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Antique collector Edmund Braude and his family have had more than 30 years at Urunga, a grand Federation residence in parklike gardens, overlooking Sydney Harbour National Park and with harbour views.
The 1901 house was built in the Queen Anne style and has been faithfully restored yet also offers modern and practical living with a state-of-the-art kitchen, home office and triple garaging.
When it last traded in 1990 Urunga set a record for an auction with the estate selling for $2.625m.
The five-bedroom, three-bathroom home with five-car garage on 2775 sqm — one of Mosman’s largest and most exclusive estates — is now up for sale in an expressions of interest campaign with Ray White Lower North Shore’s Geoff Smith with a $25m price guide.
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2 Buena Vista Ave, Mosman, has a $25m price guide.
There are expansive gardens complete with koi pond and waterfall.
What makes it attractive to high-end buyers now is its sheer size, of both the house and the grounds plus its privacy and its position.
Owners who entertain will love the deep veranda that opens off the formal rooms, the wide central hallway, 3.6m high decorated ceilings and the series of ornate archways that mark the transition from one living space to another.
Guests arrive via a gated sweeping driveway and caterers have the use of a striking marble inlay kitchen with Gaggenau oven, Liebherr double door fridge and freezer both behind walnut veneer cabinetry.
The street entrance.
The sweeping driveway.
The family living areas step out to a covered outdoor dining patio and expansive gardens complete with koi pond and waterfall.
Families will appreciate the main bedroom wing with its stately proportions, twin walk-in wardrobes and renovated ensuite.
A second bedroom also has its own bathroom while three bedrooms are grouped together beside a skylit billiard room and family bathroom.
The striking marble inlay kitchen.
The grand formal dining room.
The formal rooms had 3.6m high decorated ceilings.
One room of note is the nostalgic wine cellar that houses 4000 bottles alongside a tasting room and wet bar.
Features include multi-zone ducted air-conditioning, intercom system, back to base alarm and electric wrought-iron gates.
Period touches include original marble fireplaces, deep skirting boards, polished timber floors and bay windows.
