labour of love

In leafy suburban Melbourne, a young builder spent a year renovating a heritage-listed terrace for his fast-growing family

DAN F STAPLETON

cheat sheet Who lives here Chris De Stratis, a builder; his partner Tina; and their four children: Eloise, six; Giovanni, four; Massimo, two; and baby Sonny. Style of home A corner terrace built in 1885, 4km from the CBD. Chris and Tina bought the home in 2012, but the planning and approvals process took several years. Work began in April 2020 and was finished by July 2021. About $900,000 (not including labour costs). Chris De Stratis was just 22 when he and his partner, Tina, acquired a heritage-listed terrace house in a peaceful suburban pocket north of Melbourne’s CBD. But this isn’t a story about inherited wealth or unexpected good fortune. In fact, the purchase was the culmination of nearly a decade’s hard work. “I left school at 14 and…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2021

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