ABANDONED - 40 MILLION DOLLAR MEGA MANSION 

Sorry if the audio is a little low on this on! I got a new mic and haven’t had time to play with the best settings as of yet! Maybe use headphone to get the best results! Thanks for watching!

18 St. George’s road Toorak Melbourne Victoria this property did indeed sell for 40million and upon the sale the front of the house was not damaged at all the only things wrong were the fire damage and the black pool. When it was bought the buyer (a man from Hong Kong in the medical field) said that the front of the house would be renovated and restored however the back would be demolished and rebuilt because of the structural damages caused by the fire. It’s very interesting that the front is now completely trashed via a water pipe that was cut?? The reason I feel this is more a case of sabotage to get the approval to knock the whole property down as stated it could be at the start of the video is because this has happened in this street before and there is more money in knocking it down than renovations

Some really nice things that could be recycled. That’d be a great tear down job to get! What a beauty it was. Thanks!great video

It’s so interesting reading up on this place. The Hong Kong investor paid $40 million for it which didn’t come in pristine condition. The pool was dirty and the back quarters already ravaged by fire which was caused by a cleaner dumping hot coals into the bin. On top of the $40mil he also had to pay about $7mil in fees and taxes and apparently has a bill of approx $600k in land taxes a year. Just throwing money away

People who say it isn’t worth 40 million you obviously don’t live in Melbourne. Property is extremely expensive and depending where the house is located also adds to the price.

OH MY GOSH, what a serious waste of a mansion!!!!!!! thanks for showing us though, I'd still live there as is :)

Probably a corrupt banker's home. Cheaper to tear it down. But oh what that house could do with a little community service. A whole community center. Or even house the homeless veterans. I'm just saying...

Too bad someone can’t buy that and restore. It is beautiful and they don’t make homes like that anymore unfortunately. Great video. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

Good job guys. Nice adventure

Great explore, looking forward to more.

Pretty formal gardens,the gates are amazing,library in red...yew. What no one checks on these multi million dollar homes? That should never happen! That looks like it was intentional by cutting the water pipes......

Pretty cool to see this from another perspective! :)

I was there the other day it is epic haven't uploaded pics yet.

Some one needs to cut water off at water meter

The air conditioners have the blue tape on it, meaning it was never used. The storage or walking closed made from wood looks in pristine or never used condition.

That place is big! It looked like fire took out a room.

Beautiful.hi Saludos Puerto Rico.

Gorgeous!

Cool !

Very sad. Beautiful house.

it was a 40 million dollar mansion dont get it people do this sad nice vidoe guys

That so sad I wish I have house like that thank guys

Wow. This was abandoned?? Beautiful home. Thank you for sharing.

I love this video, it’s a shame that they have to tear it down. I love the music at the end. Keep up the wonderful work.Stay safe.

I would assume that the room with red walls would've been a library/study. Definitely see the potential in this house, what a waste

I'm no real estate broker but I just don't see $40 million dollars there. Even fully furnished and in mint condition. I'd say about 10 tops. Great vid though.

have you seen the RT Edgar video on how it looked before it was abandoned? it's pretty majestic. apparently the home dates back to the 1920's even though whoever redecorated it in the 90's didn't have very good taste.

What was the name of your explorer pal? Couldn't hear what you said. Thanks! Great video, subscribed.

One of what used to be Australia's gems... now nothing but an insurance claim.

11:11 i see water and wires, bad combo! glad you all made it out alive!

Woaw très belle maison

WOW what a shame . But I often wonder why does anyone need so a huge house. Thanks for the video

Que casa maravilhosa 😍😍😍

Great video, sad to see so much damage

The outside looks pretty good. The landscaping has been kept up, even the hedges are trimmed.

That toilet tank looks like for that bathroom you showed next. There's no tank on the toilet. Probly to get it close to the wall. Bad ass house

Wow what a shame! That was the Office library mahogany bookcases very expensive, I wonder what happened?

What is the name if this mansion? I'd like to do some research.

Great video Beautiful home. Just couldn't hear you

The water leaks need sorting out, before more damage is done, landing carpets are soaked

Who lived there? Yes I definitely seen 40 million this place is incredible

Geez, that house is beautiful. So many fireplaces too lol. Wonder what caused the family to move out and just forget about the place. Shame to see it falling victim to neglect.

I think I will be moving there, just so I can squat in this beauty.

Where is this place

I reckon that odd room with the timer was a darkroom for developing photos. My guess.

Lovely garden, needs a lot of sorting out, restoration work. Worth Forty million Dollars? with lots of structural problems

Than's Guys From Catalonia 👍

Where's SERVPRO when you need it?

When was this house built? When was it abandoned ? All drapes are custom, beautiful! Whats the story here? D

It's a shame that these magnificent homes are left to decay.

Epic looking place. I should get in there before it gets locked up or trashed. The audio was super quiet, I could barely hear you talk but it was cool none the less.

