The recently renovated two-bedder featured on a much-loved Australian TV show in the 1970s and attracted two bidders in a hot auction. | By Elizabeth Redman elizabethredman auctions
An historic Abbotsford home, that once appeared in TV series Prisoner in the 1970s, sold under the hammer for $1.455 million.Renovated properties are in demand from buyers.and was once used as a corner grocery store sold for $1.455 million at auction on Saturday.
Jellis Craig Fitzroy partner and auctioneer Lee Muddle said sales had been coming thick and fast this weekend, as well buyers looked for well-renovated properties.“This house was unique, it’s not just an average single front you can buy – it has the history and inside it has a really nice aesthetic that suits the old heritage style building,” he said.344 Beach Road in Black RockThe auction of the five-bedroom, mid-century designed property opened on a bid of $3.
“This sale represents Melbourne’s two-speed market. The scarce, unique, and newly renovated or built houses are driving the market at the moment which underpinned the strength of this result,” he said., owned by the same family for more than 60 years, sold at auction for $1.5 million after two bidders competed fiercely.
Strilakos said well presented homes were selling under the hammer and the market had improved over the past four weeks. “The house was built by the owners in the 1960s, and they were hoping a young family would buy it and that’s exactly who ended up being the buyers,” McDonald said.
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