30-32 Benaroon Avenue, St Ives

This property is a house situated in 121/DP15578 St Ives NSW. We estimate its value at $3,085,000. Built in 1945, it has 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms.

ABOUT THE PROPERTY

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
4
Car spaces
2
Land size
1641 m2
Building size
300 m2
Council area
Ku-Ring-Gai
Year built
1945
Lot plan
121/DP15578 St Ives NSW
House type
House



HISTORY

Last sold 04/12/2009
$2,335,000



LISTING DESCRIPTION
as of December 2009

'VILLA VETRINI' - TENNIS COURT, POOL ON TWO TITLES 'VILLA VETRINI' IS A TUSCAN-STYLE RESIDENCE POSITIONED ON DUAL TITLES OF APPROX 1641SQM WITH A 34.77 SQ M FRONTAGE. WITH AN UNMATCHED STREET PRESENCE, THE CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY SURROUNDING AN ITALIAN FOUNTAIN PROVIDES ON-SITE PARKING FOR 6 CARS.A LOCAL LANDMARK, IT WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT IN THE 1940S FOR THE DAUGHTER OF AUSTRALIA???S FIRST MOVIE MOGUL, FRANK STUART DOYLE. NAMED WESTMINSTER, IT LATER BECAME KNOWN AS 'THE WHITE HOUSE'. RENOVATED OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS, IT SKILFULLY BLENDS THE NEW AND MODERN WITH MEDITERRANEAN STYLE CHARACTER.THIS SUN AND LIGHT-FILLED PROPERTY OF DOUBLE-BRICK CONSTRUCTION ON TWO LEVEL BLOCKS OF LAND IS ORIENTATED TO INDOOR-OUTDOOR LIVING AND IS THE IDEAL SUMMER HOME. AN INDOOR-OUTDOOR KITCHEN WITH GAS TEPPANYAKI PLATE, OPENS WIDE THROUGH RESTAURANT STYLE FLOOR-TO-CEILING BI-FOLD CEDAR DOORS TO THE POOL WITH ITS SYDNEY SANDSTONE SURROUNDS AND AN OUTDOOR BARBECUE AREA. OVERLOOKING THE COURT IS A SUNROOM/CONSERVATORY FEATURING AN ORIGINAL BLACK AND WHITE CHECKERBOARD TERRAZZO FLOOR AND A DINING ROOM WITH HAND PAINTED STRIPED SILVER AND CHALK WALLS. AN IMPRESSIVE SANDSTONE AND COLUMNED ENTRY PORTICO FEATURES AN ANTIQUE FRENCH WROUGHT IRON CHANDELIER.WITH 4 BEDROOMS AND 3.5 MARBLE, STONE OR PEBBLED BATHROOMS, THIS HOME OFFERS TWO SEPARATE OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING AREAS: ONE WITH SALTWATER POOL, BBQ ALCOVE, RECLINING PAVILION AND A RESORT-INSPIRED OUTDOOR BATHROOM. THE OTHER INCLUDES THE COURT, TENNIS/DINING GAZEBO, AND A FISH POND WITH WATERFALL AND WATERCOURSE.INTERIORS ARE THEMED IN CHALK AND CLAY WITH CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS. THE FLOORING IS A MAGNIFICENT COMBINATION OF ITALIAN MARBLE AGGLOMERATE AND ORIGINAL TIMBER FLOORS, WITH SISAL IN THE MASTER BEDROOM. ALL FOUR BEDROOMS UPSTAIRS OPEN THROUGH FRENCH DOORS TO LARGE-SCALE BALCONIES.FABULOUS FOR ENTERTAINING AND A GREAT PLACE TO BRING UP KIDS, THIS GRAND HOME IS POSITIONED ON SYDNEY'S UPPER NORTH SHORE. 'VILLA VETRINI' IS YOUR OWN PRIVATE ESCAPE FROM THE CITY, YET IN EASY REACH OF IT. IT'S A PLACE OF GREEN TRANQUILLITY, YET WITHIN MINUTES OF ACTIVITY HUBS. SITUATED IN A PREMIER STREET ON TWO LEVEL BLOCKS OF LAND, THIS RESIDENCE IS ONLY TWO BLOCKS FROM PYMBLE GOLF CLUB AND ST IVES VILLAGE GREEN AND SHOPPING CENTRE. DRIVE 15-20 MINUTES THROUGH FOREST AND BUSHLAND TO THE NORTHERN BEACHES OR THE CITY. CLOSE TO GORDON AND PYMBLE RAIL STATIONS AND ON A BUS ROUTE TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS SUCH AS PLC.CONTACT NOEL ZAMMIT 0414 766 491