Live, work and play in this stylish Tassie property
The master bedroom suite in this monochromatic home is a showstopper
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There’s nothing standard about this gracious property in Tasmania’s East Launceston that has just hit the market. From the staggered steps leading past an outdoor spa to the front door to the stylish, light-filled interiors and grand master bedroom suite, everything about this three-bedroom home at 48 Mary Street East Launceston has been considered.
Last sold in 2017 for $615,000, it is now on the market for more than twice that price, a reflection of soaring property values across Tasmania. While this property sits well above the Launceston median house price of $770,000, it offers considerable lifestyle benefits, including multiple indoor and outdoor living spaces, two bathrooms and parking for five cars set across 1096sqm.
Designed with a yin-yang floorplan, the two living areas either side of the reception foyer face onto the front veranda. The well-appointed Shaker-style kitchen is finished in black and white – the predominant colour scheme for the house – and leads directly onto the dining area, which is positioned below three raked skylight windows. An additional door to the kitchen leads onto a leafy deck at the rear, providing easy access to a separate laundry and home office.
Perhaps the real showstopper for this property, however, is the master bedroom suite, which includes a spacious ensuite with double shower and vanities off the bedroom. This then leads onto a large, well-lit dressing room, with purpose-built storage for shoes and clothing and glass fronted cabinetry.
The second bedroom overlooking the rear courtyard and deck also includes a dressing room, while bedroom three has a walk-in robe. These additional bedrooms are serviced by a stylish family bathroom complete with freestanding bath as well as double shower and vanities.
Address: 48 Mary Street, East Launceston
Inspection: By appointment
For sale: Offers Over $1,975,000
Agents: Eric Anderson 0412 625 070 and Georgena Fragoulis 03 6333 3600, The Agency, theagency.com.au
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Paramount and California’s attorney general are in advanced settlement talks over the company’s proposed $81 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Potential concessions include investing $1.5 billion in California production, retaining both studio lots and introducing safeguards for CNN’s editorial independence.
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California’s attorney general and Paramount PSKY -3.86%decrease; down pointing triangle have discussed a series of potential concessions as part of advanced settlement negotiations, including a $1.5 billion investment by the company in production in California, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Paramount executives and a coalition of states that sued to block its $81 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery WBD -1.56%decrease; down pointing triangle spent the weekend hashing out the details of a possible settlement. Such an agreement would clear the way for a deal that would bring HBO, CBS, CNN, streaming services and famed movie studios under one owner.
Among the concessions the parties have discussed beyond the sizable production investment: a promise not to sell either studio lot and to stay in the state of California, the people said. The company had explored moving out of the state as the deal faced opposition.
The parties have also considered potential penalties if Paramount doesn’t make good on an earlier pledge to make 30 movies a year after the merger, including having to sell its stake in Miramax, known for such classic movies as “No Country for Old Men” and “Pulp Fiction,” the people familiar with the matter said.
Other measures the sides have explored include the sale of some cable channels and the creation of a board to ensure that CNN retains editorial independence, people with knowledge of the talks said. The network has been a political flashpoint throughout Paramount CEO David Ellison’s fight for Warner. Paramount had been discussing creating such an editorial board before the lawsuit.
A final deal hasn’t been reached, and it is unclear what terms the parties may ultimately agree to.
Ellison has spent the past year fighting to buy Warner in a megadeal that would expand his entertainment empire, but that has drawn opposition from some political and Hollywood figures.
A dozen Democratic-led states led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued in July to block the deal on antitrust grounds, arguing that the combination of Paramount and Warner would create too much concentration in the markets for theatrical films and cable television channels.
The Writers Guild of America sued over the merger, saying that the deal would eliminate jobs and career opportunities for Hollywood screenwriters.
About two dozen demonstrators gathered in front of the Elihu M. Harris State Office Building in downtown Oakland on Sunday evening to protest a potential settlement. Holding signs reading “Bonta: Don’t You Dare” and “Block the Megamerger,” they took turns giving speeches urging the attorney general to continue pressing the suit.
“Nothing has changed since he filed the case,” said Annie Leonard, co-founder of the nonprofit Committee for the First Amendment, which advocates for free expression. “He needs to stay as strong as he was in filing it.”
The two sides had come under pressure to settle the matter in recent months, including from California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra, movie theater chains and some Hollywood labor unions.
Paramount’s agreement with Warner also included a “ticking fee” with payments to Warner shareholders of roughly $650 million a quarter, or $7 million a day, beginning next month, until the transaction closes.
Paramount had asked a federal judge to require the states and the Writers Guild to put up a nearly $1.9 billion bond for challenging the acquisition, money that would go to the company if it ultimately won the case.
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