Former Hawthorn star Brad Sewell is selling up in Brighton.
Premiership winning Hawk Brad Sewell is selling a $5.5m-$6m Brighton home with eye-catching features from an outdoor tub to a pool-wrapped sunken lounge.
Sewell played 200 games for the Hawks from 2003 to 2014, including premierships in 2008, when he came close to winning the Norm Smith medal, and in 2013.
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The midfielder also won the club’s Peter Crimmins best and fairest medal and in 2016, after retiring from the game in 2014, launched the Australian Rules Football College with former teammate Michael Osborne to help develop the on-field game skills of students.
The AFL champ’s eye-catching back yard pool wraps around the house.
The kitchen has had a substantial makeover.
Sewell has also worked as a commentator for Channel 7.
His 63 Cochrane St, Brighton, home, which records show is in the name of his wife Louise Smith, has been renovated by award-winning architects Techne, giving the 1940s build an impressive new look.
The 688sq m property is meticulously appointed, with striking garden spaces that at the rear centre on a horseshoe-style pool and spa that wraps around the home’s rear living zone.
In a nod to its early days, a sunken lounge abuts the swimming spot and sits below the waterline for an eye-catching visual effect.
Chill by the fire in your sunken lounge.
Another living area with fireplace in the beautitful home.
The living space is warmed by a suspended fireplace that plays into its retro vibe.
Kay & Burton agent to the stars Matthew Pillios has the listing, but declined to comment on the ownership.
But Mr Pillios did say the “amazing home” was full of natural light and intriguing architectural detail.
Ex-Hawthorn footballer Brad Sewell with wife, Louise Smith. Picture: Supplied
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“There’s just so much wow in there, with the big rooms and the high ceilings,” he said.
“And it has had as good of a renovation as I have seen in terms of quality.”
The four-bedroom, plus a study floorplan property includes multiple ground-level living space, home office and a butler’s pantry and laundry tucked behind the showpiece kitchen.
Here, timber feature walls and cabinetry extend to the rangehood above the island benches cooktop.
The luxe bathroom with large outdoor tub.
The second storey has a retreat, three bedrooms and a walk-in wardrobe that leads through to an ensuite with a striking outdoor shower and bath extension.
Outside, the pool area is joined by a travertine stone-lined entertainment space that comes with a stainless-steel barbecue area with a fridge included as part of a sheltered al fresco dining zone.
The exterior of the grand home on Cochrane St.
Another look at the breathtaking sunken lounge which feels like you’re almost sitting in the pool.
The home is also enviably located, walking distance to the beach, Bay St shops and North Brighton train station.
Expressions of interest for the property are due by 4pm, October 15.
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