Friday 2nd December

Pam Anderson's Beach House for Rent

Canadian-American actress, Playboy Playmate, and all-round, top-heavy tabloid personality, Pamela Anderson has listed her ‘Romantic Malibu Beach House’ up for rent for $20,000 per week or $75,000 per month.

The 44 year old has listed the property on holiday rental site VRBO with a few personal touches, including her reasons for renting it out so soon after completing renovations.

"I'm traveling so much these days and am enjoying a lot more time in my native Canada with my family… I’m finally willing to share my masterpiece--what I’ve co-created with a handful of green architects and designers/inspired by my favorite architect Lautner- this is my humble stab at perfection…it’s a magical spot… " – Pamela.

The home, which has been decorated by Anderson, includes three bedrooms, three bathrooms, open-plan interior spaces, pool, rooftop deck with barbeque area, sauna, home theatre, and a chefs kitchen with Meile appliances.

The residence is also completely controlled through new state-of-the-art technology via applications on iPads (or iPhones), with three iPads mounted on walls throughout the home.

"Of course, pets are allowed to bring their owners…as long as they’re house trained!"

A Jewel in the Peninsula's Crown

An iconic property situated on the exclusive Mornington Peninsula, the holiday playground of the super wealthy, is on the market in excess of $12 million.

The sale of this unique architect designed property presents a rare opportunity to buy a significant estate in Merricks, where the last property to be sold on this exclusive enclave was over five years ago.

“Properties on the Mornington Peninsula are the most sought after trophy homes in Australia, or even the Asia Pacific Region,” says Agent, Tom Ormerod.

Completed in 2007, after four years of planning and construction, ‘Cunana’ was designed by award-winning architect Alfred de Bruyne of SJB Architects; with SJB Interiors completing the interior design.

The home is composed of rammed earth bricks, which were made on site using Victorian earth and clay, with extensive use of glass to create clean lines and a truly original design.

The property sleeps 14 people, including a master-suite with dressing room and two self–contained apartments.  Five kitchens, including one for private entertaining and another butler’s kitchen for staff, and two large terraces offer endless entertaining opportunities. The property also features an indoor pool, gym, games room with arcade machines, and a private cinema.

The house sits in 27 acres of land on one of the highest points of the peninsula and includes 5 acres of stunning matured landscaped gardens, orchards and a vegetable garden thus allowing the owners to eat from the land.  There is also a croquet lawn, boule court, and stunning views of the ocean, vineyards and rolling hills.

“There is no comparable house anywhere on the Peninsula. It provides 14,000 square feet of luxury living at its finest in a peaceful beach location less than an hour’s drive from Melbourne CBD. It is very much a lifestyle purchase and an altogether inspirational place to be,” says Ormerod.

The vendor held a senior position at a leading luxury hotel and resort group for many years. It is clear that the discerning eye of a perfectionist with immense attention to detail was at play in the design and construction.

For further information, find it on Millionplus.

Exceptional Family Luxury

Robert McClure, Chairman of Life Fitness Australia and thoroughbred horse breeder, is selling his home in the prestigious Melbourne suburb of Toorak for $3.5 million.

Situated on the corner of a tranquil cul-de-sac and walking distance to Toorak Village, the house features a captivating blend of European elegance and distinctive designer style through beautiful formal rooms, a grand entrance hall with a sweeping staircase, an inviting study with gas log fireplace, gourmet kitchen, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, home theatre, double garage, and a separate laundry.

There’s also gorgeous family dining and living rooms that open onto a picturesque North facing landscaped garden and luxurious swimming pool.

For further information, find it on Millionplus.

Billionaire snaps up Balmoral's Kahala

Ros Oatley-Lambert, the wife of the former Southcorp wine chief Keith Lambert, has snapped up their neighbouring Balmoral harbour front property, Kahala, to improve their boating facilities.

The 1,485-square-metre Hopetoun Avenue acquisition was sold by Albert Bertini, the flamboyant property developer. The Lamberts own the adjoining Rivendell, which is set on a 2,000-square-metre double block.

The sale price has not been revealed but it last traded for $22.5 million in pre-global financial crisis 2007 and was therefore expected to sell through Raine & Horne Mosman for less in the current subdued market. It's speculated the price was above $18 million, perhaps just shy of $19 million.

Bertini and his former wife, Heather, bought Kahala from the successful veteran property developer Phil Arnold, who'd owned it since 1980.

Arnold paid $380,000 for the estate when it was sold by Lady (Delzie) Hooker, the widow of the real estate tycoon Sir Leslie Hooker, whose ashes are buried on the foreshore rocks.

In 1940, Les Hooker paid £3,050 for the property and during the 1950s he built a three-level house and a boatshed.

Bertini started works to rebuild the house as well as two pools, garaging for eight cars and a $1 million tunnel with a lift to the boatshed.

Bertini’s boatshed, currently accessed by 160 stairs, has his boating pride and joy – a 26-foot timber boat once owned by the US's most powerful family, the Kennedys.

Bertini was recently filmed aboard his luxury boat, Jasa, during the Channel 9 series The Secret Millionaire in 2009. He was raised in Paris until the age of nine when his family migrated to Australia. He initially lived in a one-bedroom flat in Fairfield with his parents and three older brothers.

The Oatley viticulture family, who sold their Rosemount wine business to Fosters in 2001 for $1.4 billion, paid a then record $15.5 million for their Balmoral residence, Rivendell, which has limited boating facilities, when it sold through Richardson & Wrench Mosman agent Robert Simeon.

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