Historic home with a modern twist. It’s yours for $37m

The four-bedroom, five-bathroom home at 20 Heyington Place last traded for $6.2 million in 2013, public records show, but has recently undergone a substantial refurbishment. The asking price is now $34 million to $37.4 million.

Known as Devenescire, the Old English-style home set on 2043 square metres with a heritage overlay dates to about 1933. It features an exterior of clinker bricks, a terracotta shingle roof and diamond leadlight windows in a design by architect A Mortimer McMillan.

But inside, the home boasts a contemporary renovation by architect Stephen Jolson and Larne Prestige Developments, and landscape design by Paul Bangay.

A gourmet kitchen comes with a butler’s pantry, the billiard room includes a wet bar, and the basement comprises a home theatre, gym, sauna and wine cellar.

The open-plan living and dining area leads to an outdoor entertaining space with swimming pool and gardens, or space for a tennis court.

And a polished basement garage has enough space for at least eight cars plus a storeroom and workshop.

The residence is owned in the name of Nicole Isaacs, whose husband Jonathan Isaacs is the former chief financial officer of advertising company Clemenger Group.

Listing agents are Marshall White’s Joanna Nairn and Marcus Chiminello.

Nairn said the residence has every bell and whistle an owner could want.

“It is an old shell with a brand new out-of-this-world renovation,” she said.

“They have been very precise in how they have brought together the old lines and blended it with the new.”

She said the home would likely suit a family and inquiries so far had been from potential buyers returning to Melbourne from overseas or interstate, or executives planning to move here.

She said the land size was hard to replace in the area and the new owners could move straight in, as opposed to other homes in the area that sold in need of upgrades.

Melbourne’s top-end market had started the year well when open homes returned last weekend, she