MANSION IN TALLAI A CLASSIC
IT looks like a property from hit movie Gone with the Wind but this sprawling estate is actually on the hilltops of Tallai on the Gold Coast.
Annarbor, at 529 The Panorama, is on the market for the first time since it was built and is attracting plenty of interest.
Vendor Adam Felton’s parents – the late Neil and Ann Felton – paid a “couple of hundred thousand dollars” for the block in 1985 when The Panorama was just a dirt track.
The pair, after extensively travelling the world with Ann’s work as a top fashion model, wanted to retire on the Gold Coast and were immediately sold on the spectacular city view from Tallai.
“My dad designed the house. He’s not an architect but he used technical drawing he learnt from the army,” Adam Felton said. “He basically took inspiration from New England, Europe and the Mediterranean.
“They took what they loved from each place and tried to capture that in the house.”
The estate, name Annarbor, is a combination of both Ann Felton’s name and arbor. “Arbor is from the trees – they have planted a large number of trees on the property and of course Ann, it’s a tribute to my mum,” Mr Felton said.
The grand brick manor is on a sprawling 6.15ha property with 180 degree views across the Coast.
A huge fireplace, banquetsized dining room, tennis court and pool with a diving board are among its features while pillars, bay windows and a sweeping staircase add to the classic elegance of the five-bedroom house.
Mr Felton, who was 15 when his family moved in, had many fond memories.
“I remember being with my brothers in the pool, running the mountains and falling asleep and waking up to the view,” he said.
Amir Prestige agent Colleen Brunt, who is marketing the property with colleague Nick Zhang through an expressions of interest campaign, said it was a “one-of-a-kind showplace”.