5 of the best luxury houses for sale in Australia this week

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.
TOP PEDIGREE Barwon Heads, Bellarine Peninsula, $4.5 million to $5 million Retired thoroughbred breeder Ted Cockram has listed his impressive, architect-designed home on the southern tip of the Bluff, just around the corner from the Barwon Heads Golf Club. High-end fixtures and finishes in the four-bedroom home include Canadian maple ceilings, stone dust render walls, Siberian oak floors, a surround sound system and a gas-heated pool. The marble kitchen comes with a butler’s pantry and there’s a north-facing alfresco room with an outdoor kitchen. Levi Turner of Bellarine Property has the listing.
OPEN FOR LIVING Naremburn, Sydney, $1.9 million to $2 million Peter Thompson, managing director of Inspiring Event Partners, and his wife, Rebecca Illes, have just completed a renovation on their three-bedroom, two-bathroom home, which is due to go to auction on Monday, December 19, through Matthew Smythe of Belle Property Neutral Bay. The open-plan living areas have timber floors and include a new stone and gas kitchen and bi-fold doors opening onto an elevated deck overlooking a landscaped garden with a workshop.
MODERN PRESENCE Fig Tree Pocket, Brisbane, $1.24 million Louise Griffin, workforce planning and analytics lead at Presence of IT, and her husband Damian, a former financial market dealer, are selling their modern family home in Norman Street. The five-bedroom, three-bathroom property comes with a north-facing terrace and swimming pool, a formal living room with fireplace and a stone-topped island kitchen with induction cooktop. Features include fully ducted air-conditioning, a solar hot water system, a double garage and plenty of storage. Gayle Harris of RE/MAX Profile Real Estate has the listing.
BUILT FOR ENTERTAINING Camp Hill, Brisbane, >$1.6 million There’s plenty of options for entertaining at the five-bedroom, two-storey home of Mark Blyton, board chairman at Steel Foundations. A lower-level rumpus room with bespoke bar and room for the billiard table opens via glass stacker doors to a poolside deck. Upstairs, you’ll find a modern open-plan kitchen with a walk-in pantry, an adjoining terrace with built-in barbecue and a separate family room. The property is on the market with Tanya Douglas of Ray White Bulimba.
TASTE OF FRANCE Peppermint Grove, Perth, $3.8 million Geoff Wood, retired founder of InSite Commercial Interiors, and wife Helen are moving on from their French-country styled home, which is set on a 1078 square metre block only 150 metres from waterfront parkland and Freshwater Bay. Arched windows and doors, timber floors and a shingle-style roof give the three-bedroom property plenty of character. There’s a generous island kitchen with integrated appliances and walk-in pantry and the leafy courtyard and established gardens are a highlight. The property has been listed with Olivia Porteous of William Porteous Properties International.
by Kate Farrelly

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