Method of sale
SOLD
Contact Mark Allan
02 9449 3777
0419 777500
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Features
- 4/5 bedrooms
- 4 bathrooms
- Designer kitchen
- Dining room
- Family room
- Study
- Terrace/balcony
- Deep water heated pool
- Boat shed/jetty/pen
- Professional wine cellar
Description
Are you bored with cool minimalism? Are you craving the classicism and
warmth of European styling in a natural waterfront setting? An authentic
provincial villa in Cowdroy Avenue, Middle Harbour’s most exclusive
and desirable street, is just waiting to be named. Cascading over four
levels to the waterfront, completely surrounded by sweeping private balconies,
white-pebbled alcoves and glamorously landscaped gardens, Cowdroy Avenue
is rare and uncompromising style on the lower North Shore. This is one
of Sydney’s most romantic, harbourside homes.
A residence that flows on every level
Park in the double garage at street level and descend through four terraced
levels of pure escapism. 4/5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. An enormous master
bedroom offers total seclusion with dreamy views, a generous private
terrace and indoor area for private lounging or dining. A dramatic
stairway entrance flanked by twin palms leads to the foyer level. A
marble-tiled entrance divides a huge, dream kitchen complete with solid
limestone benches, gas, European appliances and a casual dining area
from the gracious main lounge and dining areas. Sweep back the French
linen curtains and release Belle Epoque French metal shutters to a
spectacular main terrace your guests will never want leave. Descend
another level to a private study and guest bedroom. The terrace leads
with classical, double marble staircase leads to the heated pool. Slip
away through
a side-door to the temperature-controlled, security basement wine cellar,
with Pirelli flooring and built-in storage for up to 2,000 bottles. Ideal
for storing all those valuable 82’s, 86’s and ‘98 reds.
A
perfumed garden alongside the heated pool leads to the quintessential,
get-away from-it-all boat shed and a tiny lawn, perfect for summer picnics
on
the water’s edge. To accommodate your boating activities, there’s
currently room for a 40 foot cruiser with handy DA approval for alongside
berthing.
A special investment – rare and ready to go
Rare is the property that is ready to go. A sudden move to London deprived
the dynamic owners and their two young children the chance to enjoy
life in this special home. Move in and switch on high-tech features
such as the total Bose sound system, fully operational over all four
levels, the appliances by Smeg and Jenn-Air fridge, the water filter
system or the Loewe Xelos DVD player.
A style that rings true
Few Australian homes created in the European style ever achieve the authenticity
of 34 Cowdroy Avenue. Where others feel like a reproduction, this is
the real thing. Original 19th century French and Italian fittings including
carved stone pots, bronze lion head water spouts, magnificent burr oak
doors and elegant ironwork balustrades all contribute to a feeling of
antique luxury. So do high ceilings through out, floors of chic unpolished
marble, fine herringbone oak parquetry and the traditional heavy metal
latch double
doors typical of the great 19th century French hotels. An established,
European style fully-integrated garden system adds to the splendour.
Delicate vines creep up high side walls, bougainvillea hug the dramatic
columns of the main terrace, passionfruit vines overflow the poolside
railings while a mass of azaleas and violets flank the path below. Panoramic
water views frame a single, towering gum tree.
The excitement of ‘true north’ light
As with the great seas-side villas of the Mediterranean, this home achieves
sensuality and intimacy through a relationship with the sun. The especially
constant quality of ‘true North’ light is filtered via a
complex series of shutters throughout the house. Every room is bathed
in soft sunlight. And so too with the rendered exterior. The way the
aged Porter’s Lime-wash picks
up the afternoon glow, you could be anywhere from Santorini to Saint
Sebastian. One laugh from a kookaburra, however, and you know you’re
right here in Sydney, in the best of all possible worlds.
One stop between nature and the city centre
It’s hard to grasp such exclusive seclusion can be just 7 minutes
from the centre of Sydney. Via a discreet connection to the Sydney Harbour
Bridge, your first actual stop is the toll way. Shops, private schools
and access to the Harbour Tunnel are conveniently close. Once home, you
can de-stress to glittering panoramic views over the most secluded bush
reserve and bay in Middle Harbour, with glimpses of Tunks Park to your
left and the 5th tee on Northbridge Golf Course straight ahead. All you’ll
be able to hear are bird calls, the lapping of water and the gentle clinking
of moored yachts below.
A villa of delight
Full security, total air-conditioning and safe playing areas means this
is a house in which you and your family can truly switch off. Generous,
flowing proportions also mean you can entertain in casual style. Rated
by one high-ranking US Olympic official as one of the world’s most
beautiful, relaxing homes, Cowdroy Avenue is the ultimate lifestyle investment
for an extremely discerning buyer.
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