Doncaster East Mansion Hits New York & International Spotlight Following Noel Jones Launch

A private opening night held last night at 4 Saxonwood Drive, Doncaster East has put the Melbourne  suburb on the international property radar, with the launch of the home already generating  coverage from Mansion Global, New York, the global luxury property arm of The Wall Street Journal. 

The residence, which features its own automotive gallery, a two-level glass wine room and more  than 2.5 tonnes of hand selected Italian Calacatta marble in the kitchen alone, was unveiled to  guests from Melbourne's business, sporting, property, automotive and community circles at an  event that brought a multimillion-dollar collection of prestige and classic cars to the street, alongside  Italian food and wine. 

Noel Jones Director and selling agent Daniel D'Assisi said the level of interest, both locally and from  international buyers and media, reflected the calibre of the home. 

"To see a home in Doncaster East attract this kind of global attention says a great deal about where  the market for this calibre of property is heading," Mr D'Assisi said. "This isn't a home we wanted  people rushing through in a crowd. Now that opening night has passed, qualified buyers will be given  individual 45 minute private appointments to experience the residence properly, as part of its  Expressions of Interest campaign." 

Built by Dican Developments founder Dino Cantone, a second generation Italian builder and  developer, the residence features ceilings approaching four metres, three separate living zones and  commercial grade floor to ceiling double glazing framing adjoining parkland. 

Below the principal living level sits a four-car automotive gallery designed as an extension of the  home rather than conventional garaging, with a lounge and study overlooking the collection and  internal glazing connecting the cars visually with the residence above. Alongside it, a glass wine  room extends across two levels. 

At the centre of the kitchen is one of the home's most technically demanding features: more than  2.5 tonnes of Calacatta marble, selected from a single block sourced from the Carrara region of Italy,  cut, shaped and hand polished by specialist Italian stonemasons to create the appearance of a  continuous sculptural form. 

Mr Cantone, who regularly travels to Massa-Carrara in northern Tuscany to personally source stone  for his projects, said the international response to the home reflected the level of craftsmanship on  display. 

"You see where it comes from, you select it and you know exactly what you're bringing into the  home," Mr Cantone said. "There are materials and craftsmanship throughout this property that  would be extremely difficult to recreate at this scale today."

Mr D'Assisi said the reaction to Saxonwood Drive underlined the broad appeal of this pocket of  Doncaster East. 

"The level of material, scale and detail speaks for itself once you walk through the three-metre pivot  door, and clearly that message is now travelling well beyond Melbourne," he said. 

4 Saxonwood Drive, Doncaster East is offered for sale. Private 45-minute inspections are now  available to qualified buyers by appointment.