FACTORY RENO GEM
S WEET SPOT CORDIAL FACTORY RENO HITS
WAREHOUSE conversion meets classic Victorian character at a former Geelong West cordial factory that has been transformed into a knockout family home.
The residence at 37 Candover Street has an X-factor worth bottling — starting with a clever conservatory that links its distinct pavilions.
The five-bedroom house offers almost 560sq m of living space, a rarity in Geelong West, on a 800sq m block with a swimming pool.
It is listed for sale with price hopes of $1.85m-$1.99m.
Whitford, Newtown, selling agent Peter Fort said the vendors had done an outstanding job renovating the two-storey brick cordial factory and weatherboard house, which date to the late 1880s.
“The current owners have transformed it and built a conservatory between the front part of the building and the factory,” Mr Fort said.
“It’s very, very unique. It’s like a warehouse conversion that blends into a really period
Victorian home so it has certainly got that X-factor.
“The way the accommodation is set up it has four bedrooms and basically four or five living areas, but it could be a six-bedroom home.”
The front section has four bedrooms, a study, two bathrooms and an open-plan kitchen, dining and living area that links to the conservatory.
Beyond that, the ground floor of the factory has been converted into another modern living space with polished concrete floors, a studio/home office and garage.
Upstairs is a 90sq m main bedroom suite with a big dressing room and retreat.
There is parking for five cars behind the electric front gates, where landscaped gardens and red brick paving await.
Mr Fort said the beauty of builder David McGovan’s renovation was its flexibility, with the ability to separate the main dwelling from the back section if desired.
“It’s a really good use of space and it has been really well designed,” he said. “There is this light that filters in. It really has got everything.”
The property i is within ithi 200m of Pakington Street’s cafe strip and a short walk to Geelong train station and the waterfront.