23 Barbara Street, Vermont VIC 3133

Its one and only family hand-picked this 722sqms(approx.) block back in the late 50s as one of the first four properties on this picture-perfect street. Its generous near level rectangular shape offered a magnificent mountain high backdrop in this leafy pocket zoned for popular Rangeview Primary and Vermont Secondary College (STSA).

This weatherboard home has been extended to offer a 2nd living room and a 4th bedroom for renovators keen to restore its mid-century glory, with the home retaining the charm of a white picket fence, bullnose verandah and high corniced ceilings.
Polished timber floors lie in wait under the carpets, with a gas log fireplace in the lounge and lovely big windows drawing in plenty of natural light across the living space and bedrooms. For young families wanting to join this quiet neighbourhood, there's also potential to use the west facing site to build a new dream home or two new dwellings (STCA) amid a hot spot of new construction.

A virtually empty rear yard encourages that development vision, with almost no trees on site, including none at the centre of the deep block or on the front lawn. Midway along Barbara St, here you're in easy reach of schools, shopping malls, village shops and cafes on Canterbury Rd and at Rangeview Village, a beautiful array of parks, playgrounds and bike trails, with gateway connections to the city and the coast via Eastlink, a choice of train stations at both Mitcham, Heatherdale and Nunawading and key bus routes including the 742 bus to Chadstone.