Property of the Week: 13-17 Munro Court, Tamborine Mountain, Queensland
This award-winning retreat on Tamborine Mountain blends country-chic design, VIP pedigree and serious earning potential in Queensland’s Scenic Rim.
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A boutique mountain retreat that has welcomed a long list of VIP guests has come to market in Queensland’s pristine Scenic Rim.
The Tamborine Mountain property, known as Verandah House Country Estate, is owned by designer Judy and Lawrence Pereira.
The couple bought the rundown B&B compound in the Gold Coast hinterland back in 2022 for $2.5 million. It was then transformed into a secluded child-free holiday spot where the high-profile guests have included the extended Irwin family, Jude Law and a bevvy of sports stars.
Listed via an expressions-of-interest campaign through Sotheby’s International Realty Main Beach agent Blake McDonald, the vast 2ha property has no official price guide. Under Queensland real estate law, agents cannot publish price estimates.
Judy Pereira, co-founder of Verandah House Interiors, has more than three decades of experience as a designer styling homes across south east Queensland, and even a private super yacht. The Pereiras are reportedly travelling and seeking out their next renovation project.
Her creative stamp on the mountain-top getaway features country-chic interiors with eight Ralph Lauren-inspired guest rooms that have fireplaces, bespoke French oak furniture, private outdoor spaces, and panoramic district views that capture Springbrook, Beechmont, Mount Warning, and the Gold Coast skyline.
The award-winning resort is famed for its spa facilities, including a day spa, an infrared barrel sauna, an ice bath, an outdoor cinema, fire pits, and expansive landscaped gardens. There is also a large pool area with an additional fire-heated cedar spa and direct access to the mountain’s walking trails, waterfalls, and nature experiences.
Additionally, the private four-bedroom main residence has 236sq m of internal living space and a communal entertainment lounge in a purpose-built barn, which comes complete with a cocktail bar and covered barbecue area.
Beyond the guest and owner accommodation, added investment in hidden infrastructure includes new septic systems, upgraded water tanks and filtration, the planting of more than 60 trees and manicured lawns.
Verandah House Country Estate received an industry gong last year, winning the 2024 Travellers Awards and a Booking.com guest award for its consistent 9.8 rating.
The owners dish up a private chef, complimentary minibars, custom picnics, and high tea. It has also earned its stripes as a romantic venue for weddings and proposals. Nightly suite rates average more than $1000 in high season.
Positioned within the Scenic Rim – named by Lonely Planet as one of the world’s top destinations in 2022 – Verandah House Country Estate is approximately 30 minutes to the Gold Coast and is surrounded by a thriving food and wine scene.
Verandah House Country Estate at 13-17 Munro Court, Tambourine Mountain is listed with Blake McDonald of Sotheby’s International via an expressions of interest campaign.
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A century-old warehouse reborn as a $19 million inner-city sanctuary, The Pigeon Shed blends gallery-scale drama with family living in a bold architectural reinvention.
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Behind an unassuming brick façade in Chippendale, The Pigeon Shed is a Sydney warehouse that rewrites the rulebook on inner-city renovation. Part gallery, part residential sanctuary, the former atelier that earned its nickname thanks to a colony of wild birds that once called it home is today an architectural anomaly.
Owned by creative director Beau Neilson, the daughter of billionaire arts patron Judith Neilson and fund manager Kerr, the transformed 1914 industrial shell has been an artistic labour of love for the owner of The Vanguard in Newtown, reimagined alongside the team at MCK Architects.
Purchased in 2012 for $3.1 million, Neilson transformed the one-time dilapidated shell over a decade.
Since then, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom Chippendale property has appeared in several architectural publications, such as Habitus, Architizer and The Design Files, celebrated for its unique blend of steel, timber, marble and concrete surfaces coupled with its intelligent use of space.
The savvy reinvention of the compact 324sq m corner block footprint has resulted in 735 sq m of internal and external living space across three levels.
Although selling agent Shannan Whitney of BresicWhitney is not publicly commenting on the price guide, the home is reportedly being shopped around for about $19 million.
The one-time soap factory is being traded in by Neilson for a $20 million waterfront estate she recently bought in Double Bay, according to news reports.
The contemporary home features gallery-sized entertainment zones with dramatic high ceilings, vertical gardens and landscaped courtyards that allow for oodles of natural light and private gatherings inside and out.
The main living level houses a vast gourmet kitchen featuring a dramatically long island bench, a hidden butler’s pantry and an internal courtyard that flows seamlessly to an indoor pool. On the same level, a family room also adjoins a second internal terrace.
A unique copper-clad elevator joins all three floors, including a lower-level lounge room, a library with a secret door to a guest bedroom suite, and a separate study.
The top-level layout has three more bedrooms incorporating the upper-floor primary wing with a full-width street-facing terrace, a designer ensuite and dressing room. Each of the two remaining bedrooms has its own en-suites and shares a grand landscaped side terrace.
Additional features include a built-in solar system, hydronic heating, exposed beams and original brickwork.
Located within a short walk to UTS, Broadway, and Newtown cafes and restaurants and the CBD.
The Pigeon Shed at 42-44 Pine St, Chippendale, interest campaign with Shannan Whitney of BresicWhitney.
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