Buyers will need deep pockets for the chance to buy this riverside estate at 5 Manor Cres, Highton.
A secret riverfront estate in Highton’s exclusive Queens Park precinct has hit the market for the first time with a $5.5m price tag.
The sprawling 4289sq m compound includes a cantilevered six-car garage to house a luxury vehicle collection, a five-bedroom home and separate studio.
Set among lush established gardens, it’s all hidden from public view behind ornate iron gates and a long driveway at 5 Manor Cres, Highton.
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The swim spa is just outside the main bedroom suite.
McGrath, Geelong listing agent Mergim Ibrahimi said the property was a once in a generation opportunity that offered the luxury of direct access to the Barwon River.
The vendors originally designed and built the house for their young family but with their children now grown are moving on.
“It’s got beautiful high secure gates that greet you at the property and a long driveway so it’s really secluded,” Mr Ibrahimi said.
“If someone wants to come home from their busy day as an executive or whatever they do and just block out the rest of the world, this is the house because no-one knows it’s there.
“There isn’t anything else like it in Highton that I have seen. There are properties on substantial plots of land, however they don’t have the privacy and seclusion.”
The cantilevered six-car garage sits alongside a timber-clad office and multipurpose room.
Inside it has all the showroom feels.
Treetop views across to Newtown are a highlight.
He said the vendors carried out significant earthworks to build their dream home on the sloping site some years ago.
The spotted gum and blackbutt showroom garage with epoxy flooring and integrated storage, a home office and multipurpose space was added later, taking the property’s total floor space to more than 900sq m.
This includes an additional four-car garage attached to the main house, a large gym and temperature controlled wine cellar and fully equipped butler’s pantry that effectively serves as a second kitchen.
Mr Ibrahimi said it was well zoned for family living, with a separate children’s wing, high end finishes such as granite and a practical design to minimise stairs inside.
The kitchen has Gaggenau ovens and a Siemens induction cooktop.
The central living hub links to Sydney blue gum decking.
The gym has its own powder room.
“But it’s not just that – you’ve got the 20sq m cantilevered garage that’s made of timber and glass and steel and it’s very impressive,” he said.
“It’s designed so if someone loves their antiques cars or prized sports car it’s just a great way to showcase them but also within that space there’s multipurpose rooms.
“You could run an office from there if you were an architect, someone could live in that space if they wanted to or it could act as another bedroom.”
He said a good turning circle made it possible to manoeuvre boats and caravans at the property.
Other features of the grounds include a 12-person spa and a basketball area.
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