What to see this weekend

36-38 Hotham Street, East Melbourne
$4.6 million-plus
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 4 car spaces
1pm-1.30pm

The family who paid 2000 pounds in the 1920s for this landmark circa 1904 house named it Cedhertha after their children – Cedric, Herman and Bertha – and it’s stayed in the family ever since. Behind its understated facade is a grand interior with intricate fretwork in six rooms and pressed-metal ceilings. Makeover options include incorporating en suites into the two biggest bedrooms and installing a pool in the large garden.

Auction at 11am, on June 4
Caine, Paul Caine 0407 393 900

128 Beach Street, Port Melbourne
$1.6-$1.7 million
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
10am-10.30am

Stylish, modern and connecting with its patios through french doors, this is “a nice, easy place to live”, the agent says. “There’s a community feel around the streets,” he says, with the waterfront, Station Pier, cafes and parks moments from the door. The townhouse, on a compact block, has two living rooms and an integrated double garage. Couples and young families outgrowing their South Melbourne terraces are in the buyer mix.

Auction at 2.30pm, on June 4
Buxton, Steve Hatzi 0447 123 123

3 Plant Street, Malvern
$3 million+
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
Noon-12.30pm

This new family home’s debut opening attracted 26 groups because “they’re rare as hen’s teeth around here”, says agent Iain Carmichael. “It’s a great floor plan, uses the land efficiently, is finished to a high standard and looks fantastic,” he adds. The Ravida-built house, in a cul de sac near Malvern and Glenferrie road cafe strips, includes a loft-retreat above the double carport, pool and immaculate low-maintenance landscaping.

Auction at 1pm, June 4
Jellis Craig, Iain Carmichael 0418 850 988

21 Findon Avenue, Caulfield North
$3 million-plus
5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
11.30am-noon Sunday

Two doors south of Armadale’s boundary and a few streets from Prahran and Malvern, this recently renovated, period house with pool is impressing buyers seeking family space. “People are saying, look what I can get for my money in these beautiful tree-lined streets,” the agent says. The property is among equals in the genteel Cantala Estate and clearly a place to put down roots, as the vendors have been here 32 years.

Expressions of interest close at 3pm, on June 7
Kay & Burton, Grant Samuel 0403 132 095

3/589a Toorak Road,Toorak
$2.2 million-plus
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
1pm-1.30pm

Local downsizers shunning apartment life are the main candidates for this single-level unit built in the 1970s and beautifully renovated to improve its light, space and outdoor use. It’s back from the road, one of only four, and the agent suggests there’s potential for a lap pool.

Auction at 1pm, on June 4
Sotheby’s, David Colbran 0418 348 481