Family grabs entry-level chance with Western Beach home

A Hamlyn Heights family is embarking on a dream on the waterfront after snapping up a mid-century Western Beach house.

A Hamlyn Heights family is embarking on a dream to create a home on the waterfront after snapping up a mid-century Western Beach house.

The original three-bedroom residence at 2 Western Beach Rd sold a week after the property had been passed in on a vendor bid at auction.

Records show the property sold for $2.1m.

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2 Western Beach Rd, Geelong, sold after it was passed in at auction.

The house offers views through parkland to Corio Bay boating.

McGrath, Geelong agent Jim Cross said due to the 520sq m block size and that it was an unrenovated home, it close to “entry level” for Western Beach.

“The purchaser is a local family currently living in Hamlyn Heights and the buyers had a dream of living on Western Beach at some stage.

They purchased the property at this point in time with the intent on renovating at some stage down the track.

“They just saw it as a great opportunity to get into that tightly held pocket on Western Beach.”

The house was built for a former Geelong mayor and hit the market for the first time in almost 30 years.

This prized beachside location is offered to the public for the first time in almost 30 years. The mid-century residence is designed to allow occupants to enjoy the most of the views over Geelong’s waterfront.

The new owners will have plenty of scope to renovate or rebuild.

Bay views are already in full view at Craigievar, which was originally built by notable Geelong resident and then-mayor Morris Jacobs.

Full height windows capture passing sailboats from the formal lounge and dining room, which adjoins a second living area with a balcony where you can watch the world go by.

It’s one of three houses on the market on the prized waterfront strip.

36 Western Beach Rd, Geelong, is listed with a $4.79m to $4.99m price tag.

56 Western Beach Rd, Geelong is listed with $5.5m to $6m price hopes.

Two more grand period homes further along the beach are listed with higher price hopes.

At 36 Western Beach Rd stands a fully renovated four-bedroom house on a 677sq m parcel.

Mr Cross is also the listing agent there, with price hopes at $4.79m to $4.99.

And close to the CBD at 56 Western Beach Rd, stands Warrain, a landmark 1888 residence on its original 1222sq m landholding.

Whitford, Newtown agent John Moran has brought the property to market for the first time in more than 40 years as an opportunity for new owners to renovate with price hopes from $5.5m to $6m.

Originally published as Family grabs entry-level chance with Western Beach home