What to see this weekend

81 Pellatt Street, Beaumaris
$1.75 million-plus
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
12.15pm-12.45pm

The original owner was an architect and the vendor is a bayside interior designer, so it’s not surprising this “modern modernist” build is striking inside and out. The emphasis is on natural light and liveability in a practical floor plan. From its elevated site “at the Paris end of Pellatt Street”, as described by the agent, it’s a 600-metre stroll through Banksia Reserve to Beaumaris beach.

Auction at 2.30pm, on September 17
Buxton, Adam Saunders 0405 456 255 

7 Grieve Street, Balwyn North
About $2.5 million
4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
Noon-12.30pm

Striking polished-copper panels on the facade of this 2009 bespoke house indicate a superior contemporary style, but when it comes to being a home, it has “a wonderful lifestyle”, the agent says, with generous bedrooms, a showpiece kitchen (timber, Miele appliances and lashings of Carrara marble), city views from upstairs and indoor-outdoor living. “You could stand in the pool with a beer watching the cricket all summer,” the agent says.

Auction at 10am, on September 10
Jellis Craig, David Banks 0422 868 410  

12 Foam Street, Hampton
$2 million-plus
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
2pm-2.30pm

It’s been stripped back, rendered, painted, extended and adapted, but there’s still a 1930s feel to this house, the agent says. It has further makeover potential and room for a pool on the 767-square-metre block with a back gate directly to a neighbourhood park and playground. “With a lot of high-$2 million homes sold around here, this is an entry-level house,” the agent says.

Auction at 12.30pm, on September 17 
Marshall White, Kate Strickland 0400 125 946 

5 Rose Street, Brunswick
$1.1-$1.2 million
3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom
2.30pm-3pm

Things are looking rosy with the combination of period detail and a smart four-year-old renovation in this proudly blue-collar area near the Upfield bike path, Anstey station and Sydney Road’s cafes, shops and tramline. Beyond its weatherboard facade with verandah, the house has three bedrooms on original Baltic floors, modern bathroom with tub and open-plan living area opening to a raised deck built around a mature gum tree.

Auction at 11.30am, on September 17
Agent Nelson Alexander, Jonathan West 0418 315 490  

22 Oak Grove, Ripponlea
$1.25-$1.35 million
3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 1 car space
12.30pm-1pm

Young upsizing families are keen buyers for this kind of appealing free-standing Edwardian with intact period features and potential to add value. “Ripponlea is incredibly tightly held, and this is close to the station and Attica [restaurant] and village shops in a very popular and trendy shopping strip,” the agent says.

Auction 11am, September 18
McGrath, Josh Stirling 0432 071 806