WHEN Hans and Margaret Hasler built their dream home at Banksia Beach 14 years ago they wanted to create something with a point of difference While bedrooms for their guests to stay in and making use of the canal views were at the top of their priority list it was an unusual addition to the master suite that was most important to the couple There is a garden between the bedroom and ensuite “I wanted something a bit different,” Mr Hasler said “The important thing was a main bedroom with an indoor garden.” The green space sits between the bedroom and the ensuite with pots installed in the ground and black pebbles surrounding them The green space is shielded by a wall of glass Some of the space is shielded from the bathroom with floor to ceiling glass “It creates a soft separation from the bedroom to the bathroom,” Mr Hasler said The Haslers spend a lot of their time sitting at their alfresco dining area taking in the vistas over their infinity edge pool and the canals beyond “We needed a large outdoor area (because) we live outside,” Mr Hasler said He said it was the balmy Queensland weather that lured them to the area when they moved from overseas, along with the quiet convenience of living at 115 Voyagers Drive which I did for 10 years and it hasn’t got the hustle and bustle of the Gold Coast.” Mr Hasler believes the layout of the house means it would be suited to a number of buyers “It could be a retired couple who has got lots of visitors or grown up children,” he said “It would also be good for a couple with high school aged children.” third parties have written and supplied the content and we are not responsible for it completeness or reliability of the information nor do we accept any liability or responsibility arising in any way from omissions or errors contained in the content We do not recommend sponsored lenders or loan products and we cannot introduce you to sponsored lenders We strongly recommend that you obtain independent advice before you act on the content realestate.com.au is owned and operated by ASX-listed REA Group Ltd (REA:ASX) © REA Group Ltd. 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Mancorp Quality Homes’ Banksia Beach project has won the Master Builders Queensland Housing & Construction Awards House of the Year award a suburban contemporary home and a chic swimming pool have been recognised as some of the state’s leading masterpieces The new build at Banskia Beach was voted Queensland’s best home last night and it’s no wonder a glass enclosed temperature controlled 8000-bottle wine cellar and a swimming pool plus stylish trimmings throughout inside the top home at Banksia Beach which took out the Master Builders Queensland Housing & Construction Awards House of the Year award won the 2017 Queensland House of the Year category at the Master Builders Queensland Housing & Construction Awards The project also won the Individual Home over $2 million category Mancorp Quality Homes builder Mark Forster and wife Carlita built the five-bedroom home in 2016 love their open-plan home and said the designers “nailed the brief” Luxury finishes were included throughout the home Mr Forster said Robin Payne Designs put their stamp on the home after he asked for a “Queensland resort and tropical feel” to it The home is designed to capture amazing views “It took about two years to build but that’s because I build about 150 homes a year There is really no need to leave the award-winning home which has its own cinema When the land became available at the Seaside Drive property Mr Forster said he snapped up the 2000sq m block and amalgamated the home across two lots Judges said the island home was all about the “wow factor” The owners are avid wine collectors and love the temperature controlled 8000-bottle wine cellar dining and kitchen area has views of Pumice Stone Passage and the Glasshouse Mountains Mr Forster said Rui Rosa Designs helped bring an elegant design to the home with specific styles even the hallways and corridors within the home feature strong design elements “It doesn’t matter where you are in the home Meanwhile Burleigh Lake Retreat at Burleigh Waters won the top gong for the Best Residential Swimming Pool the split-level designed swimming pool was “quite a challenging project” Mr Addinsall said his backyard led down to a canal and he wanted to work on an unusual project Rick and Marie Addinsall the Directors of Addinsall Constructions with their kids Beau (10) and Kai (7) are loving their award-winning swimming pool “I haven’t seen many of these pools with glass edging and split levels,” he said “There’s a spa stepping down to the pool and a metre drop to the first section.” He said some Queenslander’s could well be jealous of his latest design as the weather heats up A contemporary home designed for relaxation at Yarrabilba Judges said it had flexibility for growing families generous living spaces and practical yet tasteful touches Grant Galvin congratulated the winners across all 58 categories “The Queensland Housing & Construction Awards carry a long and distinguished history of showcasing the absolute best in the industry and the level of competition among this year’s entrants is unsurpassed,” Mr Galvin said If you are curious to know how much buyers paid to own a luxurious slice of Bribie here are the island’s highest sales of 2019 A look at Core Logic sales data shows Bribie Island’s 10 most expensive home sales of the year were all in Banksia Beach with seven located on Cosmos Ave and Raptor Parade both of which offer properties with prime waterside blocks The priciest pad of 2019 was 22 North Point, Banksia Beach The 500sq m home is on a big canal-side block with wraparound pool and an 11m pontoon with power and water an indoor-outdoor bar and barbecue area and a master suite with oversized ensuite The second highest sale was 82 Cosmos Ave, Banksia Beach a two-storey home with spacious