Here is a property that prospective buyers will be thinking long and hard about – and they need to.  Although livable it is need of serious renovation – the original house / facade must remain as this is protected by a statutory planning department  Heritage Overlay.

Moorhouse Street is one of Camberwell’s best – close to Camberwell Junction, leafy and a no-through road which minimises traffic. This is an ideal location for a modern family.

This concept seeks to re-develop and extend the rear section of the house to create a modern open plan area, while taking full advantage of natural north and western sun. Flow will be dramatically improved, and the first floor extended to the rear, unaffecting the facade. The key to a project like this is to make the rear extesnion or new building works discrete from the street – in short a old house which is new inside. This will make the approval process from council as seamless as possible and your captial investment will be protected as much as possble – no one likes an edgey modern design dominating a cute period home. First impressions, particularly in real estate – really count.

This project is a serious one, but the end result if done right will be a successful one.

A question we get asked all the time from our clients  – how does one even start to think about such a project?

In order, here are some basic tips  -

1. Before scribbling on a floor plan or even star-gazing,  get some advice upfront (best to be done on-site) from an architect, and/or an independent heritage adviser/town planner;

2. Have a pre-application meeting with council’s Planning Department and Heritage Adviser;

3. Consult with your architect / quantity surveyor or your preferred builder to get some ball-park costings.

Heather Elder from Marshall White expects buyer interest to exceed $1.6m for 8 Moorhouse Street Camberwell. which is scheduled to auction March 20 at 11.30am

Design Smart

Adam