Now: 78 Birdoo Drive in Grovedale has undergone a complete renovation and sold this week for $750,000.
A construction company owner looking for a “halfway” home to keep his employees busy during the slow season was able to increase the value of his Grovedale home by $275,000 in just five months.
When the house was sold in March for $475,000, the interior was partially demolished.
Buxton's agent Nick Allison said the seller accepted a $750,000 offer for the three-bedroom home at 78 Verdoo Drive this week, just a week after it went on the market.
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Then 78 Birdoo Drive in Grovedale sold for $475,000 in March.
THEN: Before the house went on sale in March, some walls and floors had been torn out.
Hazewinkle, Highton agent Ray Lowndes advertised the old brown brick veneer house as “more than just a patch.”
Construction crews made a façade that combined Colorbond cladding and render, and other modifications, including demolishing the wall separating the kitchen, dining and lounge rooms to create an open space, and the original bathroom and laundry. was remodeled to create a private bathroom and a separate bathroom. Main bathroom and European style laundry.
Now: 78 Birdoo Drive in Grovedale has undergone a complete renovation and sold this week for $750,000.
Now: 78 Birdoo Drive in Grovedale has undergone a complete renovation and sold this week for $750,000.
“He finds a half-finished house and puts the boys in there to finish it off, so when things quiet down in the winter, it allows the boys to keep working,” Alison said. spoke.
“Earlier this year, we sold another property off the market at 24 Wingara Drive, which was very similar, with three beds and two bathrooms, although not as large. It was well done.”
Young first home buyers pounced on homes that were open for inspection twice a week.
There are many renovated homes on the market, but here are some of our favorites.
7 Evelyn ST, Manifold Heights
Then: 7 Evelyn St, Manifold Heights (2019)
Now: 7 Evelyn Street in Manifold Heights is for sale with an asking price of $1.1 million to $1.2 million.
The three-bedroom home is much different than when it last went on the market in 2019 for $497,000, and it lives up to its attention-grabbing moniker.
Dion Plumb of Barry Plant in Geelong listed Derna with an asking price of $1.1 million to $1.2 million.
This home has two separate living spaces, three bedrooms, and two luxurious bathrooms.
Now: 7 Evelyn Street in Manifold Heights is for sale, with an asking price of $1.1 million to $1.2 million.
Now: Luxury main bathroom.
Striking feature wall panels bring an instant wow factor to the home, while a secret cavity partition separates the two ends of the home.
At the heart of the home is a cozy open plan kitchen, dining and living area, with high ceilings and double glazed windows providing warmth and plenty of light.
70B ST ALBANS RD, Thomson
With the wiring, plumbing and stumps replaced, this unique home combines original charm with contemporary style.
The property was last sold in 2015 for $330,000 and has since been subdivided.
The three-bedroom home at 70B St Albans Road in Thomson has been renovated and listed with an asking price of $630,000 to $690,000.
The three-bedroom house at 70B St Albans Road in Thomson has been renovated and listed with an asking price of $630,000 to $690,000.
Then: 70 St Albans Rd, Thomson, last sold in 2015, before the property was subdivided.
High square ceilings and floorboards now frame the interior, but the minimalist approach pays off in the open-plan living, dining and kitchen zones that form the heart of this three-bedroom home.
Gartland agent Will Ainsworth is selling the home with an asking price of $630,000 to $690,000.
180 Autumn ST, Geelong West
180 Autumn St, Geelong West is for sale after an extensive refurbishment.
One of Geelong West's earliest mansions has finally been given the facelift it deserves, with a long-awaited facelift proving to be worth the wait.
The Homewood is a beautiful double brick building that has stood at 180 Autumn Street since 1864, but it has recently been sold twice and is in a sad state.
Previous: Inside the historic home that was last sold.
Now: 180 Autumn St, Geelong West is for sale after extensive renovation.
The house became the pride of the neighborhood after the much-publicised rear extension providing contemporary living space. Meanwhile, the house's original site, which retains its classic slate roof, now has four bedrooms, two of which are en-suite.
McGrath, Geelong's Jim Cross listed the home for $1.999 million to $2.19 million.
79 BALLIANG ST, South Geelong
By erasing all traces of its 1970s renovation, the original beauty of the restored circa 1891 workers' cottage is now able to shine in South Geelong.
Vendors at 79 Balliang St today told GT's Nicole Main that layers of paint and plaster are being applied to reveal gorgeous hidden treasures like period brick chimneys that have been hidden for decades. He told me how he removed it.
Then: 79 Balliang St, South Geelong, last sold in 2015 following a 1970s refurbishment.
Currently: 79 Balliang St, South Geelong.
They used original black-and-white photographs of the double-sided clapboard house, which have been passed down through the generations of owners, as inspiration for the modern renovation.
Agent Michael Tricarico, of Gartland, Geelong, has listed the home with an asking price of $1.4 million to $1.5 million.
