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Toorak is Melbourne’s most prestigious residential address. Five kilometres from the CBD, the suburb is home to some of Australia’s finest residential architecture spanning every era from Victorian Italianate mansions to contemporary luxury builds. Median house prices sit between $4.85 million and $5.9 million. This is a suburb where renovation builders need to understand heritage controls, high-end materials, and exacting standards.
Renovations in Toorak operate within an extensive and expanding heritage framework. An estimated 60 to 70% of the suburb falls under Heritage Overlays. Amendment C320ston is adding 17 new individually significant places and 9 new precincts. HBK Constructions provides home renovations, bathroom renovations, and kitchen renovations across Toorak, working with the specific heritage requirements and quality expectations of the area.
Toorak’s housing stock represents one of Australia’s strongest concentrations of quality residential architecture. Victorian Italianate mansions from the 1850s through 1890s survive along the most prestigious streets. Edwardian Queen Anne homes, prominent Interwar Tudor Revival and Old English houses designed by leading architects, Georgian Revival, Modernist, and contemporary luxury builds are all represented.
Notable architects who shaped Toorak’s streetscapes include Marcus Martin, W and R Butler, and Stephenson and Meldrum. Apartments make up 49.7% of the housing stock, many built on former mansion sites. Block sizes range from 500 sqm to over 4,000 sqm on grand estates. St Georges Road, Albany Road, and Hopetoun Road are the most prestigious addresses.
Toorak Village along Toorak Road provides high-end boutiques and fine dining. Some of Australia’s most prestigious schools sit within or near the suburb: St Catherine’s School, St Kevin’s College, Loreto Mandeville Hall, and Geelong Grammar’s Glamorgan Campus. Heyington Station on the Glen Waverley line and Route 8 tram on Toorak Road provide public transport.
The heritage controls in Toorak are extensive and actively expanding. The Toorak House Precinct, Toorak Road Precinct (HO150), and numerous individual overlays cover the majority of the suburb. Strict controls govern demolition, external alterations, and new construction. A planning permit is required for any visible external changes.
Toorak is Melbourne’s wealthiest suburb, the nation’s 4th highest-earning postcode. 37.2% of residents work as professionals. A growing Chinese community (11.1%) adds to the suburb’s cultural mix.
Bathroom renovations in Toorak operate at a premium level. Marble, natural stone, heated floors, freestanding baths, and bespoke joinery are standard expectations. These projects often involve restoring period bathrooms or creating modern ensuites within heritage extensions. High-end fixture brands and custom-made vanities are typical.
Kitchen renovations in Toorak mean premium appliances (Gaggenau, Miele, Sub-Zero), stone benchtops, bespoke cabinetry, and integrated butler’s pantries. Heritage homes require kitchen designs that respect the original architecture while delivering modern functionality. The layout often involves connecting a new open-plan kitchen-living space at the rear of the home.
Home renovations and extensions in Toorak are significant undertakings given the heritage requirements and quality expectations. The retain-and-extend model applies: preserve the heritage-significant mansion frontage, add a contemporary rear extension. Interwar Tudor Revival homes require specialist restoration of brick detailing, half-timbering, slate roofing, and decorative chimneys.
Basement developments are increasingly popular in Toorak. Wine cellars, home gyms, cinemas, and underground garages add usable space without impacting the heritage streetscape. These projects require specialist engineering and waterproofing.
HBK also handles pool renovations, outdoor entertaining areas, and landscape integration across Toorak properties.
Discuss your Toorak renovation with our team. We understand the heritage requirements and quality standards this suburb demands.
We specialize in high-quality, long-lasting kitchen renovations. We focus on listening to what your whole family needs, from high-end designer kitchens for luxury residences to budget and mid-range kitchens.
Bathroom renovation is something we can boast about since we are one of Melbourne’s finest and most unique bathroom renovation businesses. We can design and develop the ideal bathroom solution for your home, whether you’d like to boost the value of your home or want a larger bathroom.
Renovations and improvements can completely transform your house. We are renovation contractors, unlike many others! We can renovate your entire house inside and out to build your dream home, rather than merely renovating your kitchen, adding an ensuite, or enclosing your outside area.
We’ve worked diligently for years to create high-quality house extensions all across Melbourne. We will walk you through the full process of adding a second story or ground floor extension, from design to handover, based on our many years of experience with house extensions to help clients transform their family homes into the dwelling of their dreams.
An open area with the proper design can transform the way you live. With specifically built, modern outdoor living solutions from Melbourne’s decking and pergola experts, you can make the most of your outside spaces and enhance your outdoor lifestyle.
When it comes to laundry renovations, we have a ton of experience and understanding. Perhaps you’d want your laundry room to be transformed into a European-style laundry room contained in a kitchen closet or a hallway cupboard. Maybe you want an open laundry room with a mudroom.
Whether it’s resurfacing you need or something more extensive, they’re the team to call. They use only premium quality products that have been highly rated in the industry and will make your pool look brand new!
Renovation costs in Toorak reflect the premium housing stock and high-end expectations. Kitchen renovations start from $80,000 and reach $150,000 or more for bespoke designs. Bathroom renovations run $50,000 to $80,000. Full home renovations and extensions range from $500,000 to $2 million or more depending on scale and heritage complexity.
An estimated 60 to 70% of Toorak falls under Heritage Overlays managed by the City of Stonnington. Planning permits are required for demolition, external alterations, and new construction visible from the street. Internal renovations generally do not need heritage approval. Amendment C320ston is expanding protections with 17 new individually significant places and 9 new precincts.
Yes. We handle Victorian Italianate mansion restoration, Interwar Tudor Revival specialist work, and contemporary rear extensions to grand heritage homes. We coordinate heritage consultants, architects, and specialist tradespeople for these projects.
Basement developments in Toorak add usable space below ground for wine cellars, home cinemas, gyms, and garages. These projects require specialist engineering, waterproofing, and often heritage approval. They are increasingly popular as they add space without impacting the streetscape.
Heritage permit processing takes 8 to 16 weeks. Kitchen renovations run 8 to 14 weeks of construction. Full home renovations and extensions take 6 to 18 months depending on scale. We provide a detailed timeline in your contract.
