Hidden Collingwood home hits the market on infamous Easey St – realestate.com.au

A virtually hidden Collingwood home on the infamous Easey St has hit the market after its owners took the unusual step of accentuating its modesty.

The 182 Easey St house with an asking price of $1.4 million to $1.5 million is squeezed onto a 4.7 meter wide lot, with an interior space just 4.2 meters wide, but is also one of the few houses in the area with a front garden.

The result is a dramatic setback that the current owners have emphasized by giving the walls of their neighbors’ homes a historic look.

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And it tests the market at the same time as the trial of a man convicted of the 1977 Easey St murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett.

Harcourts RPG agent Steven John Scalise said with renewed focus on Easey St during the trial, and although the house was a block or two away from the scene, it would be interesting to see how homebuyers react – arguing that it was now more iconic than infamous.

“There has been a lot of attention on the streets lately,” says Scalise.

“But it will be interesting to see how that reflects. It’s almost an iconic street now, and maybe not for the right reasons, but it’s part of Collingwood’s traditional history.”

The owners have highlighted the back of the house by renovating their neighbors’ walls.

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A backyard and barbecue kitchen on the back deck add to the home’s outdoor appeal.

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What also works in the house’s favor to make it stand out is its unusual design, with a meter-long front garden and a terrace that effectively hides the house from the street.

“It’s very unusual that you’re walking down a street and a house just appears out of nowhere because it’s so remote,” Mr Scalise said.

“They are usually set back one meter, so this improves all its properties.

“And they painted the party walls at the front and did a blockwork look to it to give that sense of heritage, and that’s very, very unique.”

Mr Scalise said the owners, part of a family-run renovation company, had deliberately left the footprint of the house unchanged – although there was scope for permissions to screen off the rear deck to increase the interior space on offer, and possibly even extend the house at the front by a few metres.

A wine refrigerator, gas fireplace and modern kitchen add contemporary class to the living space.

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The decorative cornice was restored after renovation work on the interior.

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Although they did not expand the house, they did extensively renovate it. They ripped out most of the interior plasterwork so they could install new insulation and even wrapped the wooden window frames, before replacing the detailed cornice work in the ceiling to maintain the characterful feel.

The house now features five skylights, more than the number of rooms under the roofline, and as a result it “feels much bigger when you’re in there” than the images suggest.

“And the proportions and the configuration of the house, when you get there, there’s just such a good synergy,” Mr. Scalise said.

The two-bedroom, one-bath floor plan is anchored by an open living room and kitchen that extends through stacking doors to the back deck where a second barbecue kitchen awaits entertainers.

The home’s indoor/outdoor entertainment references are supported by stacking doors.

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The house stands on a narrow block of 4.7 meters wide and 27.4 meters deep.

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Mr Scalise said likely buyers would include younger couples, as well as smaller couples.

A family could also pick it up with the intention of expanding it, although Mr Scalise said he hoped it would remain as it was.

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