AFL great and ex-Richmond Tiger Dustin Martin lists Albert Park home

Heritage features, with modern fittings, are high in demand, and Dustin Martin’s Albert Park home has those in spades.

The charming Victorian terrace at 43 Kerferd Road is now on the market, boasting three bedrooms and a private courtyard with rear access. Situated on a tree-lined street moments from the Melbourne CBD, the home is located in a suburb popular amongst families and mature couples.

Listing agent Rachael Cavallaro, from Nick Johnstone Real Estate, lives in the area herself: she describes Kerferd Road as being “like a boulevard”.

Martin bought the home in 2012 and since then, completed a number of updates. The result is a quaint but sleek feel – with the original historical splendour of the home shining through.

Take the fireplaces, for example, found in two of the bedrooms. Martin took care to preserve and maintain features like these. Cavallaro says this has been done with sophistication and “great taste”.

“So many buyers are going back to styles from years ago,” explains Cavallaro. “The English style is really coming back … this home aligns these [period] textures and features with a contemporary update, giving you the best of both worlds.”

A large stone island bench has been added to the kitchen, and the floorboards have been updated to a striking Japanese black. Filled with light, the dining area has floor-to-ceiling windows, creating the sensation of dining in a conservatory overlooking a courtyard at the rear of the house. The bathroom, too, has a wall-sized window. The courtyard and sideway are enclosed by high bamboo fences to maximise privacy.

When it comes to location, Cavallaro says she might be biased, but she “can’t think of anywhere better to live. On the weekend, we don’t go outside [Albert Park] because everything is there.”

She describes the area as “practically move-in ready”, with many amenities in the community. From wandering down to the weekend markets to accessing a range of public transport options, the suburb is walkable, quiet, and low in traffic.

“Families are happy to take the small footprint of land in a suburb like Albert Park, because what they gain externally (when they utilise what’s in the community) is just invaluable,” Cavallaro says. “There are so many facilities within reach, that people don’t require such big parcels of land. You won’t walk in and notice a big backyard, but that’s not a factor.”

Quality schools, cafes, Albert Park Lake and MSAC – an international sporting facility – are all within walking distance; the Port Phillip Bay foreshore is also a mere 15-minute walk away.

“Since COVID, so many buyers have been frightened by building costs blowing out. Buying a house that doesn’t need renovating is a real asset and benefit,” says Cavallaro. If the lucky new owner so desires, however, there’s potential to add a second storey, subject to council approval.

AUCTION SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER AT 12PM

43 Kerferd Road, Albert Park VIC 3206

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“Many in the area have taken this opportunity. Because it’s such a wide street, there’s more freedom to expand.”

With a successful AFL career and tasteful renovations behind him, the only question left is this: what can’t Dustin Martin do?