11 Asbury Street West, Ocean Grove sold in a week, dashing the hopes of interested buyers locked down in Melbourne.
California-based buyers on a well-timed trip back to Australia have pounced on Ocean Grove’s ‘dragon scale’ house just a week after it hit the market.
They paid $2.2m for the striking modern builder’s own home with a swimming pool and treetops views at 11 Asbury Street West.
Fletchers, Queenscliff agent Liam Rock said the unusual design, featuring bold black steel shingles, attracted a lot of attention.
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Entertain by the pool and spa.
But the quick sale dashed the hopes of many Melbourne buyers who had hoped to inspect it once stage 4 restrictions were lifted.
Mr Rock said the US-based expats had friends and family in the area and happened to be in town on the eve of the campaign launch.
He said they had since returned to California and planned to the use the three-bedroom house as their Australian base.
Jess and Sam Van Deuren, with children Otis, 4 and Lexi, 3, built the house in sought-after old Ocean Grove. Picture: Peter Ristevski
“We had a lot of inquiry, as you would expect a lot from Melbourne, from people who can’t come down,” he said.
“In terms of the buyers it was a lot to do with the design and the layout and the location, that aspect with the treetops and river glimpses.”
Sam Van Deuren, from Vand Builders, and his wife Jess put the finishing touches on the two-storey house for their young family earlier this year.
Architectural windows frame the treetop views.
A curved bench features in the kitchen.
Concrete basins are a luxury touch in this bathroom.
The Holman Design home, dubbed Black Swell, features dual living and outdoor entertainment areas and a minimalist aesthetic with 4m high architectural windows and polished concrete and engineered oak floors.
“It definitely capitalised on the site and the location and the outlook,” Mr Rock said.
“They built something different which stood out, it’s beautifully done and it was a great result.”
The north-facing balcony overlooks the backyard.
The property is walking distance to the Barwon River.
He said Ocean Grove’s property market, including high-end sales, had not slowed during current COVID-19 restrictions.
But he predicted a flood of Melbourne buyers once things were eased.
“We are still getting people inquiring about places,” he said.
“It gives people from Geelong and regional Victoria a chance not to have to compete with those Melbourne buyers.”
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