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Mount Waverley luxe designer home hits market
It started as a patch of dirt and a dream, now this bespoke Mount Waverley build is hitting the market for the first time.
After returning from London and squeezing into a tiny Southbank apartment with a newborn, Trinh and Marcus Sia were ready to build their forever family home.
They found the perfect block at 32A Windsor Ave, Mount Waverley, walking distance to trains, zoned for top schools, and perfectly placed between both sets of grandparents.
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It was, as Trinh Sia recalls, 'always meant to be the place we built our life.'
'We bought the land when we got married and left it for a while living in Southbank,' Mrs Sia said.
'Once our daughter Paige started crawling, we knew it was time to move, so we built the home with the vision of raising our kids here.'
The result is a fully freestanding, custom-designed home on its own title, set on a low-maintenance 416sq m block.
Listing agent Buxton Mount Waverley's Peter Serafino said the move-in ready home gives buyers the space of a house with the ease of a townhouse.
'There are no shared walls, no shared driveways, and a lot of thought in the floorplan,' Mr Serafino said.
'That's appealing to upsizers, downsizers, and professionals alike.'
Built to grow with their family, the Sias designed an open-plan ground floor with a central living, dining and kitchen zone that quickly became the heart of the home.
'That's where everything happens,' Mrs Sia said.
'Despite trying to make a toy room, the kids always ended up playing out here.
'It's where we've hosted family dinners, birthday parties, and daily life.'
What started as a three-bedroom home evolved as the kids got older.
Mrs Sia said a spare bedroom became husband Marcus' work-from-home office during Covid, and a portion of the master walk-in robe was reconfigured to create a fourth bedroom for their youngest son, Aiden.
'We knew every inch of the floorplan,' she said.
'We designed it ourselves and raised all three kids here — Paige, Riley, and Aiden. It's emotional to be letting it go.'
Natural light, spotted gum floors and double-glazed stacker doors enhance the flow to a sunny backyard and covered alfresco, while upstairs offers two separate living zones and a flexible family layout.
Buxton's Peter Serafino said the level of finish was what was standing out to buyers at the moment.
'The level of finish is what's standing out to buyers,' Mr Serafino said.
'From the timber floors to the natural light, it just feels like a well-built, well-loved home.'
The home sits within the coveted Mount Waverley Secondary College zone and is minutes from Mount Waverley Village, Jordanville Station, schools and walking trails.
But one of the biggest long-term drawcards is still to come: the Suburban Rail Loop, opening in 2035 will slash travel time to Monash University and Deakin University in around 15 minutes from the home.
'That kind of infrastructure adds serious value,' Mr Serafino said.
'A property like this could see $500,000 to $1m growth over the next decade.'
For Mrs and Mrs Sia, the benefits of the area go well beyond numbers.
'The community has been great, we could walk to the library, local shops, playgroups — I didn't have to load the kids into the car every day. That made a huge difference,' she said.
The family's next move isn't far, just across Mount Waverley to a home with more outdoor space as their kids grow up.
But they say 32A Windsor Ave, will always be their first real family home.
'We hope whoever lives here next feels that warmth the moment they walk in the door,' Mrs Sia said.
'It really is a special place.'
The Windsor Ave home has a price guide of $1.65m-$1.75m and will go to auction at 11:30am on July 5.
