9 Stanley Street, Essendon, VIC 3040

In Essendon's most celebrated enclave famed for its leafy streets and landmark estates, this Art Deco gem fuses contemporary ease and clever practicality with the charm and elegance of '30s origins, brilliant for a family to enjoy now and personalise over time.

With two charming frontages and all the advantages of corner placement, the home's inviting interior embraces its rich history. Everything from ornate ceilings to era-typical light fittings, decorative brickwork, picture rails, and intricate cornices offer a nod to inter-war roots, while more modern adaptations in a large kitchen and smart bathroom ensure turn-key usability. With a broad lounge/dining room providing ample space to unwind and entertain, a substantial front living zone doubles as a third bedroom, while sizeable main and guest rooms each feature extensive mirrored robe storage. Illustrating the block's impressive size, a considerable yard features a wonderfully private hospitality area, two sheds, a lock-up storeroom, and carport plus secure garage with side access, while other highlights of the home include two linen presses, heating and cooling, and a combined laundry/powder room (second WC).

In a prestige pocket home to elite schools in St Columba's, Lowther Hall, and PEGS, it's no more than footsteps to Rose Street cafés and boutique shops, the university, hospital, and CBD-bound 59 tram, and Essendon Station for a quick city commute, with freeways, parks, the Maribyrnong River, and buzz of Moonee Ponds nearby.