The wrought-iron and stone gates hint at the style and scale of the home inside.

The French-chateau-style home sits on a 3,018sqm block in a dress-circle setting. The block is elevated, enabling wide views of the bay and the city skyline in the distance.

A formal entrance with arches and substantial double doors leads into a foyer with cloak area and then through to a grand gallery hallway with circular skylight and soaring ceilings. creating a wonderful milieu and dignified sense of arrival. A salon of 60sqm is finished in polished timber floors, vast ceilings, bespoke floor-to-ceiling cabinetry, an open fireplace with ornate marble mantel, and French doors flowing onto the sun-drenched northern terrace.

The formal parterre garden is accentuated by sparkling water features, and Cypress hedges frame the views.

A lavish formal dining room with a crystal chandelier leads to the Provencal-style kitchen with generous white timber cabinetry, walk-in pantry, double oven, gas and electric cook-top. The kitchen adjoins the informal dining area and family room with bespoke built-in book shelves under cathedral panelled ceiling, and look over the rear gardens and glorious bay views.

The luxurious master suite is in a separate wing of the main house. It contains a sizeable walk-in robe and sumptuous en-suite, and a study.

The dedicated accommodation zone is upstairs, with three further double bedrooms, two of them with expansive views of the gardens and water through mature trees.  The main bathroom is also on this level.

This admirable home balances old-world charm with the new, incorporating contemporary comforts such as hydronic heating, zoned cooling, and ducted vacuuming. There is also an alarm system and an enormous four-car garage with an additional storage room and wine cellar.

This is an exceptional opportunity to buy a remarkable family home in Mount Eliza's Golden Mile. The property is only moments to the beach and Toorak College, and only a short walk to the vibrant village.