Melbourne property: What to see this weekend

29 Palermo Street, South Yarra
$3.25 million +
3 bedrooms 3 bathrooms 2 car spaces
3pm-3.30pm

A 14-metre rooftop lap pool beside the main bedroom and private terrace tops off a sleek and downright sexy townhouse in a residential oasis surrounded by inner-city vibe. Each of its three levels boasts high-end technology and design detail that has prompted inquiry numbers “out of this world”, the agent says. A home office beside the double garage is the clincher for work-from-home folk.

Agent Kay & Burton, Gowan Stubbings 0412 269 999
Auction 1pm, September 5

8 McEvoy Street, Kew
$4 million +
6 bedrooms 5 bathrooms 8 car spaces
Noon-12.30pm

A few houses from the Yarra is this definition of contemporary opulence in the private-school belt. The emphasis is on entertainment in zoned casual and formal rooms that spill out to a terrace. There’s a vast garage, workshop and games room in the basement, and two levels of living and sleeping quarters, topped by a luxury executive study with city views. 

Agent Castran Gilbert, Paul Castran 0418 313 038
Auction 1pm, September 5

48 Claremont Avenue, Malvern
$2.5 million +
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 1 car space
2pm-2.30pm

Refinement and romance are key words for this renovated Edwardian brick house behind a white picket fence. Period features include high ceilings, timber floors, ornate plasterwork, fretwork-trimmed verandah and a bay window in the dining room. The agent says families like its flexible floorplan, proximity to Glenferrie Road shops and rear access to Hunter Street.

Agent Jellis Craig, Lachie Fraser-Smith 0418 399 182
Auction 11am, September 12

4/1 River Avenue, Ascot Vale
$890,000 +
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces
1pm-1.30pm

A leisure lifestyle comes to the fore at this newish townhouse, where the elevated living/dining area and balcony overlook the golf course, and neighbouring Maribyrnong River parklands stretch forever. It packs in three bedrooms and a rumpus room below and the main bedroom commands views from the top level. Young families are keen on the Whiskey Hill precinct for proximity to the train, schools and Showgrounds Village shops. 

Agent Rendina, Richard Rendina​ 0433 779 607
Auction 10am, September 12

33 Raglan Street, St Kilda East
$2 million +
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 5 car spaces
3.30pm-4pm today and noon-12.30 tomorrow.

A gorgeous polychromatic brick facade and a generous 836-square-metre block are the attractions of 

this c1888 house. It’s between the shopping and dining delights of Chapel Street and Carlisle Street, near 

good schools and popular Alma Park. 

Agent Marshall White, Michael Paproth 0488 300 800
Auction 12.30pm, Sunday, September 13