Industrial-era Windsor factory abode listed with $3.5 million-plus hopes

The former 1880s industrial-era plaster factory of antique dealers Edward and Peta Clarke in the Melbourne suburb of Windsor has been listed for sale.

Offers are due by September 12 through Kay & Burton. The property last traded at $1.02 million in 2006 when bought in a liquidation sale.

The Thomas Street corner factory, with views towards the CBD, was subsequently converted into a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house in an ambitious renovation overseen by Chris Connell.

The spacious home comes with antique French doors throughout and a reconstructed antique staircase by Christopher Morgeau.

The entrance leads into a large showroom plus living room, library/office and a garage with a lift servicing the three floors.

An antique staircase leads to level one consisting of a family room with large arched windows. A main bedroom includes walk-in wardrobe and en-suite. There is a separate bathroom, laundry and lift access to all the levels.

Upstairs on the third floor is an assorted collection of art and colour, with an open-plan kitchen overlooking the enormous balcony with panoramic views of Melbourne by night.

The house  has been tipped to fetch more than $3.5 million.

The antique dealer couple's previous renovation was another residential warehouse fit-out of the former Golden Crust Bakery in Armadale overseen by Jackson Clements Burrows.

The 915-square-metre Sutherland Road premises, built in 1915, was largely untouched when the Clarks bought it in the mid-1980s.

The fittings included oak doors, lanterns and bronze door fittings from Paris, plus a wrought-iron staircase reproduction.

The property, which includes an open and airy, three-bedroom house, a first-floor gallery space and the former stables with bedroom, ensuite and living area, was listed in 2006 through Kay & Burton with $4 million-plus hopes.

Title Tattle recalls it fetched $4.55 million when bought by Mark Rowsthorn.