783-785 Rathdowne Street, Carlton North VIC 3054
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Double shopfront home with room to create
With a distinctive connection to Carlton North’s architectural heritage, this exclusive residence offers a rare opportunity to secure a property where commercial origins, creative character and private garden living are expressed with an unmistakably individual spirit. The historic shopfront creates an engaging street presence while offering flexibility of use, with a versatile, light-filled home unfolding around an expansive, secluded courtyard with off-street parking. Set within one of Carlton North’s most established lifestyle precincts, the residence places the cafes, restaurants and everyday conveniences of Rathdowne Village within easy reach.
- Two shopfront rooms with high windows and separate entries provide flexible spaces suited to work, creative pursuits or use as principal living areas.
- Character filled kitchen and meals area with ample cabinetry, open shelving and a walk-in storeroom
with additional sink.
- Two dedicated bedrooms provide spacious and private retreats, serviced by a central bathroom
with combined laundry facilities.
- Established private courtyard garden with mature planting and brick paved area creates a generous
setting for outdoor entertaining.
- Additional highlights include split-system heating and cooling, a powder room, separate rear
workshop or shed with shelving and storage, covered rear area providing off-street parking via ROW,
and a covered outdoor storage area. - Trams along Lygon Street and Nicholson Street provide convenient access to the CBD, while bus services along Rathdowne Street offer additional connections into the city and neighbouring suburbs.
- Lygon Street offers an extensive selection of restaurants, grocers, cafes and cultural destinations, while Fitzroy North and Brunswick East are easily accessible on foot or by bicycle. - Princes Park provides an exceptional green backdrop for walking, running, cycling, sport and weekend recreation, while Carlton Gardens and Royal Park extend the choice of expansive parklands and open spaces nearby.
- Zoned for Carlton North Primary School and Princes Hill Secondary College.
- Two shopfront rooms with high windows and separate entries provide flexible spaces suited to work, creative pursuits or use as principal living areas.
- Character filled kitchen and meals area with ample cabinetry, open shelving and a walk-in storeroom
with additional sink.
- Two dedicated bedrooms provide spacious and private retreats, serviced by a central bathroom
with combined laundry facilities.
- Established private courtyard garden with mature planting and brick paved area creates a generous
setting for outdoor entertaining.
- Additional highlights include split-system heating and cooling, a powder room, separate rear
workshop or shed with shelving and storage, covered rear area providing off-street parking via ROW,
and a covered outdoor storage area. - Trams along Lygon Street and Nicholson Street provide convenient access to the CBD, while bus services along Rathdowne Street offer additional connections into the city and neighbouring suburbs.
- Lygon Street offers an extensive selection of restaurants, grocers, cafes and cultural destinations, while Fitzroy North and Brunswick East are easily accessible on foot or by bicycle. - Princes Park provides an exceptional green backdrop for walking, running, cycling, sport and weekend recreation, while Carlton Gardens and Royal Park extend the choice of expansive parklands and open spaces nearby.
- Zoned for Carlton North Primary School and Princes Hill Secondary College.
