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Separated celebrity power couple Shannon Bennett and Madeleine West have listed 43 Lansell Road, Toorak, for more than $20m.
Celebrity chef Shannon Bennett and his former partner, actor Madeleine West, have listed a Toorak mansion worth more than $20m after buying it less than four years ago.
In 2018 the man behind Vue de Monde and a regular on TV programs including MasterChef separated from West, famed for her roles in The Wrong Girl, Playing for Keeps and who has most recently appeared on Neighbours.
A real estate listing this week for the five-bedroom home at 43 Lansell Road intended to be a family home to the pair and their six children comes with a $21-$23m asking price.
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Located on one of Melbourne’s most celebrated and expensive streets the property is in the same neighbourhood as the homes of business elites Lindsay Fox, Solomon Lew and John Gandel.
With the high asking price it is one of the most expensive homes to hit Melbourne’s property market in 2021.
Shannon Bennett and Madeleine West together in 2016.
The lavish home they are selling at 43 Lansell Road, Toorak.
A glimpse of one of the two kitchens inside the more than $20m property.
Bennett and West bought the home for $16m from millionaire publican Mazen Tabet in 2017, but it was at one stage listed with $20m hopes before West and Bennett made their move.
In an Instagram post Marshall White agent Nicole French said the home was “a spectacular achievement in design curated by Shannon Bennett”.
The home comes with a landscaped rooftop garden.
The lower-level gym provides space to work off a decadent meal.
The glass-doors of the main bedrooms expansive walk-in wardrobe.
The sandstone construction was “utterly transformed” by the chef into a family domain that is “breathtakingly beautiful”.
Over four levels the house boasts a 10-car garage, home theatre, gym, library, reading room and a sprawling open-plan living zone with an impressive kitchen.
Open-plan living spaces adjoin the home’s main kitchen and spill out to outdoor entertainment space.
One of the home’s many living spaces has a glass-doored cellar along its rear wall.
For rare moments of relaxation the Toorak pad boasts an impressive home theatre.
A second kitchen joins a landscaped deck, terrace and hot tub on the rooftop. There is a pool in the backyard.
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Bennett and West have a long history of high-priced property moves.
Architectural flourishes within the home provide space to show off artworks.
The home office has an elliptical shape uncommon in modern homes.
Bedrooms are appointed with every conceivable luxury.
Shortly after buying the Lansell Road, Toorak, home they another mansion at 38 Cromwell Road, South Yarra, for close to $10m.
They paid $4.805m for the home in 2012, but renovated and extended it before selling again.
Even the sumptuous bathrooms adhere to carefully considered styling.
Tranquil gardens frame a facade that is sure to make an impression with buyers.
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