Erle Levey
There will be a limited number of buyers as the property is so unique.
Yet whoever is successful at auction next month will consider themselves lucky as there won’t be another one like it.
A house and farm cottages offering eight bedrooms, six bathrooms and two-car garaging and pool on 37.64ha goes to auction Thursday, August 18, at 11am.
Rosecliffe Boutique Farm Cottages also offer an Olympic-size equestrian arena and stables, tack room and barn, as well as a creek and dam.
Situated at 171 Ewarts Rd, Cooran, the property has been a labour of love for the past 30 years.
Among the cottages are a faithfully-restored Melbourne tram and a bus. Both have been decked out with luxury sleeping, dining, living areas and bathrooms.
Alisa Wythes at Wythes Real Estate said the owner bought the land when aged 21, and spent the past three decades completing it.
The question is, how do you put a value on something such as this?
It has been created for the right reasons as the owner simply grew into it.
The property has hosted family reunions and a variety of functions.
As well as being a Humane Society International Wildlife Sanctuary and Land for Wildlife property, it is a Conservation Preserve Area.
Guests take part in animal feeding every morning … alpacas, cows, chickens.
The property is being offered on a walk-in, walk-out basis with the cottages booked until January.
The options are there to either enjoy as a family home or continue to operate the successful business.
There are four self-contained accommodations plus the main residence.
The majestic, original Queenslander enjoys panoramic views from every window.
It features timber floorboards, high ceilings, brick fireplaces, decorative archways, VJ walls, french doors, lattice-work on the wide verandahs.
An infinity waterfall swimming pool is perched on the hill-side with spectacular views extending from Double Island Point to Noosa.
All the Rosecliffe cottages provide absolute peace, privacy and tranquillity.
The property is a mixture of grazing land, rolling green hills, pristine rainforest and a waterfall.
OPPORTUNITIES BY THE BEACH
Tracy Russell at Tom Offermann Real Estate has a couple of interesting properties at Peregian Beach.
Negotiations are continuing on the four-bedroom, four-bathroom, three-car house at 6 Lyrebird Ct, Peregian Beach, goes to auction at 1pm. that went to auction on Saturday and has created good interest.
The other is a five-bedroom, three-bathroom, two-car house with pool at 11A Oriole Ave, that will be presented to the market on Saturday, August 6, at 10am.
Most of the inquiry for the Lyrebird property has been from interstate whereas the house at 11A Oriole Ave is attracting local inquiry as well.
It is 120m to the beach, and has been totally renovated.
“It’s charming but spacious,’’ Tracy said. “All renovated, there is nothing to do but enjoy the beachside.
“The home is very well set up with solar, and minimal maintenance.’’
The Hamptons-inspired beach house features a versatile floorplan which, as it stands, consists of a self-contained incoming-producing apartment with a rental valuation of $2000 per month.
This space would also suit a parents/teenager retreat, Airbnb accommodation, or ideal studio or work from home space.
There are high, raked ceilings and timber floorboards throughout, with a spacious open-plan kitchen in crisp white with subway tiles, and free-standing Smeg cooktop and oven.
The entry courtyard with new in-ground pool is private and has a sunny east-facing aspect.
ABSOLUTE CRACKER
It was an amazing auction – 25 registered bidders and an opportunity to buy into one of the Noosa hinterland’s dress-circle precincts.
David Berns and Heidi Woodman of David Berns Real Estate took the four-bedroom, three-bathroom house with pool on 2ha at 111 Lone Hand Rd, Eumundi, to auction last Saturday morning.
“I have never seen anything like in my 22 years in real estate,’’ David said.
“It was a very good auction for the hinterland.
“The main bidders were from the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Canberra, Brisbane … they came from everywhere.
“It was beyond belief. Bidding started at $1.4m and kept going up and up.
“In the end it came down to two – from the Southern Highlands and Canberra – and they kept crashing each other with bids.
“It went to the Canberra buyer … the whole family was there.
“It sold for $3.210m.’’
RIGHTS AND RESIDENCE
Scott Cowley and Kelsie Melville at Noosa Estate Agents are happy with the level of inquiry on the Noosaville management rights business and stand-alone residence they are marketing.
Occupying a prized position on Elizabeth St, the spacious four-bedroom, three-bathroom home is being offered by expressions of interest along with the management rights to the Colonial Resort Noosa, at 239-245 Gympie Tce.
“We have been providing information and having conversations ahead of the August 5 closing date,’’’ Kelsie said.
“There has been a mix of people already in the business, while others are looking for a career change in a good location.
“Some are from Brisbane but most are local.
“They may already be working remotely and looking to bring it into their portfolio.’’
The Colonial Resort Noosa comprises 15 one, two and three-bedroom luxury apartments, which are known to engage high-end clientele and on-going repeat business due to the riverfront location.
The resort features a 25m heated lagoon pool and spa, communal barbecue area, equipped gym, sauna and a variety of restaurants and shops within the building.
AUCTION ACTION
SATURDAY, July 23
Doonan
943 Eumundi-Noosa Rd: 6bed, 3+bath, 3+car house, pool, on 1.08ha, Penny Choyce 0418 987 466 Anne Powell 0419 332 973 Laguna Real Estate. Dealing with post-auction interest
Eumundi
111 Lone Hand Rd: 4bed, 3bath house, pool, house on 2ha, barn, dam, David Berns 0408 629 438 Heidi Woodman 0419 818 418 David Berns Real Estate. Twenty five registered bidders. Bidding from $1.4m, sold at auction $3.210m
SATURDAY, July 30
Noosa Heads
8/11 Katharina St: 2bed, 1bath, 1car apartment with rooftop terrace, 12.45pm, Tiffany Wilson 0468 922 519 Tom Offermann Real Estate
