The property market is something Aussies spend more time thinking about than they’d like to admit to, but everyone knows not all homes are created equal. Here at On The Market, we scour countless property listings to share the best of the best, from palatially proportioned waterfront palaces to meticulously designed studio apartments.
Built in 1865 and reborn as one of the suburb’s most spectacular homes, this Gothic Revival church in Brunswick is truly one of a kind.
Hammer-beam trusses, soaring cathedral ceilings, exposed brickwork, and original stained windows all work to ensure you never forget the history of the building, while contemporary additions include marble surfaces, hydronic heating and crisp detailing.
Set across multiple levels, the plan is open, dramatic, and inherently flexible, boasting city views, a marble-clad kitchen, a gas fireplace, and a private courtyard that come together to complete a rare city-edge residence. If you’re a fan of unforgettable scale, this is worth a closer look.
Address: 2/103a Blyth Street, Brunswick VIC 3056
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 3
Car spaces: 1
Price Guide: $1,600,000 to $1,700,000
Once a late-Victorian corner milk bar with a weatherboard home attached, this Kennedy Nolan transformation is a textbook example of what’s possible when you’re working with the right architect to bring a home back to life.
Sure, it definitely helps when the original weatherboard facade and perimeter wall are preserved, but once you set foot into this incredible renovation, you find a sequence of Amanda Oliver-designed light-filled courtyards that reveal what a hidden gem this home actually is.
Inside, panelled joinery, skylit bathrooms, and carefully calibrated living zones nicely toe the line between intimacy and openness, while its future owner is also getting a cleverly tucked-away high-performance environmental spine with solar, batteries, hydronics, and EV charging. Refined, thoughtful, and rigorously crafted, it’s a landmark corner reborn as a layered, liveable sanctuary.
Address: 558 Rae Street, Fitzroy North VIC 3068
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 2
Car spaces: 2
Price Guide: $3,900,000 to $4,290,000
It’s not often we feature New Zealand homes here at On The Market (check out the last one here), but when we do, there’s a very good reason for it. Designed with London-based architect Alex Wilcock and realised by Triple Star Construction, this lakeside property is one of the most beautifully appointed homes in the South Island.
Boasting nearly 600 square meters, the residence unfolds to reveal expansive living rooms, a 30-metre conservatory, and a purposeful, hospitality-grade kitchen. Outside, an ecology-led garden and private dock link the house directly to the lake, cementing it as a warm and enduring estate that’s been built to last generations.
Address: 4 Fishermans Lane, Mount Creighton 9371, New Zealand
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 5
Car spaces: 2
Price Guide: NZ$9,625,000 (~AU$8,215,000)
