Prestige Property: 43 Franklin Road, Portsea, VIC
An expansive pile near Portsea’s best.
An expansive pile near Portsea’s best.
Set within serene established gardens over 3725sqm comes this lovingly maintained family estate on the doorstep of Portsea’s scenic village, foreshore, and pier.
Inside the 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom, 3-car garage residence is two separate wings with multiple formal and informal living areas that envelope the central poolside entertaining zone.
Here, a picture window frames the open living and dining room whilst the formal living area and dining room with open fireplace is adjacent to a timber panelled bar room complete with leafy green outlooks.
Designed for effortless entertaining the deluxe kitchen is a salient figure in the home – seamlessly connecting to the outdoors where the sun-drenched entertaining area offers space to relax overlooking the solar-heated swimming pool and championship sized tennis court.
Of the accommodation, two master suites flank the central living zones – each with ensuite and walk-through dressing rooms. A further three bedrooms, each of which arriving with ensuite complete the accommodation.
Elsewhere the home offers a carport for three cars, while the gardens feature built-in irrigation.
The listing is with The Peninsula Sotheby’s International Realty’s Rob Curtain (+61 418 310 870) or $8-$8.8 million; melbournesothebysrealty.com
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.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is selling his Northern California estate, which was listed Monday for $24.5 million.
Located in Atherton, an extremely affluent town northwest of Palo Alto and about 30 miles south of San Francisco, the 3.36-acre property is made up of three parcels that Schmidt acquired over the years, according to public records and Compass, who has the listing.
Schmidt, 69, and his wife, businesswoman Wendy Schmidt, purchased the main home in 1990 for $2 million, according to public records accessed via PropertyShark. They remodelled the 1969 home in 2007, and at that time, bought a neighbouring parcel of land, allowing an expansion of the main house and the addition of a guest house, according to Compass, who holds the listing. A third parcel was later acquired, on which the Schmidts added an English garden house and landscaped grounds overlooking the Eastern Hills.
“Finding three contiguous parcels in Atherton is rare. Even rarer are those with views of the Eastern hills,” said listing agent Katharine Carroll of the reSolve Group at Compass. “The location of this residence is ultra private, at the back of a cul-de-sac with the main house built into a hillside that provides privacy and very good security.”
Across the estate, there are five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and six half bathrooms.
The 5,265-square-foot main house also offers a number of private outdoor spaces on its upper level, including a large terrace off the primary suite, another large terrace off a secondary bedroom, plus a third smaller terrace and two balconies.
Behind the main house is a patio with a pool and spa. For even more outdoor space, there’s an entertaining pavilion, an open lawn and an outdoor fireplace area near the guest quarters.
The grounds themselves are also a standout feature, with an array of mature plants and specimen trees. The upper portion of the property’s landscaping is designed around an Amdega-designed conservatory, which was imported from the U.K. Around the greenhouse, there is a garden of raised beds and fruit trees, Carroll said.
“From the moment you step onto the grounds, it feels as if you’ve been transported to a private botanical sanctuary,” she said.
Schmidt served as Google’s CEO from 2001 to 2011, and then became the company’s executive chairman until 2015. He could not be reached for comment.
This article first appeared on Mansion Global
Just 55 minutes from Sydney, make this your creative getaway located in the majestic Hawkesbury region.
This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan