What to see this weekend

6/205 Gipps Street, Abbotsford
$700,000-$770,000
2 beds 2 baths 1 car

This circa-2012 warehouse conversion is as coolly hipster as its riverside location, with concrete floors, high ceilings and timber panels wrapping the kitchen pod. The bedrooms share a little garden courtyard on the east side, and there’s an enclosed alfresco area off the living area on the west side showcasing the building’s original face brick.

Auction at 1pm, on May 20
Biggin & Scott, Andrew Crotty 0419 399 152

13 Mooltan Avenue,St Kilda East
$1.8 million-$1.98 million
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 car spaces

There’s a touch of Santorini in the freeform blue pool against crisp white masonry in the neat garden of this cul-de-sac property, but out the front its style is Spanish Mission, like many of its neighbours. The bright kitchen and meals area opens up to the deck, and a large living room is at the front.

Auction at 2.30pm, on May 28
Gary Peer, Darren Krongold 0438 515 433

24 Saxton Street, Box Hill North
$1.5-$1.65 million
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 3 car spaces

The circa-2005 renovation on a modest circa-1949 weatherboard, by its vendors – an architect and an interior designer – has elevated it to a design statement and a Box Hill rarity. It has contemporary glamour, but the couple wanted the home to draw children to the outdoors. The gorgeous landscaping includes a fire pit, entertainment areas, lush lawns and olive, citrus and herb plantings.

Auction at 12.30pm, on May 20
RT Edgar, Justin Bradley 0422 584 464

21 Malvern Grove, Caulfield North
$1.05-$1.15 million
2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom

Young couples leaving the inner city and investors are among the potential bidders for this neat little Victorian, tucked away between expansive Caulfield Park and the cosmopolitan shopping and cafes of Glenferrie Road. It has a lovely private landscaped garden with pizza oven and a freshened-up interior with potential for updating or a whole-hearted makeover.

Auction at 1pm, on May 20
Hocking Stuart, Lauchlan Waterfield 0422 290 489

3 Churchill Grove, Hawthorn
$1.8-$1.98 million
3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car spaces

The agent is enamoured with this little street off Glenferrie Road – understandably, because he happens to live there – and says the single-fronted Victorian for sale is one of the nicest he’s seen. Rebuilt to a high standard in 2013, it maintains high ceilings and period details and adds an easy-living contemporary extension, entertainer’s deck and upstairs bedrooms.

Auction at 9.30am, on May 27
Marshall White, Mike Beardsley 0476 777 004