What to see this weekend

168 Church Street, Brighton
$3 million-plus
4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 2 car spaces
10am-10.30am

Built for twin sisters c1890, this stately Italianate and its pair are said to have a triple-brick dividing wall. Other features of this one on the south side, named Marathon, are more obvious – gorgeous leadlight windows, marble fireplaces, return verandahs on both levels and a pool in landscaped gardens. Natural light floods the family room through cupola skylights. There’s a formal lounge and huge study, plus four bedrooms and a retreat upstairs. 

Agent Marshall White, Kate Strickland 0400 125 946
Auction 3.30pm, November 14

6 Abbott Street, Sandringham
$2.2 million-plus
4 bedrooms 3 bathrooms 2 car spaces
Noon-12.30pm

Limestone from Carabooda​, near Perth, along with spotted gum floors and decks, cedar window frames, vaulted ceilings and a pool in the tropical-style north-facing front garden give this 11-year-old house a luxury resort ambience. Atop its long list of features is its position just three doors from Sandringham beach. The agent reports that buyers scaling down have shown as much interest as families with teenagers.

Agent Kay & Burton, Bert Geraerts 0418 514 090
Auction noon, November 14

60 Lucerne Crescent, Alphington
About $2 million
3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms 3 car spaces
1pm-1.30pm

Abutting the green belt of Latrobe Golf Course and Yarra River parklands, this tranquil, sprawling 1629-square-metre block – once a fuchsia nursery – offers several options for a buyer, having no single-dwelling covenant or heritage overlay. Upgrading the 1920s weatherboard house, which had only two owners, or designing a new build would capitalise on valley views in an area that is family friendly, being near primary and secondary schools, and just eight kilometres from the CBD.  

Agent Collins Simms, Antony Woodley 0421 286 741
Auction 11.30am, November 14

13 Avoca Street, Yarraville
$850,000-plus
3 bedrooms 1 bathroom
11.15am-11.45am

As pretty a block-fronted, lace-trimmed late-Victorian cottage as you’re ever likely to see, this c1910 home is in the area’s “golden square”, 200 metres from the station and the village cafes and shops. It has fireplaces, dark-stained timber floors and high ceilings in its restored two bedrooms and open-plan dining/living area. The kitchen and bathroom show a particularly smart renovation and the pleasant garden includes a studio/retreat with glass french doors.

Agent Biggin & Scott, Tristan Tomasino 0417 315 740
Auction 12.30pm, November 7

314 Canning Street, Carlton North
$1.1-$1.2 million
2 bedrooms 1 bathroom
10am-10.30am

Tilbury Villa and its single-fronted, single-storey Victorian terrace neighbours enjoy a coveted inner-city haven, where Canning Street has a centre plantation and is protected from through traffic. The lawns and playground of leafy Curtain Square are just a few doors away. An internal upgrade could be done in due course.

Agent Nelson Alexander, Nick West 0418 559 494
Auction noon, November 7