The property market is something Aussies spend more time thinking about than they’d like to admit to, but everyone knows not all homes are created equal. Here at On The Market, we scour countless property listings to share the best of the best, from palatially proportioned waterfront palaces to meticulously designed studio apartments.
“Yindyamarra” is one of the Mornington Peninsula’s most unmistakable residences, perched high up on Arthur’s Seat with 180-degree views sweeping across Port Phillip Bay, the McCrae Lighthouse, and Bass Strait. Established as a north-facing home, it’s built around floor-to-ceiling glass that pulls the light landscape inside in equal measure.
Internally, it could just as easily be an Aesop boutique, boasting plenty of timber panelling, Wolf and V-Zug appliances, Sub-Zero refrigeration, a suspended Oblica gyrofocus fireplace, hydronic heating, and a fitted bar. Outside, you’ve got a heated lap pool and spa, native landscaped gardens, and a 10kW solar system with battery backup.
Boasting four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and five car spaces, it could just as easily serve as a luxuriously appointed primary residence as it could a home-away-from-home weekender.
Address: 21 Parkes Street, McCrae VIC 3938
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Car spaces: 5
Price Guide: $8,000,000 to $8,800,000
Simply put, this is one of Launceston’s most historically important (and expensive) homes ever built. Dating to the 1880s and shaped by prominent architect Thomas Tandy, this late 19th-century Italianate residence sits on one of the city’s most commanding sites, directly opposite City Park with uninterrupted views to Tamar Island.
Original details include pressed metal ceilings, leadlight windows, and Tasmanian oak floors, while you’re also getting a few more modern touches like Italian marble, a commercial-grade kitchen, and hydronic heating.
As far as how many it can sleep, it’s got a five-bedroom layout across three levels, while the future owner will also enjoy a separately titled Fawkner Street garage site with prior DA approval for a four-level development.
Address: 1 Brisbane Street, Launceston TAS 7250
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Car spaces: 12
Price Guide: $4,600,000
There are plenty of Byron Bay homes that claim some kind of wellness offering, but there aren’t many that deliver to the level that 11A Green Frog Lane does. Specifically, it’s got a very well thought-out dedicated wellness retreat, featuring cedar-lined walls and ceilings, underfloor heating, a Clearlight infrared sauna, an Odin ice bath, and a traditional cedar hot tub that opens directly to the private garden.
It’s the kind of setup you’d ordinarily pay resort prices to access, but in addition to the spa, the home itself is a considered piece of work by Zeigler Build, with a burnt-cedar exterior, soaring ceilings, exposed trusses, a handcrafted concrete kitchen, Venetian plaster bathrooms, and Paddy’s Creek at the rear. Byron Bay’s town centre is just a 15-minute drive away, and a five-minute walk gets you to Bangalow village.
Address: 11A Green Frog Lane, Bangalow NSW 2479
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 3
Car spaces: 2
Price Guide: Contact Agent
