101/64 Black Street, Brighton, Vic 3186

A landmark collaboration between renowned architect Ewert Leaf, landscape artisan Jack Merlo, and high-end developer Voce, exquisite ‘Etienne’ plays host to this first-floor retreat where design elegance and sumptuous simplicity entwine.

Low-maintenance and brilliant for the discerning downsizer, the abode’s Chevron parquetry, high ceilings, and swathes of Lorde White Marble foster depth, refinement, and distinction, with a clever floor plan’s three bright bedrooms joined by abundant robe space, an in-vogue central bathroom, and twin-basin ensuite in a magnificent main bedroom. Equipped with marble surfaces, profuse storage, an integrated fridge/freezer, waterfall island, and top-of-the-range Gaggenau appliance suite, a gourmet kitchen capably caters for gatherings of any size, while a fireplace and Venetian-finish feature wall enliven a broad living/dining domain. Stacker glass streamlines indoor-outdoor flow, revealing a completely covered terrace just as perfect for a social drink as it is a quiet morning with a coffee in-hand.

The embodiment of lock-and-leave luxury in one of Brighton’s most exclusive, boutique buildings, other features include ducted heating/refrigerated cooling, remote-controlled blinds, Gunsynd Oak floors, fluted-glass shower screens, reverse-cycle heating and cooling, timber-veneer cabinetry, a large laundry, video intercom/security entry, storage cage, and 2 car spaces. A single street from one of Melbourne’s most celebrated lifestyle hubs in Church Street, it’s mere footsteps to Middle Brighton Station, peaceful parks, and revered Brighton and Firbank Grammar Schools, while close to acclaimed golf courses, Bay and Hampton Street precincts, and the foreshore’s sublime swimming and dog beaches, Baths, Yacht Club, and famous bathing boxes.