Domain Prestige - August 21, 2019

21 AUGUST / 2019

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18 Turnberry Way, Brookwater, QLD

A World-Class, Golf Frontage Masterpiece

Epitome In Luxury...

This uniquely designed home offers 5 bedrooms (all ensuited), 3 living area, including a dedicated Media Room, Solar System, swimming pool, and premium inclusions such a Miele appliances, stone benchtops throughout and designer Velux roof windows. This grand designer home is set within prestigious Brookwater, centered on the 3rd Hole of the Greg Norman Designed No.1 Golf Course in Queensland.

5 SUPERIOR KEY FEATURES: • Exclusively Selling with a $8,250/month Leaseback in place until August 2020 • Perfect for the Interstate Executive Family or a local buyer not wanting to build

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$1,650,000 Leaseback of $8,250/month until August 2020 Private viewings by appointment.

• Absolute Golf Frontage Residence with panoramic views of the 3rd Fairway and directly Opposite parklands • Only a short stroll to Brookwater Village Shopping Precinct • Apart from your own pool, you have access to a Resort Style Swimming Pool and BBQ Facilities

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Irena Marasea Brookwater Residential Sales Consultant 0404 099 041 irena@brookwater.com.au

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Rose Bay Sydney 5 Collins Avenue $20 million J E N M E LO CCO

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Expressions of Interest: close September 3 Agent: Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, Michael Pallier 0417 371 522 There are plenty of components that make a great home. There is fine

With a garden gate that opens directly onto the

design and great construction, but most crucially of all is a top location.

beach, the refined Catalina restaurant a short

Every city has its leading suburbs, but within those there is also a handful

stroll from the front door and your pick of ferries

of streets which hold the greatest cachet. In this edition’s feature story we

or seaplanes for a day out, Sydney doesn’t get

look at just such streets in Sydney, with the city’s elite agents pinpointing

much better than this two-storey, Susan

those avenues which hold the most prestige. Talking about ultimate

Rothwell-designed residence wrapped in

locations, in Living In we take a trip to the Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill.

gorgeous established gardens.

Home to some of the city’s top private schools, and conveniently situated between neighbouring harbour and beachside suburbs, homes here come on large blocks and some offer stunning harbour views. “Once you move in

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there, it’s such a great place people just don’t want to sell,” says resident

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and stock market commentator Richard Coppleson.

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Editor: Jen Melocco Jen.Melocco@domain. com.au Editorial producer: Isabelle Chesher Managing editor: Alice Stolz Senior designer: Colleen Chin Quan Graphic designer: Emma Staughton Chief executive officer: Jason Pellegrino Chief consumer officer: Jason Chuck Residential sales: Queensland Brad McLeod, 0429 571 826 New South Wales Belinda Sinclair 0414 580 903 Victoria & Tasmania Mitch Armstrong 0438 820 767 Western Australia, South Australia & Northern Territory Jeroen van de Peppel 0427 292 797

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LIVING IN Peak times in Bellevue Hill

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For sale Agent: Prestige Property Agents, Ivy Wu 0433 103 586 Relax, entertain or go boating: the choice is yours at this Michael Wittydesigned home, which features a cinema, billiards room and generous openplan living spaces. Outside, enjoy the pool, outdoor kitchen and pontoon.

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Toorak

Newport

Melbourne 9 Yar Orrong Road

Sydney 6 Mitala Street

$16 million-$17 million

$10 million

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Expressions of Interest: close September 3

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Expressions of Interest: close September 11

Agent: Kay & Burton South Yarra, Michael Gibson 0418 530 392

Agent: LJ Hooker Avalon,

This handsome home impresses throughout, from the marble entrance

David Watson 0414 441 111

foyer and timber-panelled library with fireplace to the north-facing walled

Claiming a captivating outlook over Pittwater,

gardens with heated pool and floodlit tennis court. Extensive

this deep waterfront property comes complete

accommodation includes a self-contained apartment on the lower floor.

with a private boat shed, jetty and mooring berth.

