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Overall, Clonard Avenue is what I would call an almost perfect family house. You have great zones, beautiful period detail, great natural light and good zonal qualities, all in a very nice, quiet residential location. You'll walk to most of your daily to-dos. I like how well it feels, I like how the cleverly placed skylights bring natural light into the front part of the house, I like the period detail. It's a very good family home that you buy today and reluctantly sell in 20 years.
The house sits in the old Kooyong Park Estate, subdivided in the late 1910s. The surrounding properties are all covered by single-dwelling covenants, so there is virtually zero chance of adverse development in the immediate neighbourhood. You're a short walk from the Martin Street shops and cafes, Gardenvale train station and the city transport arteries.
The house is well positioned on the generous block, and even with a bit of land given over to the front, it still leaves ample space in the courtyard. The extension has been done considerately, with a view to creating a home children can grow in from very small to very big.
The orientation of the house is a great help. The windows in the front part are all still original and might want to be upgraded at some point, while the windows used in the extension are double glazed. If only the central bifold doors in the living and dining area had been updated as well: that's a cheap fix. We have hydronic heating throughout and a massive solar system on the roof, so someone has started to do all the right things.
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