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LUXURY
from Mansion April 2020
TERREY HILLS, NSW
Harvey House Gallery and Sculpture Park, the Terrey Hills acreage of art collector Trevor Harvey and wife Skii, has been listed with a guide of $8 million. The Harveys have crafted the grand residence and its surrounds over the past two decades, since paying $1.48 million in 2000. The two-level home was designed as an entertaining venue and private resort-like retreat. There are six bedrooms, the master with an Italian marble ensuite. A swimming pool oasis lined with Italian tiles sits in the immediate surrounds. The horse stables have been turned into a studio for arts and crafts, while there’s an undeveloped 100-year-old workman’s cottage and another set of art studios.
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Etch Real Estate agents Hugo and Luljeta Ortega have the listing of what Hugo says is one of Sydney’s finest artistic estates.
PALM BEACH, NSW
A renovated 1950s Palm Beach weekender on the prized low side of Barrenjoey Road has been listed for sale with $3 million hopes. The two-level home with a crisp neutral beachy palette last traded for $1.85 million in 2014, the first time it had sold in more than four decades since it was bought for $40,000 in 1971.
Adjoining a waterfront reserve on 815sq m, the home is described as a hidden gem by LJ Hooker Palm Beach agents David Edwards and Danielle Forde. Nearly every room has views of Pittwater, across to Stokes Point and Careel Bay. There are five bedrooms, three bathrooms and a renovated kitchen. The living area opens to an entertaining deck facing the water. There’s a second sitting room in the master retreat that joins the deck. A third living area is located on the ground level.
BRONTE, NSW Light-filled retreat with ocean views
A brand new Bronte home designed by architect Nick Bell has hit the market. Bell created the home to embrace the ocean views and natural light, with energy efficiency also in mind.
Set on the Blandford Avenue dress circle between Bronte and Tamarama, the contemporary four-level duplex was completed last year.
An internal Kone industrial-grade lift services all four storeys. There are four bedrooms, including the master suite with its own private balcony overlooking Bronte Beach, and a self-contained teenage retreat.
The top level has informal and formal living and dining areas, with the open-plan kitchen living and dining space leading out to a rear garden with alfresco decking, a lawn and a spa.
Sydney Sotheby’s Double Bay agents Mark Goldman and Ben Cohen have a guide of $5.5 million.
PERTH, WA
A contemporary Mount Pleasant home near the Swan River in Perth has been listed for sale. The minimalist residence on a 1010sq m Bateman Road block was designed by Rietveld Architects in 2017, complete with tray ceilings featuring Mataka stonework.
The 500sq m home is built on two levels, with the upper level dedicated to the master retreat with its own living room, walk-in wardrobe and ensuite. The open-plan living, kitchen and dining area opens to the alfresco area on the south side and a courtyard with pool and spa. Another three bedrooms occupy the ground floor, including a second master with walk-in wardrobe and ensuite. There’s also a second living area and a home office on the ground level.
The original brick home on the block sold for $1.41 million in 2015 before the new build was commenced. Ray White Dalkeith Claremont agents John Harun and Vivien Yap have the listing.
Contemporary class ASCOT, QLD
A modern three-level home in Ascot has hit the market. The Palm Avenue residence was the project of property developer Troy Daffy, who owns the Silverstone Group, and wife Caroline. The pair have just upgraded to Windermere, one of the suburb’s most historic houses. In mid-2015 they paid $3.03 million for the vacant 1265sq m Palm Avenue block, before taking on the build themselves. It took a year to complete the contemporary home, which has 1255sq m of living space. The master bedroom has its own wing, with his and hers wardrobes, a dressing area, an ensuite and a balcony. The open-plan kitchen, living and dining space opens to an alfresco entertaining area, where there’s an outdoor kitchen with BeefEater barbecue and stone benchtops. It adjoins the mosaic glass heated pool. A synthetic grass tennis court sits on the other side of the home. The underground level has an intimate wine cellar with a feature black ceiling and LED lighting, a pool room, second kitchen and an entertaining space with an under-the-water view of the swimming pool.
Ray White New Farm agents Matt Lancashire and Hamish Bowman have the listing.
BRIGHTON, VIC
A recently completed modern home in bayside Brighton, split into two houses, has been listed. The six-star energy-rated, seven-bedroom architect-designed home consists of two residences linked by a wide hallway. The front home has four bedrooms over two levels connected by a curved staircase by Enzie Stairs. Upstairs is a master with walk-in wardrobe and ensuite. Downstairs is the open-plan kitchen, living and sitting room. The rear residence has three bedrooms, as well as a kitchen, living and dining space. A courtyard and pool sit between the two homes on the 820sq m Iona Avenue block. Kay & Burton Bayside agents Tracy Tian Belcher and Jason Wedge have a $4.5 million to $4.95 million guide.
FLINDERS, VIC
AVOCA BEACH, NSW
A near-new home in Flinders is set to be sold for the first time since its construction. Marketed as Byron Bay chic in Flinders, the 2018-built single-level residence blends concrete and timber. The front exterior features vertical timber beams, while the rear was crafted from smooth concrete render and reclaimed bricks. The 860sq m block last traded for $530,000 in 2016 before building commenced on the home, which has a guide of $2 million to $2.2 million through Kay & Burton agents Andrew and Cass Hines.
The bespoke holiday house has four bedrooms, including a master with dressing room and concrete rendered, tumbled brass ensuite, as well as a self-contained studio. The heart of the home is the open-plan living and dining area, complete with suspended fireplace. It sits just off the state-of-the-art kitchen, which features an island bench with a custom concrete benchtop. The living spaces open to the outdoor entertaining space, which includes a self-cleaning solar-heated swimming pool, brass and copper outdoor shower and native gardens.
An Avoca Beach penthouse with gun-barrel views across the sand and the sea has been listed for sale. It is located in a tightly held block of just four apartments where there hasn’t been a sale since 2007. The second-level apartment, and the penthouse both sold on the same day to the same buyer, the penthouse for $2 million and the other for $1.5 million.
Set on the dress circle Cliff Avenue, the two-level, 750sq m penthouse comprises three bedrooms on the lower level, two with Juliet balconies and the master with its own ensuite. Upstairs is the dedicated living and entertaining space, with the kitchen, living and dining area wrapped in bi-fold doors opening to an entertaining terrace with sweeping views of the beach. Belle Property Killcare agents Cathy Baker and Ben Bedford are asking $2.5 million. Baker says the apartment has a holiday rental potential of $100,000 per annum.
SASSAFRAS, VIC Grand manor
Beauxbatons Manor, a castle-like residence in the Dandenongs in outer Melbourne, has hit the market for the first time in more than 16 years. The stately home in Sassafras, some 45km east of Melbourne, last traded for $1.18 million in 2003. The 2550sq m estate is now listed with a suburb record guide of $2.6 million to $2.86 million through Bell Real Estate Olinda agents Corinne Sukroo and Jo Hirst. Through a main entry with stone stairs flanked by bronze sculptures is the front porch, with Gothicinfluenced windows, doors and pointed arches. On the ground level are two master suites split by a casual sitting room with fireplace and bar nook, and French doors leading to a terrace. The main living space is upstairs. The dining room features a wall-length trompe l’oeil painting. Another two bedrooms are on this level, as well as a mezzanine patio.