Melbourne's luxury market heats up

Ray White Balwyn owner Helen Yan has just listed not one but two magnificent homes in Kew, in Melbourne's inner city.

The first is 13 Wimba Ave with a price guide of $8M to $8.8M.

Remarkable on so many levels, the five bedroom mansion, designed by renowned architect Phillip Mannerheim, offers a lifestyle option few will ever experience.

The scale alone is impressive with 918sqm of land and the house built across the three levels, with exclusive access to each level from the eight car garage to the master bedroom suite, via a lift.

However for the more dramatic entrance a superb marble staircase offers a chance to sweep into the rooms.

Here is a home designed to impress the unimpressionable, swathes of classic marble are softened by parquetry chevron floors, and each is counterbalanced by the high tech cinema and cutting edge cellaring.

The landscaping, a compliment to the French Provincial exterior, includes a bespoke swimming pool complete with a sparkling water feature.

Owner and property developer Simon Tao said the property has yet to have anyone live in it, though he knows it will attract buyers this selling season.

“To be able to bring the outside in is very important. The house is filled with light, and to be able to see the pool from so many rooms, through the enormous double glazed windows, is fantastic,” Mr Tao said.

Not far away Ms Yan’s other listing can be found at 32 Alfred Street, Kew. (pictured below)

The 782sqm property has been home to a lucky family who has enjoyed an exciting lifestyle, from the indoor, heated pool which has a full wall glass mosaic to the palatial 50sqm master bedroom.

The subterranean car park can handle six vehicles in secure style, while the internal lift can whisk visitors up to the Calacutta lined kitchen and living floors.