James Home Rating: 568 | September 2026
This is really a land opportunity with a character facade.
The position is a big part of the appeal. You’re in the charming part of the Urquhart Estate, and with the heritage overlay on the front, the character facade is likely to stay.
But once you get beyond the front, there’s plenty of scope to do something quite different. There are plans showing how you could push out to the side, add garaging and extend towards the rear, and standing in the back corner, you can really see the potential.
There’s a good amount of space at the back, with only a few things to work around. There’s one tree, and the neighbouring home gives you a pretty good indication of what’s possible, having been extended back and built upwards.
So the idea here is pretty simple. Keep the character at the front and create a modern family home behind it.
It’s a very good family location, close to the schools and amenities of Hawthorn and Boroondara.
The existing house is really just the starting point. The position and what you can do with the land are the story here.
Property link: 13 Manchester Street Hawthorn
