What to see this weekend

28 Johnson Street, Hawthorn
$2 million-plus
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car space
10.15am-10.45am

Start with a gorgeous classic 1890s facade, add a smart circa-2003 renovation and factor in later cosmetic work and landscaping – then position it just off buzzy Glenferrie Road and you have a universally appealing home. The agent says buyers from Richmond have been drawn to the extra space in this double-fronted weatherboard. It has four bedrooms off a central hall, period features, timber floors and easy ROW parking from Carrington Street.

Auction 10.30am, October 8
Marshall White, Andrew Gibbons 0407 577 007

1/7 Erskine Place, North Melbourne
$1.2 million-plus
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car space
11.30am-noon

You don’t often get leafy outlooks, privacy, tranquillity or such imaginative and bespoke use of natural materials in an inner-city townhouse, but this unusual place has it all, plus a plunge pool. Off a quintessential inner-Melbourne bluestone lane in the Hotham Hill enclave, the sophisticated residence is one of two built by the co-founder of NeoMetro for himself, the agent says. It’s appealing to professional couples, empty nesters and a family angling for the University High School zone.

Auction at noon, on September 8
Woodards, Anthony Gattuso 0417 330 257

31 Fuchsia Street, Blackburn
$1.9-$2.1 million
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces
Noon-12.30pm

There are only a handful of streets in Blackburn’s tightly held Bellbird Estate and this property has a generous 954-square-metre chunk of one of them. The one-owner brick house was built 19 years ago then next-door sub-divided their double block. Formal and casual living areas wrap a large patio and a kids’ wing is zoned away from the en-suited main bedroom.

Auction at 10.30am, on October 8
Fletchers, Ben Williams 0409 367 997

44 Alexander Street, Seddon
$920,000-$960,000
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car space
11.45am-12.15pm

Kerbside it appears petite, but the agent says “there’s a lot of house” inside this cute single-fronted weatherboard that backs on to Lily Street. Close to popular cafes in Seddon village, it’s received a warm response from young professional couples and families.

Auction at 11am, on October 8
Jas Stephens, Mark Hutcheson 0448 820 445