Inverloch $3.85m estate defies backyard subdivision squeeze

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A rare 1780sq m Inverloch estate has hit the market for up to $3.85m as coastal backyards are carved into smaller lots.

The Great Aussie backyard is on the brink of extinction in Inverloch as developers carve the coastal town into tiny subdivision lots.
A sprawling 1780sq m estate at 11 Beach Ave has hit the market with $3.85m+ price hopes, offering a scale agents say is now impossible to replicate.

Ray White Leongatha director Kasey Bowman said the scale was one of the few large landholdings left close to the shoreline that hadn’t been subdivided.
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“To buy the land and build the house today, you just couldn’t replicate it,” Ms Bowman said.

“I know of a couple of places in Inverloch where it’s cost up to around $4m just to build.”

At 1780sq m, the site is close to five times the footprint of a typical 400sq m subdivision block, highlighting why size has become a premium in the area.

“Inverloch has been heavily developed,” Ms Bowman said.

The solar and gas-heated magnesium pool and spa anchor the home’s private resort-style backyard.

An elevated observation deck captures sweeping water views across the coastline and township.

“A lot of the larger blocks have been subdivided, most of them really, and that’s what makes this kind of landholding so rare now.”

The home has been designed around a resort-style outdoor zone, featuring a solar and gas-heated magnesium pool and spa, a sauna and a substantial undercover entertaining area.

Inside, the layout includes two bar areas, a cinema room, a separate games room and a gym that could also be used as a studio or additional living space.