Prestige Property: 26 Hobbs Avenue, Dalkeith, WA
A stunning contemporary home in Perth’s dress circle.
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Driving through the iron gates and up the semi-circular driveway, one is immediately greeted by the sense of scale and enviable luxury provided by this contemporary residence.
The two-storey, 6-bedroom, 6-bathroom, 7-car parking pile features gallery-inspired interiors with porcelain flooring complemented by parquetry-herringbone walnut flooring and Venetian plasterwork throughout.
Moreover, a glamourous blend of granite surfaces and white gloss cabinetry draws one into the kitchen, hosting a full suite of European appliances and a scullery, it is equipped for the largest of soirees.
Soaring ceiling heights demarcates the grand spaces of the home, highlighting three separate living areas split across the two-level home including the library or formal lounge and a first-level winter retreat. Elsewhere, the home is privy to a contained theatre with a split-level design and top-of-the-line surround sound.
However, the residences entertaining ability is where it really shines, with the outdoor, north-facing alfresco dining area complete with an inground swimming pool and built-in barbecue/kitchen. Here, space is accessed seamlessly via completely retractable glass walls.
Away from the bustle of the main quarters, the home’s main bedroom suite is replete with a palatial ‘his’ and ‘hers’ dressing room and glamorously appointed marble-finished ensuite.
A further five bedrooms – including a guest suite and separate pool house – all feature private walk-in robes and ensuite bathrooms, which complete the accommodation.
The home is fitted with three gas fireplaces throughout and many mod-cons including a Savant system home automation, security system, parking for seven vehicles, including the four-car garage,
Within a 2-minute walk of Swan River and desirable proximity to Claremont Quarter and some of Perth’s finest private schools, this luxurious home is found in the enviable Dalkeith, 20 minutes to Perth’s CBD.
The listing is with Ray White Cottesloe Mosman Park’s Jody Fewster (+61 414 688 988), POA. rwcmp.com.au
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The actress and her husband, comedy writer Dave McCary, spent more than three years restoring the house, which is one of the priciest properties for sale in the Texas city.
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In 2021, actress Emma Stone purchased a historic estate in Austin, Texas, with a plan to move her family there. Four years later, she has instead decided to put the property on the market.
The actress and her husband, comedy writer Dave McCary, are asking $26.5 million for the newly renovated estate, according to Eric Moreland of Moreland Properties/Forbes Global Properties, one of the listing agents. The 1.25-acre property, located in the upscale Tarrytown neighbourhood, will be among the most expensive on the market in Austin.
Stone and McCary have spent more than three years renovating and restoring the Texas property, Moreland said.
A spokesperson for Stone didn’t respond to requests for comment. Moreland said the couple’s New York business interests have expanded since they started the remodel, and while they hope to live in Austin eventually, it doesn’t make sense for now.
The couple, who are co-founders of the production company Fruit Tree, own a roughly $12 million apartment in lower Manhattan, according to property records. Stone is slated to star in the upcoming contemporary Western film “Eddington.”
It’s unclear what Stone and McCary paid for the Austin property, since Texas is a nondisclosure state . The Georgian-style brick house dates to around 1940, making it one of the oldest estates in the area.
The roughly 10,000-square-foot estate includes a main house with four bedrooms and a two-bedroom guesthouse. The property also has a pool, a hot tub, and a garage with a screening room and entertaining space above.
As part of the renovation, the couple removed, cleaned and reused all the exterior brick. They also reconfigured some of the living spaces, opening the kitchen to the living room for a more modern layout. It took more than a year just to install the millwork in the screening room, said Moreland.
The contractors are now putting the finishing touches on the property, he said.
The “La La Land” actress has a track record of buying and selling her homes for significantly more than she paid. In 2022, she sold her blufftop Malibu, Calif., home for $4.425 million after buying it for $3.25 million in 2018, according to property records.
Last year, she sold her home in L.A.’s Comstock Hills neighbourhood for $4.3 million, significantly more than the $2.3 million she paid in 2019.
Austin saw an influx of new residents during COVID, but many of those are now returning to the East and West coasts, particularly workers in the tech sector.
While the market “has come down to earth a little bit” since the pandemic-era boom, Moreland said, he has seen a number of $20 million-plus deals over the past few months.
Moreland has the listing with colleague Diane Humphreys.
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