Prestige Property: 5/383 Mandalay Road, Airlie Beach QLD
An expansive mansion at the edge of the Coral Sea
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Private and palatial, Mandalay House is one of Australia’s finest waterfront residences set on the sweeping Coral Sea and backed by National Park.
The Mediterranean inspired residence – complete with Venetian plastering, sandstone outdoor tiling and terracotta inspired roof – took 3.5 years to construct and rests on a 4242sqm plot with 2649sqm of living offering 7-bedrooms, 9-bathrooms, 5-car garage.
The north-west facing home sees magnificent gardens, terraces and a resort-inspired horizon pool that overlooks the waters towards the Great Barrier Reef and Whitsunday Islands.
Inside, the home is opulently appointed with marble finishes, parquet inspired tiling, high ceilings, custom joinery, expansive living and sitting areas and banquet-sized dining.
Further, the home’s kitchen offers a marble-topped space complete with Miele appliances, a butler’s pantry and cold room.
Upstairs the home is complete with a 144sqm master retreat with lavish ensuite, further views a fireplace and 52sqm of robes with dressing room.
Elsewhere, six king-sized bedrooms with ensuite and sitting, car accommodation for five and lift access between all the levels rounds out the home’s offerings.
Enjoy the location with a private marina with rock walls, jet ski bats, private boatshed and helipad – ideal for hopping between all the islands.
Back within the confines of the home sees a home theatre with tiered seating and a gymnasium while a climate-controlled cellar alongside a tasting room and games room.
A caretaker’s cottage is also found on the grounds.
New owners will be able to fly to any of the three airports nearby and enjoy the world-famous Dent Island golf course, idyllic surrounds of the Great Barrier Reef and all the Whitsundays has to offer.
The listing is with Ray White Whitsunday’s Mark Beal and Christie’s International’s Ken Jacobs (+61 407 190 152), price guide; over $20 million. raywhitewhitsunday.com / prestigehomes.com.au
This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan
Just 55 minutes from Sydney, make this your creative getaway located in the majestic Hawkesbury region.
The harbourfront estate has views of the Sydney Opera House and can entertain up to 500 guests
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A Sydney waterfront mansion that has just hit the market could set a countrywide price record as the first home to sell for A$200 million (US$129.77 million).
Located in the affluent suburb of Point Piper, the sprawling home sits on a lot that’s equivalent to “four normal housing blocks” and features 98 meters (321.5 feet) of water frontage along the harbor, according to an announcement on Wednesday from Ken Jacobs, director of Australia Pacific of Forbes Global Properties, who has the listing in association with real estate agent Brad Pillinger.
“The estate is Australia’s most iconic residence and ranks amongst the best in the world, combining both privacy and space, exuding elegance and comfort, while featuring gun-barrel views of the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge,” Jacobs said in a statement.
The residence is expected to sell for A$200 million or more, Pillinger added. “There is no comparable property in Australia.”
The home, named Wingadal, as it’s located on Wingadal Place, was built for Aussie Home Loans founder John Symond, who purchased the property in 1999. It took eight years to complete the mansion, which was designed by architect Alec Tzannes, according to the listing agency.
“Wingadal is a highlight of my career in residential design and architecture,” Tzannes said. “The timeless design on the Point Piper peninsula offers a unique appreciation of Sydney Harbour from a variety of angles, rotating around an axis that lines up perfectly with the Sydney Harbour Bridge.”
The colossal home has enough internal space to entertain up to 500 people, and underground parking provides space for 20 cars, plus eight more can fit inside the garage.
The four-level home has four bedrooms as well as a two-bedroom apartment. There’s also a 2,500-bottle wine cellar, a home theater that seats 22, two commercial kitchens and a swimming pool.
“Wingadal has been a special home for my family over the past two decades, and now I’m looking forward to spending more time traveling overseas,” Symond said in a statement. “While being an exceptional family home, we have also enjoyed hosting many important events for charities and other worthwhile causes.”
This is not the first time Symond has tried to sell his waterfront estate. In 2016, he listed the home in hopes of selling it for at least A$100 million, which would’ve been a price record for the country at that time Mansion Global reported . The current benchmark was set in 2022, when a baronial-style estate, also in Point Piper, sold for A$130 million, according to The Sydney Morning Herald .
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