106 Eglinton St, Moonee Ponds, is bringing a slice of 1930s-era Hollywood glamour to the Melbourne market.
A palatial Art Deco-style house in Moonee Ponds featuring a panic room concealed behind sliding bookshelves is on the market with a $10.5m-$11.5m asking range.
Exuding 1930s-era Hollywood glamour, the three-storey home could set a new price record for the suburb where the current $10.725m benchmark was set by 36 Ardmillan Rd in 2018.
Located at 106 Eglinton St, the new contender for the crown boasts a Great Gatsby-esque cigar room, music room, marble staircase, lift and basement level with a seven-car garage including a vehicle turntable, theatre room, 2000-bottle wine cellar, boxing gym space, weights gym and bathroom.
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Jellis Craig Moonee Valley and Kensington director John Morello said Moonee Ponds’ most famous resident, Dame Edna Everage — a character created by late Australian comedian Barry Humphries — would describe the house as, “Marvellous, possums”.
“It just has a sense of opulence and grandeur but is also a practical home too, every room has a purpose,” Mr Morello said.
“If you had to write a wishlist of what you wanted in a house and money was no object, it ticks every box.”
The 9m by 5m solar-heated pool with portholes, a spa and adjoining pavilion including a retractable awning, toilet and shower.
It’s not the New York setting of The Great Gatsby, but a modern-day Moonee Ponds house.
The panic room can be accessed by sliding part of the library’s book shelf.
A section of the library’s bookshelves slides away to reveal the panic room, the name given to a secret room in a residence that provides occupants with a safe spot to shelter in the case of a break-in.
“I think people are just fascinated, it’s something you read about those with a high-net worth having or see on television,” Mr Morello said.
The abode’s outdoor undercover entertainment area contains a wood-fired oven, barbecue, fridge, television and electric pizza oven.
The home cinema also has a touch of glam.
Plenty of space in the basement garage.
A half-basketball court and soccer pitch in the back garden.
A half-basketball court and soccer pitch, fire pit with seating, pool, 15-person spa and pavilion with a retractable awning completes the set-up.
Set on a 1240sq m block, the five-bedroom house designed by architect Robert Wignall features a marble-fitted kitchen and butler’s kitchen, plus a main bedroom with a walk-through robe, dressing room and ensuite.
The kitchen is fitted with marble benchtops and splashbacks, a 900mm steel oven with a six-burner gas cooktop, an induction cooktop, enclosed rangehood, two Liebherr fridges and a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher.
The outdoor entertaining set-up.
A grand entry includes a glass-floored bridge above the front door, leading from the main bedroom to the library.
Mr Morello said the house was built in 2017 and the owners were selling up with plans to “do it again but on a smaller scale”.
Expressions of interest close at 2pm on October 29.
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