EDWARDIAN BY THE BAY
Hampton, Melbourne, >$1.8 million
Glenys Carey, head of Glenys Carey Marketing and Consulting, and her husband, Gary Ramsay, company director of Mill Link Services, are moving on from their Edwardian cottage, set one block back from the beach. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom property has cathedral ceilings in the open-plan living spaces, a window seat, walk-in wardrobe and a striking outdoor entertaining area with an electric awning and built-in barbecue. Jenny Dwyer of Hockingstuart Sandringham will auction the property on March 25.
SEE FOREVER
Curlewis, Geelong, $6 million to $6.5 million
Aaron Kanat, former managing director of Hugo Boss, has listed his architecturally designed waterfront home. The two-hectare property has views across the bay from Geelong to the Melbourne city skyline, direct access onto a sandy, north-facing beach, a championship tennis court and self-contained guest accommodation. There are four bedrooms and four bathrooms, a three-car garage and sliding walls of glass blurring the lines between indoors and out. The home is for sale by negotiation through Jeremy Fox of RT Edgar Toorak.
GOLFING ADDRESS
Sanctuary Cove, Gold Coast, $4.5 million
Duncan and Judy Forrest are selling their four-bedroom mansion overlooking The Pines, the only Arnold Palmer-designed golf course in Australia. The couple headed the New Zealand-based global IT company Auldhouse Computer Training until their retirement in 2002. The family home sits on a 1 379-square-metre block fronting a fairway in a gated community. Features include a pool, a drop-down in-ceiling TV and basement garaging for up to eight cars. Matt Gates from Ray White Sanctuary Cove is selling the property by private treaty.
WELL LOCATED
Malvern, Melbourne, $1.9 million
MSM Loss Management director Colin Chinner and his wife, Sue, who owns a homewares business, are selling their three-bedroom, two-bathroom house less than 100 metres from Malvern train station. The home is packed with contemporary details including a Paul Bocuse double oven and 12-seat marble dining table that can extend to a bluestone terrace. There is a northwest facing forecourt, a cellar, a workshop and an internally accessed double garage. Mark Harris of Marshall White will oversee the property’s auction on May 13.
INNER-CITY NATURAL
Paddington, Sydney, $2.5 million
Qantas pilot Tom Bissland has listed his inner-city three-bedroom, two-bathroom terrace. The Asian-influenced home reflects the vendor’s extensive travels abroad and is the creation of noted architect Richard Leplastrier, who among many assignments assisted documentation of the Sydney Opera House. Built in 1987, this is the first time the property has reached the market since 1999. Ben Collier of The Agency will take the property to auction on May 20.
HINTERLAND HIDEAWAY
Coorabell, NSW, $4.2 million
A Byron Bay hinterland home on 28.7 hectares is for private sale. The three-bedroom 317-square-metre house ‘Coorabell Dreaming’ is home of Clean Energy Finance Corporation board member Ian Moore and his wife, Dianne. Moore previously spent 17 years with Bankers Trust. Offering an off-the-grid lifestyle, the property features a 10kw solar system plus back-up power, and 14,000 native trees. Unique Estates’ agent Nicolette van Wijngaarden is selling the property, which also has a Cheminee Chazelles fireplace, Cbus and Sonos sound system.
BAYSIDE FIND
Sandy Bay, Hobart, $3 million
Chemist Warehouse Hobart partner Azman Haroon is parting ways with his Nicholas Drive residence and returning to Melbourne. The distinctive 17-year-old property is owned by the Haroon family trust, says selling agent Hans Waldhoff of Elders Brown & Banks. Set on 837 square metres less than 800 metres from the River Derwent foreshore, it has garaging for three cars and a three-storey entry foyer. The billiard room and its full-size billiard table are included in the private sale. There is an office, gourmet kitchen, multiple terraces and water views from every level.