Luxury Byron Bay home – Glenbrook Estate – with private rainforest, water slide has $5m price hopes
A newly listed estate with a water slide and private botanical garden near the heart of Byron Bay has attracted buyers looking for a family getaway.
Situated at 173 McGettigans Lane, Ewingsdale, the nine bedroom and seven bathroom property includes a main residence with a self-contained guest wing, guesthouse, and guest studio.
Named ‘Glenbrook Estate’, the property includes multiple areas for entertaining – including a resort-style pool, a games and fitness room, and a water slide.
Listed via Skene & Co agent Matthew Skene with price expectations around $5m – $5.5m, the water slide was custom built to enhance the family home.
“The owners are botanists who have been maintaining a living tree rainforest, which really helps the uniqueness of the property.
“There are over 200 unique native and threatened trees in the forest, with a nearby watering hole. We’ve seen all sorts of wildlife near the home, including possums, a koala and platypus!”
Scientifically known as an arboretum, the forest is dedicated to growing trees for educational, conservation and scientific research.
Mr Skene said the property had received a large amount of interest from families in the Byron area looking to host gatherings and use it as a holiday home.
Sprawled over 2.5 acres, the owners upgraded the property into a functional smart home – including new devices, satellite and a category 6 ethernet cable.
The owners also worked on a number of design features to take advantage of the sun and the breeze to minimise unwanted heat loss.
“A lot of work has been done with the fencing around the property to prevent animals from getting in or for kids to go running into the forest.
“It really is the ultimate holiday property, we’ve had a lot of interest from locals in Byron but also people coming up from Sydney looking to secure a place 10 minutes away from the beach.”
Blog originally posted on realestate.com.au.