Home Hunt: what’s hot in property this week
A 250m tree-lined driveway leads to this luxuriously appointed waterfront home near Noosa Main Beach.
QLD Maximillian Road, Noosa North Shore
A 250m tree-lined driveway leads to this luxuriously appointed waterfront holiday home set among national park 15 minutes by boat or car from Noosa Main Beach. The plantation-style design features French oak flooring, high raked ceilings, fans, aircon and a new custom kitchen and butler’s pantry. Long verandas overlook 1.09ha of irrigated botanical gardens, palms and eucalypts. Extras include solar panels, water tanks, a pool, jetty and boat ramp. Tom Offermann Real Estate, 0421 785 512. $4.2 million
NSW Russell Street, Woollahra
Designed with sensitivity to its private botanical setting, this contemporary five-bedroom, four-bathroom home in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs draws inspiration from the adjacent park. Slate flooring and timber accents complement an array of glass and louvers that channel natural light and breezes into the flexible open-plan living spaces, design studio and guest suite. There’s a four-car garage, wine cellar and 16m lap pool. The Agency, 0414 646 476. $10 million
VIC Kidds Gully Road, Daylesford
The Dairy House is the epitome of chic country living, its Victorian features providing a beautiful canvas for a modern update. A stroll from the centre of this popular spa town, the home began life as a dairy house in Kew before it was relocated to its tranquil 7550sqm site. Original features include a corbel-arched hallway with high ceilings and Baltic pine floors, and four bedrooms including a bay-windowed main. A modern open-plan living, dining area and kitchen opens to one of two decks. Belle Property, 0448 169 383. $1.695 million
SA Anglesey Avenue, St Georges
The impressive façade with integrated garage exemplify the chic minimalism and style of this high-end four-bedroom home. Luxuriating in a neutral palette of American oak, floor to ceiling glass, travertine, and microcement, standout features include customised joinery, automated blinds, a home office and an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area that flows seamlessly to an outdoor pavilion, barbecue and lawn. Prestige schools, Burnside Village and walking trails are nearby. Toop + Toop, 0412 915 108. $3-3.3 million
TAS Lucas Road, Lucaston
This hexagonal Huon Valley hideout finished in 2019 occupies a clearing on a private 88ha bush block with expansive mountain and valley views, 30 minutes south of Hobart. Two bedrooms plus a modern kitchen and bathroom extend off the central open-plan living and dining space, heated by a combustion heater. Upstairs is a dedicated observatory, while timber floors, raked ceilings and deep wraparound verandas add to the rustic charm. Harcourts Huon Valley, 0476 262 586. $750,000-plus
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