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A slice of French style at 1 Greenknowe Court, Toorak.<\/p>\n
A tres bien Toorak estate reminiscent of a grand French manor is ready for a $15m-$16.5m sale.<\/p>\n
The 870sq m property at 1 Greenknowe Court<\/a> was created as a tribute to classical 19th-century French design, from the hand-picked chandeliers to parterre gardens by famous landscape designer Paul Bangay.<\/p>\n The three-bedroom house\u2019s owners even travelled to France with their interior decorator John Coote to research and find era-appropriate features and fittings.<\/p>\n RELATED: Saving an iconic Toorak home designed by Arts Centre architect<\/a><\/p>\n Toorak: $30m+ health-boosting mansion sold to overseas-based buyer<\/a><\/p>\n Newtown: House reno\u2019d by French architect in the 1920s retains original charm<\/a><\/p>\n However, there\u2019s also plenty of modern features such as the six-car garage with a lift, wine cellar, powder room and combined bedroom and study.<\/p>\n Marshall White director Marcus Chiminello, who has the listing alongside colleagues Nicole French and Mandy Zhu, said the jaw-dropping home had attracted interest from interstate buyers within a few days of being listed.<\/p>\n \u201cA buyer is planning to fly in from Sydney to inspect this week,\u201d Mr Chiminello said.<\/p>\n The home\u2019s owners, who had previously lived nearby, bought the address in 1996.<\/p>\n They built the French-inspired abode to downsize into, moving in across 1999 to 2000.<\/p>\n Prahran-based architect Robert Mills designed the house while antique curator Graham Geddes worked on the project as well.<\/p>\n The study and library features custom-made shelving, a marble fireplace and patterned carpet.<\/p>\n The six-car garage can be accessed by a lift.<\/p>\n Acclaimed landscape designer Paul Bangay designed the parterre gardens, a formally-designed outdoor area with hallmarks emphasising symmetry, patterns and geometric shapes.<\/p>\n Mr Chiminello said stepping into the elegant pad was similar to walking into a French chateau.<\/p>\n While Melbourne is home to many French-style houses, No. 1 Greenknowe Court \u201chas been done with absolute care and authenticity\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThe owners loved France and had a real passion for it \u2013 it was a real passion project,\u201d Mr Chiminello<\/p>\n Located in a cul-de-sac off St Georges Rd, the residence features a triple-brick facade, wide hallways, marble fireplaces and formal and informal living spaces.<\/p>\n The kitchen is fitted with Miele appliances and a granite-topped island bench.<\/p>\n A granite-topped island anchors the kitchen space.<\/p>\n It might look like the entry way to a historic European home but it\u2019s actually in Toorak, Australia.<\/p>\n An open-plan living and dining zone, warmed by a sandstone fireplace, has multiple French doors which open to a north-facing paved courtyard with sculpted hedges and high walls.<\/p>\n The main bedroom suite offers a vine-draped terrace, dressing room and marble-fitted bathroom.<\/p>\n A second bedroom features an ensuite, walk-in wardrobes and a linen cupboard. <\/p>\n Mr Chiminello said the \u201cmoody\u201d library and study boasting rich timber panelling, a fireplace and extensive shelving was one of his favourite rooms.<\/p>\n \u201cI would describe the house as a very luxurious, sophisticated and considered home that has been flawlessly executed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n In the living and dining area, French doors open to the leafy rear courtyard.<\/p>\n Two marble-fitted ensuites feature in the house.<\/p>\n But there\u2019s also a sense of functionality and homeliness throughout, he added.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not just all show and no go, it is very well put together,\u201d Mr Chiminello said.<\/p>\n \u201cIf someone was to try and replicate some of the qualities of the build today, you would barely have change from $7m.\u201d<\/p>\n This figure does not include the land itself which the owners purchased for $1.2m in 1996, records show.<\/p>\n Mr Chiminello said he anticipated Melbourne\u2019s top end was in for a busy spring.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very quiet on an inventory front, which I think will only fuel demand,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Expressions of interest close at 3pm on September 1.<\/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: Melbourne suburbs smashing house price records after rate cuts<\/a><\/p>\n Kilsyth estate with Buddhist shrine tipped for $7m+ record sale<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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