybury colleges just moments away, along with Hampton Street and Church Street shopping, the lifestyle location is perfect for all the family.
