A private hilltop estate named "Yamala" sits in the heart of Warrawee, loved by one family for over half a century.
There are properties, and then there are places. 36 Hastings Road is a place. A sun-drenched hilltop estate where the land is the story, the gardens are the architecture, and the gracious house exists in quiet, considered harmony with both. Held by one family for fifty-six years, with the kind of deep pride that only comes from knowing something is truly irreplaceable, it is being offered now for the very first time.
You turn off the street and the world changes. A private driveway draws you in beneath an established canopy, past formal gardens that have been loved for decades, arriving finally into a world that speaks of a different era, an era of permanence, of building something meant to last generations. It feels like driving back into an older, quieter Australia. Unhurried, generous, and entirely apart from the world, yet you are only 7kms from the city.
This tranquil estate sits at the crown of Warrawee, elevated on the hill, with a prized northerly aspect that sees sunlight dancing across the verandahs and deep into the home from first light to last. Set on a level block, the property flows seamlessly from one space to the next. There are no levels to navigate, no awkward transitions, just a continuous, unhurried experience that connects the house to the gardens and the gardens to the sky.
This is a property that lives outdoors. The gardens are immaculate and estate-scaled. Formal hedgerows, a full-size tennis court, sweeping lawns and established plantings shaped and loved across more than a century. The house, with its heritage sandstone and wraparound verandahs, is positioned not to dominate the land but to belong to it. Every room frames a picture of the gardens beyond. You are never inside without feeling the grounds around you. It is a home that reminds you of what the Upper North Shore was always meant to feel like.
Inside, the house earns its place on this land. Single-level living offers genuine ease for every stage of life, while generous ceiling heights, gracious flow from room to room, and thick walls speak of craftsmanship from another era. The roof structure, with its raked ceilings, offers natural scope for future expansion should a new owner wish to reach upward as well as outward. Comfortable and characterful today, and ready to be something even greater tomorrow.
Entertaining here feels effortless. The house opens naturally toward the gardens, drawing guests outward along the verandahs and across the lawns to the full-size tennis court. It is the kind of home where long afternoons stretch into evenings without anyone quite noticing, where the space does the work and the host simply enjoys it.
Being a battleaxe property, Yamala enjoys a rare and genuine sense of privacy. Set well back from the street, screened by established gardens and elevated above the surrounding neighbourhood, this is a world entirely unto itself. The seclusion feels absolute, yet the conveniences of the Upper North Shore are moments away.
What makes this offering genuinely extraordinary, beyond the beauty and beyond the history, is the sheer scale of what remains possible. The existing 1917 home occupies just 13% of the total landholding. That figure is not a footnote. It is the headline. The land scale presents the rare opportunity to add a swimming pool, extend the residence substantially, or create an entirely new wing, all while preserving the space and grandeur of the gardens that make this estate so singular. A considered modernisation. A grand family compound built for generations to come. The scope here is genuinely extraordinary.
Yamala's location is disarmingly connected. Warrawee Station is an easy stroll away. Wahroonga Village is a 3-minute drive. The CBD is 7 kilometres away. The Upper North Shore's finest schools are close in every direction. Situated in one of the most tightly held pockets of Warrawee, where properties of this scale and character simply do not come to market, this is not seclusion at the expense of convenience. It is the rarest combination of both.
Fifty-six years in one family. Fifty-six years of summers on the tennis court, of gardens grown tall and full, of a home held gently and passed carefully from one season of life to the next. Properties like this are not sold. They are released. And this one is ready, at last, for its next chapter.
A private hilltop estate. A full-size tennis court. Immaculate heritage gardens. Sun all day, every day. Top of the hill, Warrawee. For the first time in over fifty-six years.
Auction
Saturday 23 May, 12:30pm
Onsite
Contact
Tim Fraser 0433 100 067
Shannon Lowe-Griffiths 0452 062 909
Disclaimer: All information contained here is gathered from sources we believe reliable. We have no reason to doubt its accuracy, however we cannot guarantee it.
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