23 Ogilvie Street, Essendon, VIC 3040

THE DEAL

A statement of design-led luxe, ‘Elysium’ is a brand-new masterpiece by renowned Summer Bay Developments, offering a standard of hand-crafted splendour beyond anything Essendon has seen before.

Certain to captivate with its hanging roof garden, sleek curves, and presence on prestigious Ogilvie Street, the home’s inspired interiors weave masses of space, smart versatility, artisan flair, and true substance into a domain made for the family. An entrance pivot door and arched window set a tone of grandeur and elegance carried on throughout, introducing a spectacular back section where a Venetian plaster, marble, and gas-fire feature wall makes its mark.

Anyone who loves to cook is sure to fall for main and chef’s kitchens, combining to feature a waterfall island, handmade Moroccan Zellige tiles, a wealth of storage, and Smeg, Miele, and Vintec appliance suite comprising three separate, fully integrated fridge/freezers, two gas stoves, three ovens, main and chef’s basins, a high-end rangehood, and wine fridge. Glass slides to a fully equipped barbecue kitchen in a covered alfresco, while already-mature flora sourced from across Australia, stylised breeze blocks, a sculpted outdoor shower, and heated pool make a magnificent backyard as special as could be.

Accommodation is both extensive and expansive, with a ground-floor guest room and its twin-basin ensuite plus generous robe space brilliant complements to the storey above. An upper master boasts fluted windows, an ensuite with a soaker tub and skylit shower, and dressing room with privacy glass, a beauty desk, and LG Garment TrueSteam Styler, while excellent storage, a third-bedroom beauty desk, and chic, dual-basin bathroom with a custom four-person sauna service bedrooms three and four.

With ribbons of Viola Monet and Tundra Grey Marble highlighting the home’s calibre of appointment, standouts include an upstairs retreat with a bar fridge, tea station, and chilled/boiling/sparkling Zip Tap, downstairs bar with a Robert Gordon-made light, herringbone oak floors, custom headboards, bespoke joinery, Travertine Tiles, integrated speakers, a two-user study, marble-and-Venetian-finish powder room, alarm, video intercom, oversized laundry, wine display case, and double garage.

Positionally perfect, it’s just moments to parks and sporting fields, Buckley Street and Keilor Road shops, cafés, and restaurants, city-bound trains and trams, North Essendon and Rose Street villages, freeways for quick cross-town commutes, the picturesque Maribyrnong River, and elite schools in PEGS, St Bernard’s, Lowther Hall, Ave Maria, and St Columba’s.

SEALS THE DEAL

A 4.2m ceiling, full-height doors and windows, and sun streaming through at all hours of day see a truly sensational living/dining space foster a feeling of scale, grandeur, and airy prestige.