182 Centre RoadBentleigh

Find a world of your own in the Centre of it all with late-period grace and easy family space. An artful Art Deco surprise package on a blue-chip residential stretch of Centre Rd, this accommodating four bedroom plus home-office, 2.5 bathroom home rises from a solid-brick base to offer today’s family living with a traditional formal lounge to relax by the fire, and a spectacular split-level family zone to lounge, dine and entertain on a substantial scale. This Art Deco gem stars elaborate decorative ceilings, authentic hardwood floors and sun-catching leadlight. Offering a wealth of contemporary comfort with sleek stone benchtops for the prestige Bosch appliance kitchen (with bijou butler’s pantry), there are glossy bathrooms (including a private ensuite) and built-in robes (walk-in for the master). Climate controlled by continuous hydronic heating and fast-acting reverse-cycle air-conditioners, this surprising home is secured by auto gates…and set in landscaped low-maintenance grounds, with parking for at least three cars, and a wide deck and lawned backyard for entertaining. Halfway between the boutique Thomas St shopping strip and the bustling retail and rail hub, even this location is ideal for today – 800m to the station, around the corner from in-demand Bentleigh West Primary School and in Zone for Brighton Secondary College.