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James Moffat is selling a luxurious Donvale home he\u2019s built as part of his secondary career as a home developer.<\/p>\n
Supercars Championship and Trans Am Series racing driver James Moffat is selling his first luxury home build, recently completed in Donvale. <\/p>\n
Racing with the support of high-profile car enthusiast and billionaire Adrian Portelli\u2019s LMCT+ lottery business since 2021, the son of motorsport legend Allan Moffat claimed the 2023 Trans Am title. <\/p>\n
He\u2019s also been on the podium at Bathurst on multiple occasions, though said he was still hoping to claim first place in the iconic racing meet. <\/p>\n
RELATED: Sophie Cachia and Madison Prespakis\u2019 bold property move<\/a><\/p>\n How Daylesford is reaping The Block\u2019s rewards<\/a><\/p>\n Bonnie Doon listing proves Darryl Kerrigan was a real estate genius<\/a><\/p>\n But after watching renovation shows on TV a number of years ago Moffat figured he could give that a crack and has built from renovating homes with his wife Leah, to developing townhouse complexes with Sapporo Developments.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m spending more time on building at this point \u2026 but any time I get to jump back into the racing car is always enjoyable,\u201d Moffat said. <\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was first out of school I was hell bent and fully focused on trying to become a supercar driver. <\/p>\n \u201cBut my interest in the building industry was sparked by all those years when the reality TV shows popped up. I look at most things and think \u2018I can have a crack at that\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n Moffat\u2019s 12 Cabena St, Donvale, build features a striking sloped ceiling above its rear living area.<\/p>\n James Moffat is sprayed with champagne by Tasmania duo Owen Kelly (left) and Lochie Dalton (right) after the Trans Am Series action at Race Tasmania. Picture: Jon Tuxworth.<\/p>\n He and wife Leah even put in an application to be on The Block. <\/p>\n Moffat has just finished his first luxury home at 12 Cabena St, Donvale,<\/a> a four-bedroom home he designed alongside a draftsman and now has listed for $2.7m-$2.9m ahead of a forthcoming auction.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are very happy with the outcome at Donvale,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n \u201cI have built it almost as if it was for me with all the things I would like.\u201d<\/p>\n Naturally there\u2019s a three-car garage in the home, but there\u2019s a number of other features that could easily slip past buyers \u2014 like the concealable sliding glass door that can wall the home\u2019s main living zone off from the rest of the home, helping to save heating rooms you aren\u2019t using. <\/p>\n The home also comes with an outdoor kitchen in its easy-care back yard.<\/p>\n Light and bright interiors blend form with function, including concealing a butler\u2019s pantry behind the main culinary hub.<\/p>\n Impeccably styled bathrooms make the most of natural light.<\/p>\n The butler\u2019s pantry is also cleverly designed so that when its door is left open the only thing in sight is the pantry cupboards \u2014 but with the benchspace just out of guests eyelines.<\/p>\n Other features that stand out include the 5m-high sloped ceiling of the rear living zone, the 6m-high void above the entry hall, curved sections of the facade that are reflected in the kitchen\u2019s island bench and options for a main bedroom on the ground and first floors.<\/p>\n \u201cSo it\u2019s a project we think of as second to none, and there\u2019s not really anything like it in Donvale,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The home also features bluetooth connectivity to allow certain features to be controlled from your phone, a Swan Security system, 50-bottle wine fridge and a backyard barbecue kitchen set amid low-maintenance gardens.<\/p>\n An upstairs retreat provides a breakout space for the kids away from the main living areas downstairs.<\/p>\n A second ground-level lounge area could also suit as a study.<\/p>\n All the home\u2019s bedrooms are spacious, but the ground-floor and first-floor mains are particularly roomy.<\/p>\n Jellis Craig Doncaster\u2019s Kristy Djordevic and Chris Savvides are handling the home\u2019s sale, with Mr Savvides noting it was in an enviable location near Donvale Reserve, a range of sought-after private and public schools as well as shops and eateries at Tunstall Square. <\/p>\n Mr Savvides said between the home\u2019s custom design and Moffat\u2019s attention to detail there were few homes like it in Donvale. <\/p>\n \u201cWe have had buyers look at it from Mt Waverley, the local area and across Boroondara and Stonnington,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n Sign up to the Herald Sun Weekly Real Estate Update. Click here <\/a>to get the latest Victorian property market news delivered direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n MORE: Vic homebuyer risks losing deposit after \u2018stratum\u2019 mistake in VHF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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