{"id":35408,"date":"2021-11-02T09:08:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T20:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=35408"},"modified":"2021-11-02T09:08:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T20:08:22","slug":"melbourne-church-home-hits-the-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/melbourne-church-home-hits-the-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Melbourne church home hits the market"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: The late Frank Costa’s East Melbourne pad has hit the market.\u00a0Photo:\u00a0Jellis Craig Armadale<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A former East Melbourne church that was converted to a home by the late businessman and former Geelong Cats president Frank Costa has hit the market with a price guide of $3.5 million to $3.8 million.<\/p>\n

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The home has three bedrooms. Photo: Jellis Craig Armadale<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The unique home at 2-6 Morrison Place was home to the New Temple Church and built in 1872. It later became a storeroom for the Royal Eye and Ear Hospital, which is very close by.<\/p>\n

The property was bought by Costa and his wife Shirley in 1998 for $680,000, records show, with the couple turning it into a luxurious three-bedroom, two-bathroom home with a garage.<\/p>\n

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The Costas bought the property in 1998, before converting it into a home. Photo: Jellis Craig Armadale<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jellis Craig Armadale selling agent and auctioneer\u00a0David Sciola\u00a0said Costa would stay in the East Melbourne home when he had business in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was primarily used as a home when he came to Melbourne and needed to stay overnight,\u201d Mr Sciola said.<\/p>\n

The pair were trailblazers in church conversions,\u00a0 Mr Sciola said, converting their home to a residential property long before such conversions were popular.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey possibly are trendsetters because most of the church conversions have really been done in the past 10 years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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