60 Avoca Street, South Yarra – James Buyer Advocates
James Home Rating: 740 | Grade A/B+ | October 2026
Asking $12 million on 760 square metres. For South Yarra, that is ginormous. There aren’t many blocks this size.
This is a grand old lady, but a major project. I struggled to work out why the house felt a little odd until someone pointed out that what appears to be the rear was originally the front. The flow just doesn’t quite work.
Decades ago, this would have been something very special. It still could be, but working out how is the challenge.
The garden is substantial, although a neighbouring block of flats encroaches slightly on the outlook. Parking is tandem, and you could potentially excavate for basement parking (STCA), but that would be absolute megabucks.
Then there is the question of opening the house towards the garden and making the whole layout work (STCA). More megabucks.
I’m not criticising the property. How often does 760 square metres in this street come up? Apparently, this is the first offering in 40 years.
There is plenty of interest here today, but I keep coming back to the same question. How do you make it work?
Perhaps someone with more imagination, and a substantial budget, will see something I can’t.
Property listing 60 Avoca Street, South Yarra