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Arts and crafts Ceramics are on the rise as interior lovers seek to reconnect with the handcrafted. C o m p i l e d b y PAU LIN E M O RRIS SE Y GARNITURES COLLECTION BY TANTRI MUSTIKA Ceramicist Tantri Mustika’s recent collection Garnitures is a series of darling vessels designed to be grouped together, yet possessing an individual charm. tantrimustikaceramics.com

CERAMIC LAMPS BY SARAH NEDOVIC Combining her love of design and sculpture, textile designer Sarah Nedovic has turned her talents to create a stunning range of ceramic lamps, lovingly handmade from clay. sarahnedovic.com

CERAMIC VASES

BY ASOBIMASU CLAY Kate Brouwer, a florist and ceramic

BLANC FEELINGS BY MILLY DENT Blanc Feelings is a collection created by ceramicist Milly Dent, featuring a neutral range of vessels and forms. Den’s distinctively handcrafted work pays homage to the intimate, tangible and ever-challenging nature of porcelain. millydent.com KELLY GEDDES

artist, has the clever hands behind Asobimasu Clay.

Her works are made up of vases that draw inspiration from the Australian bushland. asobimasuclay.com

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Streets ahead

FEATURE STORY

There are many contenders but only one street can be Sydney’s most prestigious. The agents pitch their choice. B y SU E WILLIAMS

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oyen of prestige property and real estate baron Sir Leslie J. Hooker was determined always to reside in a home on the best street in Sydney.

His final choice was an estate on Mosman’s Hopetoun Avenue on the lower north shore.

“He looked at all the different streets and houses in Sydney but chose to have his ashes buried in a north-facing spot there, with a plaque looking out to what he considered the best view in the world,” says Robert Simeon of Richardson & Wrench Mosman.

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“So in any discussion of what’s the most elite street in Sydney, I couldn’t go past that one!”

That 1805-square-metre property, Kahala, smashed all residential price records when it was bought for $22.5 million in 2007 by developer Albert Bertini.

The house next door on the same street was bought for a Mosman record of $25 million last year by investment banker Andrew Pridham.

But in the battle for the crown of Sydney’s most prestigious street, there’s some tough competition. From LJ Hooker in Double Bay,

Bill Malouf can’t go past Wolseley Road in Point Piper in the city’s eastern suburbs.

Malouf, who’s currently selling our featured property on the same street, says: “We’ve had houses there worth $100 million, something you can’t find on any other street.

“It’s so favoured because of its location, its gun-barrel views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, and its large, quality properties on big blocks.”

Nearby, Ben Collier of The Agency favours Wunulla Road in Point Piper and Coolong Road

YOUR AGENT Bill Malouf, LJ Hooker Double Bay Group

“This luxury 523-square-metre residence offers the best Wolseley Road has to offer, with uninterrupted views of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge, access to the shoreline and a private jetty.”

in Vaucluse, where media couple Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch rented a $45 million house, with its own private beach, that set the then Sydney record in 2008.

“But in Woollahra, Queen Street will have the highest per square-metre rate, although the most expensive homes in the area are on Rosemont Avenue,” Collier says.

“With the best streets, it’s all about aspect, topography, walkability, proximity to the village or schools and facilities.”

In Manly on Sydney’s northern beaches, Jake Rowe of Rowe Partners, however, begs to differ.

He favours Bower Street, with a recent slew of big sales of around $16 million. “It offers homes on generous-sized blocks of land and direct views of the coastline which can be magnificent,” he says.

Point Piper Sydney 34 Wolseley Road $16.5 million-$18 million

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For sale: By expressions of interest Agent: LJ Hooker Double Bay Group, Bill Malouf 0411 428 354

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Currumbin “The Copper House” 4 Duringan Street Award-Winning Hilltop Masterpiece. A Perfect Fusion of Bush and Beachside Living.

Expressions of Interest Closing 5:00pm 11 September, 2019 7

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673m2*

774m2

Designed by renowned Gold Coast architect, Paul Uhlmann, the distinctive curved copper clad façade of this extraordinary three-level contemporary family beach house flows inside and out, capturing the gentle curves of the undulating landscape and the rolling waves of Currumbin’s famous surf beach, just seconds from its doorstep.

Built to the highest specifications, this grand residence was the 2018 Winner of the Best Custom-built Home for Queensland Master Builders as well as the winner of the coveted HIA award.

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BELLEVUE HILL

Property in coveted Bellevue Hill rarely changes hands, so when opportunity comes knocking it pays to pounce. B y K ATE FARRE LLY

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Bellevue Hill

If Bellevue Hill was a stock, it would definitely

children four years ago for the suburb’s centrality

be a “buy and hold” recommendation, says local

and its larger blocks, both of which provide

Sydney 69 Bulkara Road

Richard Coppleson, a stock market commentator

plenty of space for the kids to run around.

$10 million

and author of the highly regarded Coppo Report.

Coppleson, who moved into the suburb 13 years

With a minimum lot size of 675 square metres

ago, says there’s not a lot of turnover in the leafy

can expect to find both space and privacy in

harbourside enclave and he had to call on deep

this hilltop community, with a notable absence

reserves of patience to secure the right property.

of traffic.

