What to see this weekend

24 Hurtle Street, Ascot Vale
$2.3-$2.5 million
5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2 car spaces

There’s a houseful of bespoke craftsmanship and styling behind this large property’s restored Edwardian facade, running all the way to its rear street frontage. A blissful luxury resort ambience flows through the vendor’s striking contemporary design, completed in 2014 by a local builder, emphasising indoor/outdoor and formal/casual entertainment spaces centred on the pool.

Auction at 1pm, on March 25
Biggin & Scott, David Rubinic 0419 009 932

7 Evandale Road, Malvern
​About $1.8 million
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms

There’s a Notting Hill charm to this chic Victorian off Glenferrie Road, and it is notably downsizer-friendly, being free-standing and single-storey. It has Baltic pine floors, fireplaces, tiled porch and a gorgeous bay window with seat that was rebuilt from scratch. A white stone kitchen and open-plan living to the courtyard bring it up to speed for 2017.

Auction at 11.30am, on March 25
Marshall White, James Tomlinson 0408 350 684

23 Birkenhead Street, Fitzroy North
$2.25 million-plus
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 car space

This four-year-old two-storey house is the modern-day inner-urban terrace, blending into its neighbourhood with recycled bricks on the facade and burnished panelling at the back. Its compact site somehow fits four bedrooms, two studies, powder room and an open-plan living/kitchen area that meets an al fresco deck and swim-spa under a remote-controlled louvre roof.

Auction at 11am, on March 25
Nelson Alexander, Arch Staver 0417 515 802

11 Retreat Road, Hampton
$1.7 million-plus
4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces

A retreat in street-name and in nature, this beaut bayside California bungalow has been upsized and updated for a relaxing lifestyle. The well-zoned house wraps around a decked pool on the west side. There’s a popular park at the end of the street, and the beach, via Hampton Street brunch spots, a 15-minute Sunday stroll away.

Auction at 2.30pm, on March 25
Hodges, Stephen Wigley 0411 115 736

6 Wavenhoe Avenue, St Kilda East
$1.9-$2.09 million
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces

According to streetlore, this is a former castle of TV king Graham Kennedy and his mum, in which case he probably cooled off in this kidney-shaped pool. There’s still a period feel to the inter-war property but it’s been masterfully upgraded – even the pool restored – and it features exposed timber trusses, a black Smeg dual cooker and wormy chestnut joinery.

Auction at 2.30pm, on March 26
Gary Peer, Nikki Janover 0412 496 545