34/8 Trenerry Crescent, Abbotsford

At this address is a unit on a parcel in 34/PS501242 Abbotsford VIC. Built in 1925, it has 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms.

ABOUT THE PROPERTY

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Car spaces
3
Land size
1.19 ha
Building size
279 m2
Council area
Yarra
Year built
1925
Lot plan
34/PS501242 Abbotsford VIC
House type
Unit



HISTORY

Last sold 27/06/2009
$1,375,000



LISTING DESCRIPTION
as of June 2009

SCALE AND DISTINCTION ON YARRA BANK WITH BREATHTAKING VIEWS OVER STUDLEY PARK, THE YARRA AND THE CITY, THIS MAGNIFICENT EDGARD PIROTA-DESIGNED THREE BEDROOM/THREE BATHROOM RESIDENCE OFFERS THE ULTIMATE IN LARGE SCALE CITY-FRINGE LIVING. ON THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ACCLAIMED BYFAS MILLS REDEVELOPMENT, IT IS APPROACHED THROUGH AN EXPANSIVE MANHATTAN-STYLE SECURITY LOBBY. OPENING TO A HIGH-CEILINGED CONCRETE-FLOORED ENTRY, THE APARTMENT SWEEPS AROUND TO A LARGE LIVING AREA OPENING ON ONE SIDE TO AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR TERRACE AND GALLERY WITH VIEWS OF THE ABBOTSFORD CONVENT PRECINCT; FROM THIS SPACE TWO 'CONCEALED' STUDY AREAS STACK BEHIND DOOR-STYLE SHELVING UNITS. THE SUPERBLY PROPORTIONED MAIN BEDROOM, WITH TERRACE VIEWS OVER FULL-LENGTH DOORS, OPENS THROUGH A SLIDING OPAQUE GLASS WALL TO A DRESSING ROOM AND FULLY-TILED BATHROOM WITH DUAL SHOWERS AND ROMAN SPA BATH.ENTRY TO THE MAIN LIVING AREA IS THROUGH A WIDE HALLWAY, FLANKED BY STORAGE AREAS AND A FULL SIZE LAUNDRY AND POWDER ROOM. THE APARTMENT'S 'GREAT ROOM', A CONTEMPORARY TAKE ON THE EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY PARISIAN SALON, IS A DRAMATIC SPLIT-CEILINGED LIVING AND DINING SPACE (8.8X7.6M2) DESIGNED FOR LARGE-SCALE ENTERTAINING WITH ELEVATED GAS FIREPLACE, OVERLOOKED ON ONE SIDE BY A MIELE-EQUIPPED KITCHEN WITH MOVEABLE ISLAND BENCH, AND OPEN THROUGH A FULL WALL OF CONCERTINA DOORS TO A HUGE OUTDOOR TERRACE. THIS APARTMENT-SIZED LIVING AREA, WITH ELEVATED SWIM SPA-POOL, GAS BARBEQUE, AND MOTORIZED SENSOR AWNINGS, HAS A VISTA OVER THE HISTORIC 'YARRA FALLS' FACTORY CHIMNEY TO PARKLANDS AND THE NORTHERN SUBURBS.ACCESSED FROM A WIDE TIMBER STAIRCASE, THE UPPER LEVEL LEADS TO A GRAND SECOND BEDROOM WITH ENSUITE DUAL-SHOWERED SPA BATHROOM, ENTERED THROUGH AN OUTSIZE PIVOT OPAQUE-GLASS DOOR; IT OPENS THROUGH FULL-HEIGHT CONCERTINA GLAZING TO A MEZZANINE READING ROOM LOOKING DOWN TO THE MAIN LIVING AREA, AND HAS A PRIVATE BALCONY. A THIRD DOUBLE BEDROOM, WITH BALCONY AND NORTH-FACING WINDOWS, SITS OPPOSITE A FULLY-TILED BATHROOM. MELLOW RECYCLED HARDWOOD FLOORS REFERENCE THE BUILDING'S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE.THIS FINE EXECUTIVE RESIDENCE, DESIGNED TO TAKE MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE OF ITS UNIQUE ELEVATED POSITION AND TO LINK INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES, HAS BEEN FINISHED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS IN A CONTEMPORARY IDIOM. THE TITLE INCORPORATES GARAGING FOR THREE CARS, AS WELL AS A LARGE LOCK-UP STORAGE AREA. RIVERBANK WALKING AND CYCLE PATHS ARE EASY ACCESSIBLE, AND THE CBD IS ONLY MINUTES AWAY.AGENT: NELSON ALEXANDER PTY LTDADDITIONAL FEATURE - STUDY.