71 Market Street, Essendon, Vic 3040

Offered for the first time in 40 years, this spacious 1920s home in the prestige Mar Lodge estate is poised to welcome a family who prize elegance and convenience. Beautifully maintained and extended, the house has two ground-floor and two first-floor double bedrooms (three with BIRs, main with brick-arched fireplace), two bathrooms and a separate toilet. Snuggle up in the formal living room, where the glazed-brick fireplace with gas heater promises delightfully cosy evenings. Enjoy the breezy family room, which opens to a magnificent pitched-roof deck overlooking a deep rear garden of native trees, olives and lavender. The kitchen has a Chef oven and gas cooktop, Dishlex dishwasher and a sunny meals area. Ornate ceilings and an enclosed porch uphold the vintage appeal of this discreetly modern abode. Features rollerdoor single carport, bungalow with games room, split system cooling (main bedroom and family), gas heating (living and family), water tank. Schools abound, walk to St Therese's Primary, North Essendon Primary, Buckley Park Secondary, Essendon Keilor College, Ave Maria College and childcare centres. North Essendon Village and Keilor Road shops, cafes and tram are nearby.