Three of the best luxury properties for sale in Australia

This Dalkeith property comes with a floodlit tennis court and a north-facing heated pool.
This Dalkeith property comes with a floodlit tennis court and a north-facing heated pool. Serena Pearce / Code Lime Photography
by Kate Farrelly

A floodlit tennis court or a yoga studio? One of these executive properties might suit your recreational pursuits.

WHERE WATERS MEET Albert Park, Melbourne, $2 million - $2.2 million Interior designer Carole Whiting has listed her award-winning Victorian cottage, positioned midway between the lake and Port Phillip Bay. Whiting Architects has reimagined the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home beyond the character façade, creating contemporary spaces in shades of white and grey. The quirky integrated kitchen and living room has raked ceilings and enjoys north-easterly light and there’s a versatile loft with access to storage. Michael Townsend of McGrath St Kilda will take the property to auction on October 22.
WHERE WATERS MEET Albert Park, Melbourne, $2 million - $2.2 million Interior designer Carole Whiting has listed her award-winning Victorian cottage, positioned midway between the lake and Port Phillip Bay. Whiting Architects has reimagined the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home beyond the character façade, creating contemporary spaces in shades of white and grey. The quirky integrated kitchen and living room has raked ceilings and enjoys north-easterly light and there’s a versatile loft with access to storage. Michael Townsend of McGrath St Kilda will take the property to auction on October 22.
MODERN MASTER Bulimba, Brisbane, for sale by tender Rawbelle Services executive Janelle van de Velde has listed her feature-packed contemporary property, which is within walking distance of riverfront parkland and the Apollo Road ferry wharf. The property comes with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a garage for four cars, north-east river and Gateway views and an award-winning landscaped garden with a glass-framed pool and outdoor kitchen. Comparable properties in neighbouring suburbs have sold for between $1.8 million and $2 million. Shannon Harvey of Place Bulimba has the listing.
SPORTING CHOICE Dalkeith, Perth, >$3 million The managing director of Sirona Capital, Kelvin Flynn, and his wife, Vanessa, are parting with their well-presented family home, which comes with a floodlit tennis court and a north-facing, heated pool. The four-bedroom home has raked ceilings and parquet timber floors, three separate living rooms and an eat-in granite kitchen. It’s set on a 1315 square metre block a short walk from the river front and the village shopping centre. The home is for sale through Deborah Brady of Acton Cottesloe.
SERENE RETREAT St Kilda West, Melbourne, $1.5 million to $1.6 million Yolanda Pettinato, author of the international best-seller Simply Yoga, is selling her tri-level, three-bedroom townhouse which comes with a self-contained, ground-floor retreat used as a yoga studio. But it needn’t be all quiet spirituality: the home is only a 500-metre walk south to buzzing Fitzroy Street or 500 metres west to the beach. Featuring a Gaggenau kitchen, three marble bathrooms and a garden and terrace designed by Rick Eckersley, the property will go to auction on November 13 through Josh Stirling of McGrath St Kilda.
SERENE RETREAT St Kilda West, Melbourne, $1.5 million to $1.6 million Yolanda Pettinato, author of the international best-seller Simply Yoga, is selling her tri-level, three-bedroom townhouse which comes with a self-contained, ground-floor retreat used as a yoga studio. But it needn’t be all quiet spirituality: the home is only a 500-metre walk south to buzzing Fitzroy Street or 500 metres west to the beach. Featuring a Gaggenau kitchen, three marble bathrooms and a garden and terrace designed by Rick Eckersley, the property will go to auction on November 13 through Josh Stirling of McGrath St Kilda.
TAILOR MADE Fig Tree Pocket, Brisbane, $2.3 million to $2.5 million You can expect a high standard of finish from custom home builder KayhanTabrizi of award-winning Tabrizi Home Builders, who is selling this newly completed river-front entertainer. Elegantly appointed throughout, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom home comes with a four-car basement garage, oak floors, a gas and stone island kitchen with Miele appliances and an elevated outdoor dining terrace. There is a pool and landscaped gardens which cascade down to the river. The home is for sale through Cathy Lammie of Cathy Lammie Property.
TAILOR MADE Fig Tree Pocket, Brisbane, $2.3 million to $2.5 million You can expect a high standard of finish from custom home builder KayhanTabrizi of award-winning Tabrizi Home Builders, who is selling this newly completed river-front entertainer. Elegantly appointed throughout, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom home comes with a four-car basement garage, oak floors, a gas and stone island kitchen with Miele appliances and an elevated outdoor dining terrace. There is a pool and landscaped gardens which cascade down to the river. The home is for sale through Cathy Lammie of Cathy Lammie Property.

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