rooms and a separate pool house with toilet A home three doors down took out the number three spot, with 88 Cosmos Ave, Banksia Beach selling for $1.295 million The 1041sq m property has 17.9m of canal frontage a pontoon and an infinity-edge swimming pool formal lounge and dining rooms and plenty of water views The pool and outdoor area at 88 Cosmos Ave Rounding out the top five were a four-bedroom home at 22 Raptor Pde, Banksia Beach that sold for $1.23 million and a three-bedroom property at 58 Cosmos Ave, Banksia Beach Woorim recorded two million dollar sales and there was one million dollar sale in Bongaree The bar and barbecue area at 22 North Point The Banksia Beach State School proved too strong for Kirwan State School in the Under 12 NRL Development Cup final with centre Franco Lim Santos Faria scoring a hat-trick to seal the win for the Bribie Island school Banksia started the day on the right foot with Lim Santos Faria producing a great in-and-away run down the left hand showing his speed to score the first try of the day both teams had no trouble scoring tries and Kirwan replied soon after through hooker Kai Tanner With the halftime score 16-6 in favour of Banksia Beach Kirwan knew they had to come out hard to start the second half They did just that with forward Matthew Schulz charging over to open the scoring in the second half Banksia however had plenty more tries in them with second row forward Deacon Burton scoring his double; to put his side on step closer to victory Kirwan captain Harley Taylor tried to lift his side with a try to bring his team closer pushing the scores to 18-22; but Banksia proved too strong in the opening game of the 2015 Intrust Super Cup grand final day counting down; Banksia centre Lim Santo Faria ran almost the length-of-the-field to score the last try of the day to bring the final score 26-18 BANKSIA BEACH STATE SCHOOL 26 (Franco Lim Santos Faria 3 Tyson Keft goals) def KIRWAN STATE SCHOOL 18 (Kai Tanna Harley Taylor goals) at Suncorp Stadium (Halftime: Banksia Beach 16-6) Semi-Finals: Weekend Preview - Mal Meninga Cup Mackay and Cairns women eager to dethrone favourites Townsville in Foley Shield Everything you need to know: XXXX Foley Shield 2025 27 and daughter Lyla 5 months sold their Burpengary before it even went on the market INVESTORS chasing capital growth in Brisbane are spoiled for choice with a new report identifying 27 suburbs where house prices are tipped to rise — and more than half of them have a median price of less than $500,000 Property analyst Terry Ryder has identified the rising stars of the property market — where sales are rising steadily and house prices are set to follow Moreton Bay is the number one local government area in the state for growth according to the latest Price Predictor Index report from Hotspotting to determine the best and worst local government areas for property market growth The Moreton Bay region has 10 rising star suburbs where sales have been steadily increasing including Banksia Beach This cute Queenslander cottage at 62 Tibrogargan Drive Quarterly sales in Burpengary have risen from 69 to 97 in the past six quarters sales are up from around 40 per quarter to 55 to 60 Homes are selling so fast in the area that Jared and Annaliese Bullock just sold their four-bedroom house in Burpengary for $475,000 before they had a chance to even put it on the market Mrs Bullock said she contacted an agent at RE/MAX Ultimate who brought through a couple of potential buyers and the offer was made within days given how close the suburb is to the train station The couple also recently bought two units as investment properties in nearby Caboolture Kuraby and Sunnybank Hills are also predicted growth areas This four-bedroom home on 617 sqm at 13 Stonewood St outer areas that have got the most activity at the moment,” Mr Ryder said with train links to the centre of the city and there’s lots of shopping centres and good amenities.” “The sweet spot is to be about 200 metres from a school You don’t have to head up or down the coast to realise your sea change dreams with the latest real estate data showing buyers can snap up a coastal pad for less than $400,000 in some of Brisbane’s seaside suburbs Whether you are chasing a bargain beach shack a family home with a side of seaside living or a waterfront mansion Toorbul needs some work but was listed for $245,000 and is now under offer Analysis of the latest Core Logic sales data shows Toorbul is the cheapest seaside suburb between the Gold and Sunshine Coasts with a median house price of $340,000 followed by Deception Bay ($360,000) and Bellara on Bribie Island ($387,000) Deception Bay is just a few streets back from the waterfront and listed for $269,000-plus Manly is the most expensive ocean-adjacent suburb with a median house price of $806,750 which is less than half the eye-watering $1.887 million median of Teneriffe Shorncliffe came in second with a median of $735,000 and Newport was third at $722,250 Place Manly principal Marc Sorrentino said his coastal suburb had been flying under the radar in terms of price the most expensive suburbs are seaside suburbs,” he said “I’m gobsmacked Manly is not in the top 10 most expensive suburbs in Brisbane “It’s the closest oceanfront suburb to the Brisbane CBD it has good public transport infrastructure and quality homes and more owner occupiers and mostly residential A zoning (property values in) this suburb will go through the roof Mr Sorrentino said when he moved to the area 20 years ago the bayside was somewhere people went to either get cheap real estate or retire young seaside community full of active people,” he said And house values have been steadily growing in the past decade Mr Sorrentino said while homes could sell for well into the millions savvy buyers could still pick up houses below $600,000 within walking distance of the water “Buyers want water