Fabulous Footscray…

We’ve been saying it for years… Footscay is quite special. Just 5km from the CBD, demonstrating impressive amenity, and offering some of the best food around.

This brief was special because our client was keen to stay as close to the city and transport links as possible, and really wanted a property without common area and body corporate. With a stretch budget of approximately $700,000, we circled Newport and Footscray as likely inner-west options and put the call out to the agents.

Interestingly, this circa-10 year old double storey townhouse did grab our attention but being certain about price is difficult in an agressive and upward-moving market. We were assured by our agents that the vendor had in fact decided to quote the auction price guide firmly where the genuine price expectation sat, so with curiousity and a degree of enthusiasm, we discussed the property with the agents before sending our buyer along to an open. My conversation with the agents did indeed reveal that we had a moderate chance of success if our client chose to pursue the property.

That she did, and the report was glowing.

Situated within walking distance to West Footscray station, offering an enormous range of great dining options along popular Barkly Street, and being an easy tram ride on the 82 tram over the Maribyrnong River to Moonee Ponds meant that this own-title townhouse ticked many boxes for our buyer.

The impressive light filled open plan downstairs space caught our eye in the campaign photographs and our inspection in person didn’t disappoint. The bifold doors out onto private decking created an indoors-meets-outdoors space for this cleverly designed residence, and the gorgeous lofty ceilings in the upstairs bedrooms (complemented by the beautiful bathroom with dormer window) created stunning appeal.

We often meet prospective buyers who are unfamiliar with the rate of gentrification that Footscray has experienced over the last decade, but our lovely client was only all too familiar with this wonderful patch and the transition it has undergone and she took no time to decide.

We proudly secured this property just within budget. Our happy buyer can look forward to easy city-access, great food, beautiful river walks and a great inner-ring urban lifestyle fabulous Footscray.

Amy and Cate put together this suburb snapshot recently to share their findings in one of Melbourne’s best recent growth suburbs…