12 Portland Place, South Yarra

Victorian grandeur, contemporary class in South Yarra

Brilliantly renovated and adapted for contemporary life, this grand Victorian provides space and flexibility in its three bedroom plus fourth bedroom/study floorplan with formal and informal living rooms and outdoor entertaining and pool, making it ideal for 21st century family living over two levels.

Period details of arched hallway, stained glass, high ceilings, elaborate cornices, ceiling roses and fireplaces with marble mantels blend artfully with contemporary spaces and finishes. New French oak parquetry flooring, honed marble, built-in cabinets, including a marble and oak bar, are among the outstanding elements.

Classic Victorian formal living and dining rooms with high ceilings, elaborate cornices and marble fireplaces are matched by contemporary informal living zones and an entertainers' kitchen with honed marble floor, French Lacanche cooker with double oven and six burner cooktop, tiled splashback, granite benchtops and an abundance of soft-closing drawers and cabinets. The adjoining informal family area opens to the undercover alfresco courtyard with Heatmaster fireplace for relaxed indoor-outdoor entertaining with a gas heated, salt chlorinated plunge pool.

Upstairs three bedrooms include the spacious main suite with floor -to -ceiling built-in robes, a fitted walk-in robe, and luxurious ensuite. Two more bedrooms, a study/fourth bedroom are served by an equally attractive central bathroom. The balcony offers city glimpses beyond the green leafy outlooks.

Includes security entrance, powder room, art gallery track lighting, monitored alarm system, security camera's, Rinnai instant hot water, hydronic heating, air conditioning, heated towel rails, heated floors in en-suite, Italian tiles, decorative plaster mouldings and off-street car parking. Set in this tranquil residential pocket, just a short stroll to South Yarra Station and shops, Prahran Market, Chapel Street cafes, boutiques, trams and leading schools.