views but if they can’t get water views they are happy with the lifestyle Manly has to offer,” he said John and Janice Quinn saw the value in investing in seaside real estate 25 years ago when they purchased a 4037sq m property for $400,000 Janice and John Quinn at their home at 97 Petersen Street It is now listed for sale (AAP Image/Richard Walker) but luckily we could see the potential,” Mr Quinn said The couple knocked down the shack and built their dream home They recently listed the two-storey mansion for sale and are hoping for a multimillion-dollar sale Mr Quinn said when they purchased the property in 1992 people said they had overpaid but he and his wife knew they had found something special If you’re living on water you have 180-degrees of no neighbours.” On the Redcliffe peninsular buyers can’t get enough of the seaside property Abode Properties sales agent Loren Mulholland said interest was particularly strong in the $400,000-$600,000 price bracket “Buyers are happy to pre-register (with the agency) to find out about properties before they hit the market I’ve seen quite a few off-market sales recently.” Ms Mulholland said buyers wanted to get as close to the ocean as their budget would allow buyers can get within about 1km of the water $600,000 would get you a renovated home between Oxley and Victoria Avenues and around $400,000 will get you something you can add equity to.” The peninsula-based agent said she was seeing retirees in “droves” and good interest from families and first homebuyers “It’s the lifestyle (attracting buyers),” she said “The peninsula isn’t as populated as the Sunshine Coast or the Gold Coast and it has the seaside community feel People are friendly and you get that sense of belonging.” STEAL: Just a few streets back from the beach Beachmere is listed for offers over $289,000 Further north buyers can snap with coastal property for less than $300,000 in the small seaside communities of Beachmere Toorbul and Donnybrook while Bribie Island offers everything from beach shacks to million dollar mansions Ray White Bribie Island principal Kris Bradford said he was seeing big demand in the mid to high $300,000s on the island as the area shook off its reputation of being “God’s waiting room” and became more attractive to families “I think there will be spike in Bribie’s market sooner rather than later,” he said “The urban sprawl has come as far as North Lakes and people are realising Bribie isn’t that far away “The (value for money) is amazing and the lifestyle on offer for that price is one of a kind.” MIDDLE OF THE ROAD: You could walk to the waterfrom from 89 Richard Street Mr Bradford said technology also played a part in growing interest in the island as more people were able to work from home “We’re seeing a lot more people who live on Bribie and commute not just to Brisbane but also to Melbourne and Sydney,” he said “They work from home most days and fly interstate once a week or so.” Banksia Beach is listed for offers over $3 million Mr Bradford said the top end of the island market was also strong and Sandstone Point real estate was catching up with island prices while Ningi was more affordable with small older homes available in the high $200,000s bushland and the waterfront and is listed for $549,000 The Bribie local said he expected values on the island and nearby to continue to grow “It’s a small community on an island 50 minutes to an international airport and it’s 80 per cent national park,” he said We’re already seeing people buying older houses to knock down (Source: CoreLogic Market Trends Report August 2019) “Banksia Place” at 57 Seaside Drive Pacific Harbour offers lifestyle and luxury The owners love for horses is the only reason this waterfront beauty at 57 Seaside Drive Banksia Beach at Pacific Harbour is on the market Located just 200 metres from Pumicestone Passage owner Roy Watterson said it was his wife’s love of horses that had seen them do the reverse of most retirees and leave their seaside location and move to the hinterland “You’re not allowed to have horses on Bribie Island because it’s a national park otherwise we would have stayed in our waterfront home and bought a paddock nearby,” Mr Watterson said “But we couldn’t do that and an opportunity came up on a beautiful property so we bought it and are retiring to a farm so Jan can have her horses.” the former owner and managing director of the Lincom Group said he will miss the water frontage and his lovely neighbours Located only 200 metres from Pumicestone Passage “The house is outstanding and the view up to the Glasshouse Mountains and across the water is unbelievable,” Mr Watterson said “The water is very calming and it’s a lovely lifestyle “We had our boat and we could go out on that Mr Watterson said his neighbours were second to none and he probably missed them the most they rescued the boat when we were away and it broke loose The house “Banksia Place” itself is a work of art designed by award winning architect Ric Svanberg Floor to ceiling windows bring in tonnes of natural light and offer up stunning views from the inside and outside living areas Cathedral like windows make the waterfront and Glasshouse Mountain views this houses hero Located at 57 Seaside Drive in the centre of the Moreton Bay Marine Park the nearby ocean access is fast and safe with no dangerous bars to cross Mr and Mrs Watterson have made numerous updates and additions to the property during the last six years including a dual driveway The upper level of the home has three bedrooms and the sound proof media room with each room boasting its own private balcony the home has the only outdoor entertaining area in the Pacific Harbour development Banksia Place is set for auction on Friday December 16 at 10:30am This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Please include what you 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