17 Kent Avenue, Brighton, Vic 3186

A generational family prospect among Melbourne’s most exclusive beach setting, this luxury stand-out offers stunning scale, expert craftsmanship, and bay tranquillity a mere 100m from the glorious Golden Mile foreshore.

Vibrant foliage and no through traffic see the broader streetscape adored as one of Brighton’s most attractive, with the home itself a serene, secure, and sophisticated article of family-focused design. Northern sun greets a leafy front yard, with a high wall and box hedges bringing welcomed privacy to a gas-heated pool and open-air hospitality space. Instantly memorable, herringbone parquetry graces a grand entrance, with front formal living and dining zones perfect complements to a brilliant back section. Durable granite surfaces enliven a home chef’s kitchen with large walk-in pantry and upmarket ILVE appliances, comfortably catering for gatherings surrounded by friends and family. Spilling onto a broad barbecue alfresco, bifold doors transform the space into a haven for warmer months, while gas-log fires make for cosy evenings come wintertime.

Equally adept as a guest’s/fifth bedroom, an acoustically treated media room proves ideal as a teenager’s escape or home workspace, complementing a top-floor reader’s retreat with adjoining, scenic balcony. Impressive dimensions showcased throughout, four substantial, second-storey bedrooms are together served by walk-in and built-in robes, a luxe central bathroom, and twin-basin ensuite to main bedroom, while other highlights include mobile-integrated cameras, alarm, entry, and lighting (C-Bus automation), comprehensive heating and cooling, ceiling audio, high-speed internet (ethernet throughout), double-glazed glass, four water tanks, a mains-gas connection to alfresco, full-size laundry, lower powder room, oversized double garage, and two secure driveway spaces.

With eminent surrounds home to some of Australia’s most remarkable residences, it’s a matter of moments to the culinary, retail, and afterhours scenes of prestigious Brighton, trendy Elwood, and lively St Kilda beyond, while close to numerous transport options, revered private schools, the local Baths and Yacht Club, and stunning stretches of sand.