Last Listing description (June 2007)
2006 HOUSE OF THE YEAR - THE ULTIMATE LUXURIOUS ½ ACRE WATERFRONT HOME
CLOSE TO SURFERS PARADISE ON THE GOLD COAST
SHORT BOAT RIDE TO THE BROADWATER AND WATER WONDERLAND
60’BOAT MOORING – FULL SIZE LIT NORTH SOUTH TENNIS COURT – STATE OF THE ART HOME THEATRE – 11m POOL & CHILDRENS POOL – GAS HEATED SPA – SAUNA – GYMNASIUM – BILLIARD ROOM – 3,000 BOTTLE CLIMATE CONTROLLED WINE CELLAR, EXECUTIVE OFFICE - CHEFS KITCHENS INDOOR AND OUT - COLD ROOM –.10 CAR GARAGE – BIG WORKSHOP
This unique palatial home is designed for entertaining, but above all offers a fabulous family atmosphere with every facility available in the best of resorts.
The home has been designed and built with nothing denied in quality and latest electronic technology throughout – Full home automation.
It is designed around the pool and waterfront living with a beautiful formal lounge leading to the everyday living area and through to the fabulous outdoor entertaining areas.
The kitchen has granite benches, 2 steam ovens, 2 miele ovens, a microwave-convection oven and 3 plate warmer ovens. The cold room is adjacent to the walk-in pantry which also has a dumb waiter from the garage for easy grocery transfer. The large formal dining has easy access from the kitchen.
There is a private award winning fully equipped home theatre complete with built in seating and 2 side by side relaxation lounges, a built in wet bar, and a security panel to monitor the home while watching movies.
A full sized billiard room with beautiful parquetry flooring has a commercial built-in fridge, dishwasher, ice making machine, powder room and a separate air conditioning unit to ensure fresh air in the home.
The climate controlled wine cellar has individual storage areas for 3,000 bottles
There are 5 generous bedrooms all with ensuites and w.i.r. The enormous master suite is luxurious with a large balcony overlooking the water way through to the main river and mountain beyond. The automatic window blinds are remote controlled as is the hidden large television plasma screen that lowers from the ceiling. The ensuite has a big 1.5m spa, 2 private toilets, an infra red sauna room, twin rain shower and jetted shower heads, inhaler vacuumaid and a huge custom built dressing room with frosted glass and timber doors and drawers. (The fifth bedroom with ensuite is on the ground level, ideal privacy for guests).
The waterfront office on the lower level glistens with parquetry flooring and an abundance of matching built in timber and glass cupboards and large office desk.
The waterfront entertaining areas consist of a huge sandstone patio overlooking the 11m sparkling fully tiled “Italian Bazarza tile” pool, childrens pool and a large 2.5m heated spa, this area is accessed from the formal lounge, family living area kitchen and dining area. There is also a full outdoor bathroom to cater for the Tennis and Pool areas.
The second waterside entertaining area is a huge Cabana at the end of the full sized lit north -south tennis court and is a chefs delight with a huge granite bench outdoor kitchen with 2 BBQ’s one 54”and one 32” both with rotisseries, dishwasher, built in commercial fridge, sink and a specially built ventilated cupboard for a beer keg on special occasions. The area is totally covered and provides the perfect entertaining for large dinner parties.
Built on 2025m2 (1/2 acre) on a wide waterway this home is perfect for boating enthusiusts. The large pontoon which will moor a 60’boat, has electricity, phone, T.V. and water and offers a safe mooring with easy access to the nearby main river.
The full sized lit tennis court has a 100ml base with, overhead night lights, speakers and a caretakers room to cater for the tennis court and gardening requirements.
Enter through the security gates and park under the portico or drive down the honed sandstone driveway beneath the home into a huge 10 car garage complete with car wash bay. There is also an extra large fully equipped gym and a huge workshop with bench and lots of cupboards and storage.
The home offers the very latest in technology with a state of the art AMX Home Automation system throughout. The main living areas have security cameras and the childrens rooms can be monitored. Watching TV downstairs, press a button and the childrens sleeping in their bedrooms are shown on the screen, along with another 20 cameras throughout the highly secure property.
The lighting, TV, DVD, CD and all electronics are controlled by mobile panels which can be placed anywhere in the home.
1k of Honed hand picked Sandstone surrounds the home and offers easy maintenance along with non slip paths and driveways, great for rainy days. The home is completely fenced and the through driveway has security gates on entry and exit.
Prime position in the