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This one’s a beauty: a stylish street-front townhouse on its own land (with its own straight-out title) in a quality area that’s super quiet but handy to almost everything- and in the Mt Waverley Secondary College zone. Great north orientation. Loads of features and thoughtful extras. Everything ready for you to move in or rent out. At 7 Hotham Retreat, it’s all there in an appealing and very liveable 3 bedroom 2.5 bathroom home that definitely has the “aah” factor.

Up front, the entry/sitting/dining area looks out from under a verandah and past the auto garage (internal access and larger than average for a single) to a no-mow garden, brick paving and kerbside greenery opposite. To the rear, the attractive kitchen and family living both face north to a terracotta courtyard garden. This in turn opens north via a lockable gate onto a lovely little reserve that’s more like an “extra” backyard-but one you don’t have to look after! (The reserve even has just the right light spill for a pleasing night-time outlook.) The courtyard has a great pergola too, designed to let in winter sun, cut summer heat and give privacy for outdoor meals.

To complete the downstairs picture, there’s a powder room, a huge under-stairs storage cupboard and a laundry with drying area and broom cupboard.

Upstairs, bedrooms 2 and 3 (both with double Built in Robes) have an adjoining family bathroom and separate toilet, while the master suite incorporates a good-sized en-suite, fitted walk-in robe and the bonus of a double Built in Robe as well.

This is a home with gas/electric cooking, dishwasher, gas ducted heating throughout and ducted evaporative cooling upstairs, plus an energy-efficient reverse cycle air-conditioner for when you want to heat or cool only the kitchen/family space. For security, windows can be key-locked partly open, external doors have deadlocks and sensor lights, and the front screen door is secure enough to let you sleep soundly through summer nights with the solid door wide open.

To top it all off, the 75 tram route to the city is in easy walking distance. So too are the Burwood Heights shops, K-mart Plaza (currently being extended) and
Burwood Heights Primary. A short tram ride away are Deakin Uni and Mt Scopus College, while Monash Uni and Mt Waverley station are easily accessible by bus. Local paths link you to major bike routes and if you hop in the car, you’re only 10-15 minutes away from several major shopping/business hubs.

Hotham Retreat is located off Feathertop Chase in the Narmara estate.

Yes, this is definitely one to see ASAP.