Hamlyn Heights reno adds $900K to value in less than three years
14 Calvert St, Hamlyn Heights, sold for $1.6m at auction on Saturday.
Hamlyn Heights vendors scored a huge windfall after a slick renovation added $900,000 to the value of their home in less than three years.
The four-bedroom house at 14 Calvert St smashed top prices hopes by $200,000 at auction on Saturday.
It sold for $1.6m after drawing competition from four bidders.
CoreLogic records show the 809sq m property last sold for $700,000 at the end of 2019.
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Gartland Property, Geelong agent Candice Costoso said the vendors had since completed a quality renovation that wowed buyers.
“They moved into it in 2019 and they’ve renovated to the highest quality, they redesigned the ground floor and it was all architecturally designed,” Ms Costoso said.
“It was absolutely beautiful and people just loved the feeling of the house and the backyard.
“Some people who looked at it had only been looking in Highton but they came over because of the style.”
Tasmanian oak floors feature in the living area.
The second living space has a cosy open fireplace.
The deck wraps around the north side of the house.
Holding the auction on the sun-drenched rear lawn and covered wraparound deck showed off the fantastic outdoor connection from the new open-plan kitchen, dining and living room.
A stylish kitchen with stone benchtops, double ovens and a butler’s pantry with Italian terrazzo tiles is the centrepiece of the space.
The reconfigured floorplan also includes a second loungeroom, main bedroom with ensuite and a study nook.
Gartland Property, Geelong agent Will Ainsworth calls Saturday’s auction.
The crowd congratulates the buyers.
Bidding opened at $1.2m and quickly raced above $1.4m expectations.
Gartland Property, Geelong auctioneer Will Ainsworth let the two frontrunners do the work until the eventual buyer entered the race at $1.58m.
Ms Costoso said the family had been looking for a home in Geelong for a couple of years.
“They just loved the feel and quality of everything, they came through about four or five times,” she said.