First published 25 Oct 2026, 10:57am
It has been held in the one family for four generations, and now this versatile Belair property at 26 and 26a James Rd – which offers two homes on its two titles – is hitting the market for the first time in 84 years.
Vendor John’s family has owned the block since the 1930s, using the two-home allotment as a multi-generational base, his wife Claire says.
“John’s grandfather, with some help from friends, built the old estate house – what we call the upper house – which is on the higher side of the hill at 26a,” she says.
26 & 26A James Rd, Belair. Supplied
The light-filled living area. Supplied
The view from the upper level. Supplied
“In the ’60s they built another home on the land for the children so they could enjoy intergenerational living together on the one property, and that’s the one at number 26.
“We’ve lived in that one, and that’s been renovated and is so lovely, and we had hoped our children might be able to live in the other house, but that dream isn’t going to eventuate, and it’s a big property for us to maintain, so it’s now time to let someone else enjoy it.”
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The mid-century modernist home at 26 James Rd has four bedrooms (two with ensuites) and offers 325sqm of indoor and outdoor living space, while the separate home at 26a James could be demolished to make way for a dream build.
Claire said the home’s views and location were idyllic.
“From the top of the property we have a 360-degree views from Brownhill Creek to the city, the beach and the airport,” she says.
26 and 26a James Rd, Belair. Supplied
The property from the road. Supplied
Living among the treetops. Supplied
“It’s been a very easy place to fall in love with, and it will be very hard for John to see it go after all this time, but it is time.”
The property hitting the market comes as another long-held property at Devon Park that a 92-year-old woman had called home for her whole life was snapped up at auction – by her neighbours.
The 1925-built house at 53 Harrison Rd , which looks like it has been frozen in time inside, sold for $1.361m under the hammer.
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