It took simply six days for this Gold Coast villa to promote to Buddy and Jesinta Franklin again in 2022 for $8.75m, and it’s not onerous to see why. With sweeping curves all through, greenery spilling down partitions, and textures at each flip, it radiates resort-style luxurious. Set on a 4500sqm block that enjoys uninterrupted views over the long-lasting shoreline, Buddy Franklin’s house was even topped House of the Year on the 2022 Gold Coast Master Builders Awards.
And for a home that amassed over 13,000 Instagram followers throughout its two-year construct, it appears solely becoming that its new house owners needs to be equally as noteworthy. And they’re. It was AFL star Lance “Buddy” Franklin and his entrepreneur spouse, Jesinta, who bought the seven-bedroom property again in 2022.
It was a spectacular place for the AFL star and his spouse, mannequin and TV host Jesinta Franklin to boost their household of 4. But now, after virtually 18 months of looking on and off, Buddy and Jesinta Franklin’s sprawling Gold Coast mansion has lastly discovered its new proprietor.
The house rapidly turned probably the most considered property itemizing in Australia. (Photo: realestate.com.au)
Spectacularly cantilevered into the hillside, the sprawling 1102sqm property, generally known as “Villa Casa” is the work of owner-builders Ben Rochford and Dominee Gessnar of Tidal Constructions, who labored intently with constructing designer Reece Keil all through the construct. It’s the ninth house the couple have constructed and designed collectively — and arguably the largest and greatest but.
“Luxury Mediterranean” is how Dominee describes the outside entertaining areas, with their lime-rendered partitions, curved passageways, and abundance of foliage. The look continues indoors, with 4-metre-high ceilings, travertine tiles, brass finishes and a lightweight, earthy palette that glows as pure gentle filters by way of the floor-to-ceiling sheer curtains.
15 Abbey Ridge Road, Reedy Creek, QLD was listed on the market in July 2024 with Amir Mian of the Amir Prestige Group, however taken down after a 6 week marketing campaign. It was then relisted with Whitefox Real Estate’s Dijana Speak and Nic Whitehead. They confirmed that the Reedy Creek property had bought to a household from Victoria after being in the marketplace for 60 days.
They have been searching for a value between $9 and $10 million, however the brokers haven’t confirmed a last sale value. Median property costs for homes bought during the last 12 months in Reedy Creek sit round $1,630,000.
Boasting seven bedrooms, eight loos, ten automobile spots and sitting on 4497-square metres, this architectural masterpiece provides a style of the nice life.
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It’s being reported that the excessive profile couple are as an alternative transferring away from Reedy Creek to a farm. “We’ve always envisioned raising the kids on a hobby farm,” Lance Franklin as soon as informed the Gold Coast Bulletin.
“They’ll have ponies by Christmas, and I know this move is the perfect step for our family.”
While it’s onerous to slim down a favorite nook within the expansive house, Dominee says it must be the kitchen, with its assertion half-moon island bench. Set in opposition to a muted backdrop of darkish chevron timber flooring and cabinetry in Polytec thermolaminated ‘Estella Oak’, the fluted marble-clad island — with a stone benchtop and built-in sinks — merely sings.
As for the remainder of the house, there’s a father or mother’s retreat — accessed by way of a bridge — which is full with a “day spa-worthy” ensuite and dressing room, a magnesium swimming pool with a sunken swim-up bar, and even a separate two-bedroom residence for visitors. There are lovely tactile touchpoints all through, lots of which have already begun to patina completely, and a cool injection of concrete to offer the area a recent edge.
“The Gold Coast has never seen anything like it,” says Justin Haynes of Amir Prestige Group, who was initially tasked with promoting the property. In the brief week it was in the marketplace in 2022, it turned probably the most considered house in Australia.
Take a glance inside Buddy Franklin’s Gold Coast house
Greenery spilling from the rooftop and assertion arched doorways soften the monumental exterior.
Natural gentle floods into the expansive front room. A singular brass balustrade on the highest ground has already begun to patina, giving the area a phenomenal texture.
The luxurious kitchen island bench has been designed with customized fluted marble tiles made in Israel, a double built-in fridge, Zip faucet, travertine tiles and a cleverly hid butler’s pantry.
The open plan residing opens to limitless views over the Tallebudgera Valley.
Archways are a typical theme all through this Mediterranean villa
A sea of neutrals will show you how to drift off to sleep.
The decadent outsized ensuite is softened by swish arches and full-height sheers.
The home was topped House of the Year on the 2022 Gold Coast Master Builders Awards.
The house enjoys uninterrupted 180-degree views throughout the long-lasting shoreline.
Enjoy the property’s gorgeous vistas from each window within the house.
There are loads of tactile particulars all through the house, giving it a way of heat.
With surprises at each flip, the primary bed room’s dressing room and ensuite are accessed by way of a vaulted tunnel.
Boasting seven bedrooms, eight loos, and ten automobile spots, you would wander the halls for hours.
Chevron timber flooring continues all through the house, together with in one of many two kids’s bedrooms.
The home is cleverly cantilevered off the sprawling hilltop web site, which stretches a complete of 4,497sqm.
The views are limitless and endlessly spectacular.
