Grand Mt Eliza home passed up by Hugh Jackman listed for auction
Mortgagees have listed a grand Mt Eliza home for September 9 auction.
It last sold for $3.92 million in 2008.
The luxurious 95-square (883-square-metre) Pelican Place beachfront home was constructed in the late 1990s by builder Ahmad Jamshidi, who bought the holding for $245,000 in 1995 and secured $1.7 million in 2001.
It came with $6 million hopes in 2010 when inspected by Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness as a potential Australian base for them given Furness’s mother lives in Mt Eliza.
Its most recent asking price was $3.6 million plus.
The Mediterranean-style residence has seven bedroom suites along with steam rooms and sauna (pictured below).
Its grand marble entrance is flanked by formal reception rooms.
There is a large kitchen ideal for entertaining, a family room, study, swimming pool, a mod-grass tennis court and parking for four vehicles.
"This sophisticated seven bedroom residence is carefully designed with the best craftsmanship to please the most discerning buyer including floor and panel heating, air-conditioning, ducted vacuum system, lashings of marble, imported customised chandeliers, a grand entry foyer that looks past an enormous sweeping staircase to the pool and wide balconies that feature 180 degree bay views," says its listing agent, Michelle Skoglun at Aqua Real Estate.
Its set on 2,380 square metres behind security electronic wrought-iron gates.
