Seldom does an opportunity arise to purchase a combined landmark commercial and residential holding in the heart of Trentham.
Commanding a corner allotment on enchanting tree lined Market Street, sits a beautifully restored shop with studio living and original period home on one title offering a new owner plenty of options. Lease both properties, run a business and live on-site in the rear, or live in the charming free standing home next door and lease the shop and studio. These properties are highly admired and currently with leases in place there is scope to confidently buy now and plan for the future.
The timber shop front exudes country appeal with it's pretty as a picture awning and new composite weatherboards requiring little to no ongoing maintenance. The store features timber look tile flooring, art hanging tracking, LED strip lighting, a wood burning combustion fire and bespoke water basin creating. Currently home to The Green Store, a sustainable life and style products store, this retail space is both creative and calming.
Take the bespoke cantilevered steel and timber steps at the rear of the store to the private one bed studio apartment. Offering all you need for low maintenance living, the studio features a spacious bedroom with carpet, custom shelving and cabinetry and wall heater, adjacent to a very generous combined bathroom / laundry which includes a frameless walk-in shower, toilet and wall hung timber vanity, alongside facilities for your washing machine and laundry trough.
The open plan living area features a galley style kitchen with electric Bosch cooktop, and generous lounge area with split system heating / cooling, and electric window set. A separate rear entrance provides potential to remove access to the store and create a secure second lease for the apartment.
Sitting alongside is one of Trentham's original period homes, lovingly restored with meticulous detail creating easy lifestyle living mere steps to the town's main street. Fully renovated and extended a decade ago, this property offers a generous 3 bed / 1.5-bathroom functional floor plan with enough room to work from home, have friends join you for the weekend of reap the reward of either fixed or short-term rental.
Enter the home via the charming, elevated verandah, you are immediately struck by the lovingly restored period character - stained Baltic pine floors, dado wall paneling and pressed metal wall and ceiling features. Four bedrooms sit at the front of the home with quality carpet, wall panel heating and timber venetians and are serviced by a central bathroom featuring large frameless walk-in shower, full length vanity and wall mirror, toilet and heated towel rails, Euro style laundry and a handy second powder room.
Step up to the spacious entertainers open plan kitchen featuring electric cooktop and oven, large Caesar stone island and benchtops, feature tile splash back, two draw Fisher& Paykel dishwasher, good sized pantry and striking custom joinery and cabinetry. The living and dining area is flooded with light and features a vaulted 3m ceiling with Oak timber feature, generous American woodburning combustion fire, split system heating / cooling and wonderfully warm Oak floors.
Charming timber French doors provide access to the rear of home which includes Tuscan stone parking, lockable wood / tool shed, shade of a Century old walnut tree and courtyard area for alfresco entertaining.
Further house property features:
• Double-glazed windows and doors with fitted flywire screens
• 2,000 litre corrugated iron rainwater tank
• Fully insulated walls and ceilings
• Linea Sycon composite weatherboards
• Low maintenance landscaping
• Period Emu front fencing and gate
• Commercial C1Z zoning offering opportunity to establish commercial business from premises (STCA)
The historic town of Trentham is an easy 90-minute drive from Melbourne via the Calder Freeway and is located close to the neighbouring towns of Daylesford, Kyneton, and Woodend. Home to acclaimed pubs, cafes, galleries, gift stores and awarded golf club, and a 15 min drive to the nearest V/Line train service, makes Trentham a highly sought lifestyle destination.
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