13 Fairview Grove GLEN IRIS

Comments on 13 Fairview Grove GLEN IRIS

Few would rate this as cutting edge, but many will really like it.
 
All of us can find fault, and we are no exception, but no one who bids will think of those as they sail past where they hoped, where they wanted, and finally where they felt comfortable buying.
 
But someone will buy this, and they will have in their head to do this and then that and ……..but gut feel is they won’t, in the end, change much. Well, not if they're smart, for this home has appeal—not from a showroom or a book or an aloof opinion of greatness—but because it feels good.
 
And why does it feel good? Because from little child to the boss spouse, there is something to connect to.
 
Position – well, in our mind, Fairview is THE street in Glen Iris. But you know what? It's not just in our mind – I remember several years ago being one of nine bidders and losing in a shootout at $9m across the road. Think about that……. yes, bigger land, but nine and $9m….. so, it's not just Gina and I that rate Fairview….. there is a cohort of others.
 
That was the other side of the street…….. we like this side a lot better for multiple reasons. The home sits proudly on the street. This would simply not be the same look, sitting down across the asphalt….. it wouldn’t work. Sound ? It's quieter in the back, on this side, away from the occasional freeway wind noise as you have a building largely shielding you.
 
To everywhere else from this location – freeway, rail, shops, park, schools….. it's all good.
 
Property – Backyard, brilliant!! Three master bedroom opportunities and a way that allows togetherness for young ones and then separation for older children when sleeping. Living spaces – lots of them and study and quiet and loud places. Although the stairs are slightly narrow, they work, and I like the dual ends….. privacy, convenience, and really makes the upper beds a parents' retreat.
 
Mal it’s a hotchpotch! Yep, it has that flavour………but some hotchpotches have character and make you feel a whole lot better than bland, bland, and more bland from a reno on a budget or an architect after an award. This reno ages well already…..this home works now and will continue to do in the decades to come.
 
And to Price…… it's easy, whatever makes sense it will go for more, and it will do that because of street history, home feel, and the current price indication is designed to attract, not inform. Others will like this home as well and they will continue to like it in any market……this is a great family home.