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Inside 29 Pasadena Cres, Bentleigh East, which is being sold by longtime St Kilda recruiter John Beveridge.
Legendary St Kilda recruiter John Beveridge is selling his Bentleigh East home of five decades, where he raised his son who went on to become an AFL premiership coach.
John and wife Rosa built the brick house at 29 Pasadena Cres in 1964, moved in when they were newly married and had all four of their children there — including Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.
“Luke lived there all his life until he got married,” Nick Johnstone Real Estate director Nick Johnstone said.
“He talks about how he remembers playing footy and cricket in the street.”
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Luke Beveridge during his Melbourne playing days with his father John.
The Beveridges built the house in the 1960s.
Mr Johnstone said “trophies from the children’s sporting feats” also filled the much-loved home.
The Beveridges have $900,000-$990,000 price hopes for the four-bedroom house, which is set to be auctioned on August 3.
John’s more than 30-year career at St Kilda saw him recruit stars Nick Riewoldt and Brendon Goddard with No. 1 draft picks.
Other big names he steered to the Saints include 200-plus gamers Lenny Hayes, Leigh Montagna, Sam Fisher, Justin Koschitzke, Nick Dal Santo and Stephen Milne, and current captain Jarryn Geary.
His son led the Bulldogs to a drought-breaking flag in 2016, and also notched 118 AFL games as a player for Melbourne, Footscray and St Kilda.
The kitchen features a Bosch wall oven, an induction cooktop and a stainless-steel dishwasher.
The property has a $900,000-$990,000 price guide.
Luke sold his own Bentleigh East home for $1.35 million about a year ago, after having lived there with wife Dana for almost 25 years. Mr Johnstone was the selling agent in that deal as well.
The real estate agent said the Beveridges had extended and renovated parts of the Pasadena Cres house, but it could still do with “some updating”.
The home is filled with character, from wood panelled walls to a fireplace in the open-plan living and dining room.
The backyard features a courtyard and vegie patch.
Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge grew up at the house. Picture: Michael Klein.
The main bedroom has an ensuite and walk-in wardrobe, and the kitchen, a Bosch wall oven, an induction cooktop and a stainless-steel dishwasher.
There’s also a versatile studio that could function as “a teen retreat or a super-sized storeroom”, while the backyard features a tiled courtyard and an established vegetable patch.
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