A luxury five-bedroom hinterland mansion five times the size of the average home is on the market to tempt luxury home buyers.
Immanuel Estate comprises a 1340sqm award-winning home which sits more than 200m down a concrete on a private 4ha block at Glenn Vista Drive, Chevallum.
Ray White Mooloolaba and Kawana principal and director Brent Higgins is marketing the property, which will be sold by expressions of interest.
Mr Higgins said the home was of a calibre unreplicated in the region and found in limited locations in Australia.
“Even as an agent, and I get to walk through things, you’ve got no idea how palatial this property is,” he said.
The home was a labour of love for its owners, Heleen and Nick Van Der Merwe, who bought the block 16 years ago with a view to building a quality, high end home.
The home took two years to build and won the Master Builders Sunshine Coast House of the Year award in 2012 after the completion of construction.
The main house is entered through a foyer big enough to entertain in, and is divided into two wings, separated by entertainment and living spaces.
The east wing contains the executive suite with a stone fireplace, a vast walk-in wardrobe, grand bathroom, and outdoor terrace with a sunken bath, and a similar suite above which was used by the owners daughter.
The west wing contains three other bedrooms, all with ensuites, and enabling guests or returning adult children to be self-contained.
The Van Der Merwes meticulously sourced all the materials, including Italian flagstone flooring, Portuguese fireplaces, French chandeliers and ceiling roses from the United States, and had furniture custom-made.
The light fittings were handmade and a painter, who was sent to Sydney for two weeks training, was commissioned to paint the walls with a two-brush technique.
The house opens onto a terrace-style patio area perfect for entertaining and which overlooks a large-in-ground pool.
The expansive gardens surrounding the home were designed and planted by Mrs Van Der Merwe, who was meticulous in her plans for landscaping and lighting.
Mr Van Der Merwe, who has a background in mining, handled the earthworks.
Seven stones, blessed by a pastor when Van Der Merwes left South Africa, are buried along the fenceline.
Mr Higgins said construction, material and land costs today would make it almost prohibitive to build such a home today.
He expects the home to draw interest from well beyond the Sunshine Coast from people who will then realise it’s exceptional location.
“Some of our enquiry has already come from clients who would consider some of the high-end properties in the Noosa region or elsewhere and then realise this is half an hour south, an hour to Brisbane, half an hour from Maroochydore or Mooloolaba or the international airport.
Mrs Van Der Merwe said she and her husband loved the rock-solid home.
However, it had become too big for them and they wanted to concentrate on their farm at Maleny, where they plan to run cattle, grow organic vegetables, and plant citrus trees, she said.
She described the house as European-inspired and a “statement house”, something that would “grow in character”.
“We have never had a bad day here in all these years, we have just outgrown the home but we know we have created a home that leaves a legacy and will stand the test of time,” she said.
“We just simply cannot run two households so the time has come to see a new family move in and love Immanuel as we have.”
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