Upscale dwelling beckons in a newly renovated Ashmore mansion with its personal sandy seashore, half basketball court docket and direct entry to the Nerang River.
Situated in an unique enclave that could be a vacation retreat for the likes of Elon Musk, the Jonas brothers, Jude Regulation and Amber Heard, 5 Kootingal St has been remodeled right into a resort-style retreat worthy of its prime location.
Robert and Belinda Montesalvo bought the two-story, five-bedroom dwelling at public sale three years in the past after being drawn to the property's appeal, character and potential.
“It was very uncared for and in poor situation,” Montesalvo recalled.
“However the second we walked down the driveway we fell in love. The character was simply overwhelming.”
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Regardless of needing an replace, the home set a suburban document on the time, and the Montesalvos had been fast to funnel extra funds right into a luxurious hotel-inspired renovation. Taking a cue from Raffles Singapore, they up to date the inside and exterior of the house, reworking the pool and extensively landscaped the backyard to maximise the property's water views. The result’s an impeccably introduced resort-style residence aptly named 'The River Home'.
Occupying a large 5,236m2 block, the property consists of 30m of primary river entry and contains a small sandy seashore, jetty, jet ski dock and personal boat ramp.
“For my part, it's top-of-the-line properties on the Gold Coast,” Montesalvo mentioned.
“It has a big presence on the river, but additionally has a flat grassy space, a private seashore and is a good place for water sports activities.
“It truly is irreplaceable as it’s nearly unattainable to purchase usable acreage on the Gold Coast water at this time.”
Mr. and Mrs. Montesalvo bought the residence as their household dwelling, with the imaginative and prescient of reworking it into one of the best gathering place for his or her kids and grandchildren. Your exhausting work has made that dream come true.
“We have now an enormous household and we do a variety of entertaining actions, and my grandchildren find it irresistible right here,” Montesalvo mentioned.
“The very first thing they do is exit the again to the basketball court docket or the seashore, and you’ll even carry boats to the home and launch them proper from our non-public boat ramp. The downstairs space can also be fabulous for occasions because it has all of the facilities together with a bar, leisure lounge, video games room, health club, pool, yard and hearth pit.”
The upstairs is equally spectacular and options 4 of the home's 5 bedrooms, together with a examine, a proper lounge, a 'gin room' which supplies the proper setting for a spherical of playing cards and a kitchen, lounge and Open plan eating room that takes benefit of majestic water views.
There’s additionally potential for additional additions resembling a boathouse or self-contained visitor lodging, whereas entry to the Nerang River permits for an enviable waterfront life-style with boating, jet snowboarding and leisure. And it's all positioned on a road with lower than a dozen properties that's well-known for its movie star guests.
The River Home is listed by Roberto Scartozzi and Lisa Psaras of Harcourts Property Hub.
It is going to go up for public sale on November 22.