What to see this weekend

29 Tennyson Street, Brighton
About $5 million
4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 6 car spaces
11am-11.30am

Barely worn in since its 2014 build, this French provincial-style mansion with tiled lap pool, on a corner block just off Dendy Street beach, has the size and style befitting its prestigious location. Three lavish levels offer a Bose-fitted home theatre, gym/billiard room, lift from basement parking, six gas fireplaces, French mantelpieces, outdoor shower, fountains, slate roof, bespoke wrought iron, and walls and floors of sandstone, limestone and Spanish marble. Locals upsizing for bay proximity are the main contenders.

Expressions of interest close at 5pm, on May 31
Kay & Burton, Bert Geraerts  0418 514 090

43a Pleasant Road, Hawthorn East
$1.4 million-plus
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
1pm-1.30pm

Pleasant by name and by appearance, this mid-sized, low-maintenance property gives medium-density construction a good name. The townhouse was built in 1999 on a 300-square-metre back garden subdivision, but it has its own title, access via Campbell Grove and a north-facing Japanese-style courtyard. It’s appealing to young buyers seeking to leave Richmond apartments, downsizers, single-parent families and investors.

Auction at 11.30am, on May 28
Marshall White, Kathy Malcolm 0416 279 966

612 Riversdale Road, Camberwell
$2.7 million-plus
4 beds 3 baths 1 car
Noon-12.45pm

Riversmount, a regal Queen Anne tuck-pointed brick house, makes a grand statement on a 1410-square-metre corner block within smell-the-coffee distance of Camberwell Junction. Its owner-builder, Clements Langford (St Paul’s Cathedral spires, Myer Emporium, Comedy Theatre, Herald Building), built it in 1919 to a design by David Stephenson (architect of original St Kilda Stokehouse). Its period style is intact and the contemporary renovation, pool and landscaping are impressive and appealing.

Auction at 11am, on May 28
RT Edgar, Paul Walker 0418 323 122

105 Grey Street, East Melbourne
$3.2-$3.5 million
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
Noon-12.30pm

This freestanding house on a corner opposite Powlett Reserve is “shaping up to be a hard-fought auction”, with interest from buyers from the medical, legal and financial fields, as well as developers, the agent says. “It’s unusual to have a 1980s house here surrounded by the Victorians; it’s been repainted and carpeted, it’s in good order and it’s a solid home with good foundations and quality timber work.”

Auction at noon, on May 28
Caine, Paul Caine 0407 393 900

214 Hope Street, Brunswick West
$1.1-$1.2 million
4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 car spaces
9.45am-10.15pm

Young families at this auction will be living in hope that they can live in Hope, just seven kilometres from the CBD. Original rooms segue into a modern living area, and the separate garage and gym has a first-floor studio. “This [house] is homely and warm and inviting,” the agent says.

Auction at noon, on May 28
Jellis Craig, Elizabeth Kelly 0431 434 169