Former Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu has listed his $9m-$9.9m Hawthorn home.
Former Victorian premier Ted Baillieu is selling his Hawthorn mansion with a jaw-dropping $9m-$9.9m asking price.
Mr Baillieu became Premier when the Liberal Party won the 2010 election, and held the office until he was superseded by Denis Napthine in 2013.
Prior to his position in the state’s top government job, he was the Liberal Party’s vice president as early as 1987 and became the party leader in 1994.
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Mr Baillieu first won a seat as an MP in the 1999 state election.
He stepped away from political life the same year and has subsequently held roles as Melbourne University’s honorary enterprise professor for the faculty of architecture, building and planning — reflecting his pre-politics career as an architect.
Ted Baillieu addresses the Victorian parliament as Premier in 2012. AAP Image/Julian Smith.
Views and privacy form a perfect blend at the leafy address.
Mr Baillieu was also among the former Liberal leaders, including Denis Napthine and Jeff Kennett, who donated to the defence of John Pesutto when MP Moira Deeming sued him for defamation.
The Hawthorn mansion he has listed for sale features an expansive, six-bedroom, five-bathroom floorplan across its three-level floorplan — with much of the heritage property now clad in green growth.
In a statement about his time at the home, Mr Baillieu said it had just “felt right” when he and wife Robyn first walked into it 27 years ago.
“From the start it has been a great family home, full of fun and good fortune,” he said.
“It has been a great place to be on top of the world.
“Kardinia has been our family oasis of peace and quiet.”
The home’s multiple living zones offer plenty of space to relax or entertain.
The home’s bedrooms are also positioned to take in the best of the home’s views.
He added that his reason for selling was in order to start a new adventure.
‘The sole reason we have decided to sell is that it’s time for the next adventure, and not an easy choice as we have absolutely loved it here for 27 years and still do,” Mr Baillieu said.
“It’s a special home that has given us continual magical moments.
“We will thoroughly miss the home, the energy and emotions this incredible view and vantage point over Melbourne can instil in you at any moment of the day, all year round is uniquely empowering.”
The former Premier noted that the golden glow the home had at dawn, and the evening sky as the sun set behind the city skyline would always stay with them.
“We have loved our time here and will miss the magical moments, good fortune and fond memories we have experienced and created with family and friends, but we feel it’s time to allow another growing family to fill the home,” he said.
Set on Hawthorn Hill, the property’s name, Kardinia, is fitting given Mr Baillieu’s love of the Geelong Cats.
A high-end kitchen features appliances with Gaggenau appliances.
The address has been the host of immense political power for decades, but still feels homely.
It has views to Melbourne’s city skyline as well as a pool set amid landscaped gardens.
There is a lift across the home’s three levels, as well as a rooftop deck.
Records show Mr Baillieu and his wife Robyn bought the home for just $908,000 in 1998.
Jellis Craig Boroondara’s Mike Beardsley is handling the listing, which he said provided an inate sense of calm and joy.
“You are greeted by privacy, natural light, grandness and surprise,” Mr Beardsley said.
“Everything is consistently grand. Every bedroom and family living room is on a grand scale with brilliant proportions.”
He added that it was a credit to the foresight of the vendors for their efforts to renovate the home in a sympathetic way to its history.
“It’s the best floorplan I’ve seen for a three-story Victorian with X-factor-plus that you can’t put a price on,” Mr Beardsley said.
The house also has high-end features including a wine cellar, hydronic heating, 3m-high ceilings.
Formal spaces around the property include the dining room, with a fireplace.
A sitting room, also with a fireplace, still showcases much of the home’s Victorian-era charm.
It is located walking distance from some of Melbourne’s most elite schools, as well as trams and trains.
Expressions of interest for the Hawthorn home end at 5pm, September 16.
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