58 Normanby Road, Kew, VIC, 3101, Australia

A magnificent modern mansion amid Melbourne’s best private schools
Flaunting the beauty of French Provincial architecture melded with the crème-de-la-crème of luxuries, this modern mansion is truly a picture of elegance. Traversed by private lift across three sprawling levels, the home indulges every aspect of family living in a staggering layout of six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and multiple home business spaces, enriched by seven living domains and an indoor swimming pool for extravagant entertaining.

Beyond a secure and stately water-fountain entry, the home is lavishly appointed in the finest European finishes. Solid Oak doors open to an extravagant interior wrapped by soaring 3.3m ceilings with ornate French corning, and a sweeping Oak staircase beneath a spectacular skylit ceiling dome.

European Oak parquet welcomes guests to a formal domain where fireside relaxation and vibrant dinner parties are hosted beneath a sparkling chandelier. Upstairs, a vast family retreat offers ultimate privacy for kids’ play, complemented by a basement-level, sound-insulated theatre with an adjoining wet bar and cellar for unrivalled cinematic enjoyment.

The home’s hub is an immense open plan zone to nurture family relaxation, meals, and lively entertaining, extending into a spacious rumpus room for en-masse celebrations. Draped in lustrous marble, the kitchen caters to all occasions across a hostess island, offering an impressive array of Miele appliances including an integrated fridge and freezer, and a coffee machine, plus a wide Smeg stove in the butler’s pantry. Opening into a central courtyard, the is an effortless indoor-outdoor entertainer, hosting sunny alfresco dining with a barbecue kitchen, while linking with an indoor pool, spa, sauna, and bathroom.

The accommodation pampers residents with incredible space, providing a lavish guest suite with a dressing room and ensuite on the ground floor, complemented by a spacious home office. Upstairs, the family retreat segregates parents and kids, offering a palatial master suite with a retreat, a nursery or study, a dressing room, and a luxe ensuite. Three secondary bedrooms indulge kids with private space to play and study, including fully tiled ensuites to each room.

The basement level adds additional accommodation for staff or space for home business, providing a bedroom with a walk-in robe, a commodious living space, and a bathroom. Finished with an internal-access garage for six vehicles, the home is coddled in today’s best comforts, situated at the heart of Kew’s elite private school belt, within footsteps of the Anniversary trail and Victoria Park, Harp Village’s cosy cafés, and trams bound for Kew Junction’s shopping and the CBD.