25 Ross Street, Toorak

Only a handful of doors from famous Toorak Village, this luxury residence by late legendary and renowned architect Wayne Gillespie captures sun across the day, pairs intricacy with simplicity, and delivers a lifestyle of absolute class, comfort, and sophistication. A classic Gillespie in every sense with its clean lines, interplay with nature, and harmonious standing with the broader street, the home’s free-flowing interiors ensure each and every day is a genuine joy. Memorable from the outset courtesy of an inviting, travertine marble-floor entrance, distinct living and dining zones each spill into their own garden retreat, with all spaces combining to make hospitality completely seamless. Total privacy and tropical gardens create an ambiance akin to that of the finest five-star resorts, with tiered alfresco and sunlounge settings simply sublime for unwinding and entertaining by a feature pool and spa. The most passionate of cooks is sure to feel at home in a first-class, gourmet kitchen, with a waterfall island centre-stage among abundant bespoke joinery, a built-in bar, integrated Miele dishwasher, Sub-Zero fridge/freezer, and Wolf 6-burner gas-top & oven. Enhanced with a stunning marble-laced ensuite and covered terrace framing vivid sunsets, a magnificent main bedroom is the ultimate luxe-living hideaway with stellar sights to wake to, joined upstairs by a generous guest room, third bedroom, shared eastern balcony, and central marble bathroom with a bathtub and integrated laundry. As remarkable a lifestyle opportunity as Toorak has to offer, a long list of further highlights includes comprehensive heating and cooling, plush carpets, scattered skylights, gas pool and spa heating, heated towel rails, profuse robe storage, a video intercom, downstairs powder room, garage, electric-gated parking for two added cars, and a living-room gas fire for cosy winter nights. In the leafy heart of treasured Toorak between two Melbourne icons in Toorak and Hawksburn Villages, it’s never more than a short stroll to great coffee, celebrated cuisine, boutique retail, and thriving nightlife, along with elite schools in Geelong Grammar, Loreto Mandeville, and St Catherine’s, city trains and trams, tranquil Como Park, and the Yarra River.