“Once you move in there, it’s such a great place

suburb so you don’t get the cars, the bikes

were looking it took us two to three years to find

and the sirens that you get elsewhere,” says

a place. We had looked at every suburb and

Coppleson. “We moved here from Kings Cross

thought this is it: it’s a really wonderful area. I had

and we immediately noticed how quiet it was.”

wait and wait.”

Location, location

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“Because it’s not a thoroughfare it’s a quiet

people just don’t want to sell,” he says. “When we

a good idea of what I wanted to buy but I had to

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and minimum setbacks of 1.5 metres, buyers

High-end homes Claiming a spot in Australia’s top 10 richest postcodes (based on ATO data) and with a

A major drawcard for Coppleson was the

median sale price of $5.3 million, Bellevue Hill

Auction: August 29

suburb’s centrality. Just five kilometres east

boasts some of the country’s most expensive

Agent: Ray White Double Bay,

of Sydney’s CBD, Bellevue Hill is bordered by

real estate.

Elliott Placks 0402 149 917

Double Bay, Rose Bay, Woollahra and Bondi.

“It makes it quite a unique place to live,”

The sandstone mansion Rona in exclusive

A study in casual elegance, this two-storey home

Ginahgulla Road sold in August last year for

ticks all the boxes for relaxed family living. There

Coppleson says, pointing out it’s rarely more

$58 million and 84 Victoria Road sold the

are three distinct living zones, a gas kitchen with

than 10 minutes to get to amenities, including

following month for $30.5 million.

Wolf appliances, a generous home office and

the world-famous sands of Bondi Beach,

“We’ve seen some really large estates traded,

manicured gardens with a north-east facing pool.

designer shopping at Bondi Junction and fine

but if you look at those homes, most have been

Bellevue Hill offers a

dining at Double Bay.

held for 15 to 20 years,” says Placks. “So if there’s

peaceful lifestyle on

an opportunity to buy a beautiful land holding

quiet streets just

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Double Bay, says he moved from Bondi to

in Bellevue Hill, I wouldn’t be waiting because

minutes from the

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Bellevue Hill with his wife Lauren and three

they’re generally few and far between.”

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Balgowlah Heights 51 Radio Avenue

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Toorak

For families in a race against time

Melbourne 3 Torresdale Road $9.3 million-$9.8 million

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t’s quite obvious when you look at a Lamborghini that they’ve been designed to aggressively grab your attention. What only becomes clear when you get closer is just how low to the ground they are, barely over a metre tall in most cases, which means they are the only cars in the world that Tom Cruise can be photographed next to with his elbow leaning jauntily on the roof.

This is not because low vehicles give a nice sleek and sporty profile, it’s because the lower the centre of gravity a car has, the more dynamically it can corner.

The new Lamborghini Urus, then – a truly enormous SUV that stands 1.63 metres high and stretches more than five metres in length – comes as a profound shock. It’s like Rolex unveiling a grandfather clock.

Lambo fans, of course, have children and dogs like the rest of us, and in the past they were forced to shop elsewhere for their family SUVs. The famous Italian sports-car company also realised it was missing out on untapped riches.

The Urus is expected to make up a staggering 50 per cent of the company’s sales in Australia this year, at prices ranging from $354,500 to $420,860.

Because it is, notionally, an off-road car – albeit one you’d hate to get dirty or scratch – the Urus has many manly settings for things like Sand (“Sabbia”) and Snow (“Neve”), but more importantly it has an “Ego” switch, which lets you adjust it from Strada (“Street”) to Corsa (“Race!”), and this is where the true Lamborghini soul shines through all that massive bodywork.

In Corsa, the 4.0-litre V8 turbo sounds like nothing attached to any other SUV, ever, as it stridently shouts your arrival. In this mode you can fire your way to 100km/h in just 3.6 seconds.

Yes, it’s easy to question why the world needs an SUV that goes like a Lamborghini, but once you drive one, and experience the strange sensation of 2.2 tonnes of car making so much speed and sound, you kind of, almost, get it.

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Expressions of interest: Close September 18 Agent: RT Edgar Toorak, Sarah Case 0439 431 020 Perhaps the only problem with buying a car as large and sharp-edged as the Urus is parking it, so it would be wise to also buy a home like this Toorak mansion, which comes with a garage spacious enough for five of your very favourite cars, and a built-in turntable.

The new Lamborghini Urus

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