Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka is ready for her next challenge – and it could be a mega renovation.
The head of Virgin Australia has bought a 1970s renovator holiday home for $16.9m as she prepares to leave the top job for views rivalling tourism brochures.
Airline CEO Jane Hrdlicka bought a triple storey home with views across one of the most popular beaches in Queensland at auction in September via a buyers’ agent, settling on it four days before Christmas – an ideal project for a CEO who announced almost a year ago that she was ready to transition out of leadership of the airline.
The stunning view off her veranda. Picture: Tom Offermann Real Estate.
Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka announced in February last year that she was ready to transition out of leadership of the airline. Picture: Annette Dew
The site was described as being perfect for a designer masterpiece to be built.
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The three bedroom, two bathroom home is relatively modest given its price tag – with even the agent Tom Offermann of Tom Offermann Real Estate having listed it as ripe for renovation or demolition – but it’s all about the location which rivals five star resorts.
The massive 885sq m block in one of the most expensive streets in Noosa – Allambi Rise – coveted for its expansive 180 north and west facing views from Noosa National Park to Settlers Cove, Noosa Sound waterways, Noosa River, bustling Hastings St, Noosa Main Beach, Laguna Bay, out to Dble Island Point.
The home was owned for almost 50 years by the same family. Picture: Tom Offermann Real Estate.
She could theoretically do nothing and the home would still be amazing. Picture: Tom Offermann Real Estate,
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“The location really is second-to-none,” Mr Offermann said. “There is only one Noosa, this property really is an extraordinary one-chance opportunity and is an indisputable tour de force for a savvy person to own a serious slice of paradise in Little Cove, known as a jewel on Australia’s eastern seaboard for good reason.”
The seller Diane Hemingway of Hemingway Holdings was listed as having bought into Allambi Rise 48 years ago for $78,000 which was a princely sum in 1978.
Unrivalled location overlooking Main Beach. Picture: Tom Offermann Real Estate.
The home has three storeys at present. Picture: Tom Offermann Real Estate.
Indoor outdoor feels in the living zone. Picture: Tom Offermann Real Estate,
Mr Offermann said after nearly fifty years of multi-generational family celebrations, the home was ripe for a renovation or an alternate option was to demolish it in favour of a designer masterpiece.
“Either way feel cool sea-salt breezes and be captivated by those unparalleled unobstructed diamonds-are-forever views.”
The real estate listing on realestate.com.au rivalled that of tourism brochures Virgin Australia offers up, with Mr Offermann describing it as “an ever-changing artwork”.
“Picture the scene from totally irresistible Little Cove, where the only limit, as they say, is the horizon. It is also where the Coral Sea meets rainforest, albeit the forever verdant Noosa National Park with its world-class surf breaks, is almost on the doorstep of toes-in-the-white sand of Little Cove Beach, and there’s a pathway nearby to Hastings Street and beachside restaurants.”
A view fit for a highflyer. Picture: Tom Offermann Real Estate,
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