Prestige Property: 11 Pacific Road, Palm Beach, NSW
Soak in the serenity with this stylish beachside residence.
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This Palm Beach pile promises serenity in spades. Built upon the cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the luxurious residence’s north-easterly aspect captures panoramic views of the water.
The 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom, 2-car garage home was reimagined and designed by architect Steven Domoney, with its orientation ensuring it is bathed in natural light.
And so, one finds the open plan living on entry, that effortlessly flows to the dining and living space (fitted with gas-fireplace) and through to the broad outdoor dining terrace — ideal for entertaining.
One gets a sense for the style of the home with the combination of timber flooring, crisp white walls and exposed rafters overhead elevating the coastal allure of the home.
Both those spaces see the kitchen at the core, with a stainless-steel benchtop and Miele appliances adding an element of functionality to the home.
Upstairs sees the bulk of the accommodations with three bedrooms. Here, the master bedroom features a modern ensuite and built-in robes while bedrooms two and three share a bathroom on the level. The larger of the two ancillary bedrooms enjoy access to the balcony.
On the lower level, the home boasts a self-sufficient area complete with dining and lounge rooms, opening onto a terrace with ocean views, a master sized bedroom with built-in robes and an ensuite. The space serves as a retreat for extended family, teenagers or to rent out separately.
Also on the lower level is a walk-in laundry and attached wellness sauna while an outdoor shower and landscaped garden.
Further, the residence has had a DA approved for the addition of a fourth-floor living space, pool and horizontal access from the carport to a lift.
The listing is with LJ Hooker’s Peter Robinson (+61 401 219 077) and is headed to auction Tuesday, 15 February with a price guide of $8,250,000. Palmbeach.ljhooker.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 four-bedroom home “blends historic architecture, soaring open-plan living spaces and every possible contemporary comfort”
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A unique home on the outskirts of London within a former chapel that had a starring role in the hit TV series “Call the Midwife” is on the rental market for £39,000 (US$48,568) per month.
The four-bedroom home was carved out of St Joseph’s Missionary College, which, founded in 1871, trained young Catholic priests to work as missionaries abroad, according to listing agency Dexters.
Before its conversion to a lavish private residence, the college’s chapel had a starring role as nursing convent Nonnatus House in the first two seasons of the feel-good BBC show, which focuses on a church-funded midwifery in the 1950s and 1960s, based on the bestselling memoirs of Jennifer Worth, a former London nurse.
When the historic college was sold for redevelopment in 2013, and production of “Call The Midwife” transferred to a studio set, the chapel—along with the rest of the building—was born again.
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Still going by the apt moniker of the Chapel, the home is the centrepiece of the site, which is now a gated development known as St Joseph’s Gate, said Dexters, which brought the home to the market in late February.
The home spans almost 10,000 square feet and “blends historic architecture, soaring open plan living spaces and every possible contemporary comfort,” said Andy Christophi, director of Dexters Finchley.
The chapel’s nave is now the dramatic heart of the home, complete with a 45-foot high vaulted timber ceiling.
The vast open-plan area—which also has columns and gothic-style arches—has a handcrafted kitchen, temperature-controlled wine storage, a curved living area with Victorian windows and enough space to easily host 30 at a dinner table, the listing said.
Above, a mezzanine bedroom has been constructed to appear as though floating above the main living area below.
The home also has a gym, a spa area with a sauna and steam room, and a media room.
“Perfect for a family that loves to entertain, its use as a filming location…makes it particularly iconic, and means you’ll never run out of dinner party conversation,” Christophi said.
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.
