No makeover needed for Dural’s Beauty and the Geek location Le Chateau

Jonathan ChancellorNovember 20, 2012

Le Chateau, a landmark manor house at Dural, remains for sale, having been listed last month with $6.5 million hopes. Mixing modern with medieval, the prestige listing in the semi-rural Hills District north-west of Sydney is best recognised as the location of the Channel 7 television show Beauty and the Geek.

Owned by telco millionaire Colin Marland and his wife, Julie Anne, the vast French-inspired mansion is set on two hectares of manicured grounds. It is for sale through Christie's agents Ken Jacobs and Darren Curtis.

The two-storey residence has five bedrooms, each with a travertine en suite and walk-in wardrobe.

There is a grand entry foyer leading to formal and informal living, dining and entertainment areas, including a family room with an eight-metre-high ceiling, all designed by American architectural firm Design Traditions.

The vast 1,770-square-metre Vineys Lane residence was built in 1997 for Ian Beilby, who made his money from hair-care products, electrical appliances and property development, and his wife, Jill, who sold Le Chateau for $4 million to the Marlands in 2000.


Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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