It is Tewantin’s turn to grab the headlines with two record sales in the Noosa River precinct.
And it is quite a story as to how the sales came about.
Marcus Dolby from Harcourts Noosa sold the 3111sq m property at 21 Ward St, Tewantin recently for a record price of $6.350m.
It started with the owner who bought the property about three years ago, and wanted to put the house and tennis court on the market but people were concerned with the cost.
So they talked about a four-lot subdivision, and three of the four were signed up but with a contract clause subject to an offer for the entire property coming in.
“Someone did come along and bought the whole thing,” Marcus said. “It’s a beautiful piece of land.
“They are local buyers who appreciate the property and want to preserve it for family.
“As a local they can sees such potential as basically the beautiful old riverside blocks are gradually disappearing.
“The buyer was riding by on his bike, rang, and in a couple of days had a contract on it.
“What was interesting is that a subdivision could have made more but the vendor was happy to preserve it as one, and maintain the integrity of the riverfront.
“The outlook and character of this property has been preserved for generations to come.”
The property has a 33-metre frontage and could have been developed as separate waterfront homes, each with a 65sq m granny flat.
ONE SALE LEADS TO ANOTHER
As it often happens in real estate, one sale can lead to others … sometimes in a domino effect.
Luke Burton at Harcourts Noosa had listed a riverfront three-bedroom house with pool on 1194sq m at 89 Crank St, Tewantin.
Harcourts colleague Marcus Dolby just happened to have a buyer – someone who had been interested in 21 Ward St.
It was the family home and sold off-market for $5.275m to buyers from the Darling Downs.
GOLDEN ACHIEVEMENT
There are many milestones in a real estate agent’s careers, but this one takes some beating.
It is gold – 50 sales in less than five years at Peppers Noosa Resort & Villas.
The milestone achievement by Tom Offermann agent Chris Miller was for Beach Villa 2105.
“In addition to sale number 50, the sale set a new exciting record price paid at Peppers Noosa for a villa or an apartment,” Chris said.
“My first sale in the complex was the one-bedroom apartment 9404. It sold for $403,000 in February 2020.”
Beach Villa 2105 features banks of horizontal and vertical louvres, wide undercover terraces, lofty timber ceilings, bold lines, and architectural elements paired with an open embrace of the natural surrounds, synonymous with the backdrop of the Noosa National Park.
FIVE-STAR HOTEL APPEAL
Harcourt’s Marcus Dolby describes it as a house like no other.
A five-bedroom, three-bathroom, five-car golf-front house, pool, on 1476sq m at 520/61 Noosa Springs Drive, Noosa Heads, is for sales with a price guide of $10m.
“The house has been designed to feel like a luxury five-star boutique hotel,” Marcus said. “The main bedroom could be a presidential suite.”
“Interest has been good. Everyone is gobsmacked by the quality and the size of the house … the fact it is north-facing and has sensational views
“It will never be built out, and overlooks the signature 17th hole on the golf course.
“It’s just class, from the moment you get to the hand-crafted remote entry gate.”
Designed to be like a house out of Italy, there is nothing like it in Noosa Springs in terms of size, design, colour, scale and lay-out, Marcus said.
There are two big bedrooms downstairs, including the main suite golf course views, walk-in robe and luxury ensuite. Then there is a beautiful, large media room with wine cellar attached.
“All the bedrooms are enormous – they can accommodate anything you need.
“The house has been very cleverly designed as there are little cut-out sections for garden areas, so every room has an outlook.
“The saltwater wet-edge pool looks across the lake so there is an infinity outlook to the golf course … it’s seamless.”
The house sits on one of the largest single blocks in the award-winning Noosa Springs gated community.
Completed in 2008, the home has been meticulously maintained. The attention to detail is astounding.
The cobblestone driveway, heavy blackwood timber doors with hand-crafted wrought iron handles, and the polished limestone and blackwood parquetry floors all exude style and luxury.
The ceilings range from 3m to more than 7m, with expansive windows to create an overwhelming sense of space and light.
The upper level connects effortlessly to the vast living and entertaining spaces, which feature Miele appliances, a butler’s pantry, and marble benchtops.
The entertaining areas offer commanding views over the lake and the golf course.
There is fully ducted air-conditioning, ceiling fans, and remote-controlled blinds, secure parking for two cars and a golf buggy.
ENCHANTING COUNTRY ESCAPE
It’s the ultimate seachange … a homestead of distinction on 76.9ha in the Noosa hinterland.
The property, at 216 Jorgensen Rd, Ridgewood, looks simply irresistible. Something out of a picture book.
Cameron Urquhart at Tom Offermann Real Estate is marketing Briallyn Estate, that comes with two cottages, pool, stable, eight dams, and 13 fully-fenced paddocks.
For sale at $4.95m, the property comes with 360-degree uninterrupted rural panoramas.
A labour of enduring love for more than 40 years, there is an imposing stone entry, sweeping tree-lined bitumen driveway, rustic gate keeper’s cottage, brilliant floral displays, also wide arboured poincianas and jacarandas.
Gympie limestone has been used extensively, with the main house perfectly positioned in a magical setting.
The interior design features elegant chapel-like ceilings, generous spaces and a hint of the classic Queenslander with polished blackbutt timber floors, corrugated features, timber ceilings, french doors and verandahs.
The lines are blurred between inside and out, from the open plan living with fireplace to a wide north-facing undercover terrace. Here, there is an integrated bar and fridges plus a walkway beside the wet-edge pool, the wading pool and pond. An alfresco space is totally equipped, including a pizza oven.
The country-style kitchen comes with granite-topped cabinetry including island and a butler’s pantry, has a Stanley slow combustion cooker, Ilve oven and five-hob gas cooktop, two Fisher & Paykel dish drawers, and storage.
A library with custom cabinetry adjoins and, nearby, the media/music room with bay window, has a projector and screen.
The main bedroom suite retreat has a bathroom with claw-foot bath, walk-in robe, cedar plantation shutters, a loft space and opens to a terrace.
Upstairs the two bedrooms have extra-high ceilings, ensuites, skylights, and open to the verandah/terrace.
The guest cottage has a bedroom/studio upstairs, while a bedroom, bathroom, open-plan living, kitchen and laundry are on ground level,, and with the entertainer in mind, is together with a cool room.
Limestone is a feature of the Leopard Cottage, which has one bedroom with loft, walk-in robe, ensuite with bath, laundry, plus open plan living/dining/kitchen with an undercover terrace.
The botanical-style gardens are complemented by vegie gardens and an orchard.
There are eight dams, 13 fully-fenced and secure paddocks, and a chook yard that has a secure roosting pen with external egg collection/laying facility.
Out buildings include carports with wood store, workshop with bathroom/mud room, stable and tack room with feeder bins, foaling pen plus wash bays and an exercise arena.
NEIGHBOURING PROPERTY LISTED
The neighbouring 4.82ha property at 211 Jorgensen Rd, Ridgewood, is also on the market with Cameron Urquhart.
Featuring a two cottages and two dams, it is listed at $1.2m.
One cottage has two bedrooms, the other is a studio. They both have water tanks, there’s a garage and two sheds.
FORTHCOMING AUCTIONS
SATURDAY, 18 January
Sunshine Beach
38 Arakoon Cres: 4bed, 3bath, 2car beachfront house, pool,11am, Jesse Stowers 0414 367 282 Tom Offermann Real Estate
SUNDAY, 19 January
Noosa Heads
1/81 Hastings Park: 3bed, 2bath, 1car apartment,1pm, Eric Seetoo 0419 757 770 Tom Offermann Real Estate.
