A Brisbane riverfront mansion listed by a significant pharmacy chain’s founder has offered after a seek for a suggestion greater than $20 million.
Don Gardiner and his spouse Colleen initially put their Hawthorne mansion up on the market in August of 2023, later pausing the sale and resuming in 2024.
The five-bedroom, six-bathroom dwelling at 98 Virginia Ave was listed by Sarah Hackett with Place New Farm, who described it as a “as soon as in a lifetime” alternative for its potential purchaser.
The property was promoted all through the sale as consumers above $20 million, lastly being offered on December 27.
98 Virginia Ave, Hawthorne, was first listed on the market in 2023, earlier than promoting in December 2024.
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The house was promoted as in search of consumers above $20 million.
Don Gardiner was identified for founding Don Gardiner Chemists, consisting of 10 pharmacies. It was one of many final main impartial pharmacy chains in Queensland, earlier than it was divided and offered in 2000.
Mr Gardiner and his spouse Colleen had lived within the property for greater than thirty years, shopping for it in 1991. Coming dwelling to a colonial Queenslander in want of renovations, the couple determined to knock it down for a wholly new construct.
“It took us a few years to work out what to do with it,” Mr Gardiner mentioned, after they initially listed the house.
“It was lovely on the skin however wanted a variety of work on the within, so ultimately we offered the home for elimination and constructed a house that integrated all the things we wished.”
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The five-bedroom, six-bathroom property has a jetty main out to the Brisbane River.
Pharmacy chain founder Don Gardiner and his spouse Colleen knocked down the colonial Queenslander on the property, making a brand new construct the place it stood.
The three-storey dwelling has 20m of river frontage by the Brisbane River, full with a swimming pool and a tennis courtroom Mrs Gardiner would use for occasions.
“I’ve a gaggle of pals who play tennis right here each Tuesday morning and so they have accomplished for 20 years,” Mrs Gardiner mentioned. “We’ve additionally hosted a few charity capabilities and had as much as 160 individuals right here on the one time.”
“Actually, you couldn’t do any higher for entertaining,” Mr Gardiner mentioned.
As much as 160 individuals have been current directly within the dwelling’s many leisure areas.
The mansion’s new construct was designed to take full benefit of the riverfront views.
The house was constructed to make the most of the view, from dwelling rooms and grasp suites with views of town to a rooftop terrace that admires Higher Brisbane.
“There’s an unbelievable view from that rooftop terrace, and it’s an amazing place to take a seat, benefit from the quiet and take within the surrounds,” Mr Gardiner mentioned.
After thirty years of having fun with its way of life – together with internet hosting occasions like their daughter’s wedding ceremony reception – the couple mentioned they had been seeking to downsize after the house was offered.
The agent for the property declined to touch upon the sale.