Looks to me that there was a really bad fire and they just decided not to rebuild thier home. Probably cheaper to just buy a new one if they had insurance to collect on the mansion that burned.

Yard/grass/garden/grounds look(s) better maintained than mine.....

This looks like the same house that was gutted, and has become an insurance claim,?

Good explore, but audio was almost nil. I had to tie. Up my TV to 17 and I could barely hear still.

What a nice place if they could afford a mansion they must be able to afford to fix it up what a waste

Hey, not a single furniture left behind. I bet they move out long before the fire.

Hey, I will start a go fund me page so I can buy this.

Some how someone should let the water company know that the pipe is cut wasting a lot of water

How many bedrooms and bathrooms?

Yeah there's water damage.

Designed in 1920 by architect Christopher Cowper as his own home, the property first sold when Cowper and his wife, Mary secured £15,250 for it in 1925. In approx. May 2017 after being owned for two decades the previous owners sold the 1920s one-acre property "as-is" for $40 million, becoming, at the time, the most expensive property in Toorak - with a further $8.5 million in government fees on top of the purchase price. The home has been vacant since approx Spring 2014 after a fire, caused by a cleaner dropping hot coals into a wheelie bin ultimately destroying the back half of the property. As a result of water to extinguish the fire the home suffered even greater damage, the reason the ceiling has fallen in some areas. Attempting to extinguish a fire it's the water that does irreversible damage. Following a fire, as long as the structure remains sound the finishes can be stripped and replaced. But water gets everywhere, inside the walls and ceilings, and can sit under and on the floors. Damage from a fire can often be seen, damage from water cannot. Even just excess moisture in the air has the potential to cause a property considerable damage. Any delays in resolving moisture ASAP can be disastrous. Once mould begins to grow it is extremely difficult to resolve and can compromise the health of anyone within its vicinity. It is very likely repairs can begin after a fire with no actual understanding of potential problems until its well beyond the ability to properly correct it. Upon purchasing the home the new owner claimed to want to retain the original home and rebuild what the fire destroyed. This property would likely be stripped to the bare walls and everything would then be replaced. The building thought to be a shed looked to also be a photography studio. The black box that appeared to be a clock is a timer, and the long stainless trough-like structure along the wall would have been used to rinse and develop images. Behind that shed is a three-bedroom guest house. The space next to the kitchen with the wall of stainless refrigerators would have been used as a catering kitchen. The room with the red lacquered walls would have been used as an office/library. Furnished the red would not be quite as glaring with books on the shelves as they would obscure a great deal of the colour. Lacquering the walls as they are are is not an inexpensive finish. It's unfortunate that the property has been allowed to essentially rot as is, and though a considerable amount of cash was spend to purchase it there may be benefits to the owner as deductions against their income tax

why wouldnt ushut off the main water shutoff

Why spent so much money to leave it empty ...? Love those stairs... Its a big lost of 💲💲💲💲

why is the water running and someone hasn't turned it off? what a nightmare

Where in Melbourne is this located?

Yal know about the Fresh Prince over there

Do you get permission to go onto these properties or do you just trespass..

Is this in Austrelia?

Does anyone know the actual story behind this place?

What the house looked like before: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-DpwjiuPPUJU.html

Amazing! Where is this?

Why wouldn't this place have been repaired?

I enjoyed your video but you really do need to turn up the sound!!!!!👍👏😁

Awful lot of water damage now

I wonder who mows the lawn...

What a waste of what was once a beautiful home. I really hope whoever purchased this tries to save the marble and white french doors and remake the entire home again.

Haha most women have about 30 pair shoes,when you add in flip flops etc.... Small rooms for staff I assume

Okay

Someone is still maintaining the grass and bushes odd

Where`s this house at

SO WHERE IS THIS HOUSE LOCATED????

That Was a Beautiful home! But it it is too damaged!

I would of gone to the street and turned the water off at the meter.

Funny, it does look like the house used in fresh prince of bel air

That is NO FORTY MILLION DOLLAR house. And for that amount, it should be ready for someone to turn the key and move in.

40 million?? Then why in the world would they let it rot?☹

Oh' ya' leave your finger prints all over😒❗👍👌✌

What a shame it ih s just going to waste@

Probably not worth repairing. Level it and start again.

Such a shame!

Looks like the sauna was a little hot eh?

I don't get why these huge places are left vacant to let folks in to vandalise, so many veterans could actually collectively use and respect a place like this, so many places left to rot yet we are so scarce on dwellings , such a shame , iam guessing all rolled up in red tape?

Sick not to b taken care of

so water leaking from a pipe for years and years....what a waste of water...no one can turn it off....the damage is done but at least stop wasting water...

This is sick as f**k

Does not at all look $40 million! Maybe 1 - 2million at most!

Can’t hear it

looks like from the 80s dated cost to much to update better to build new .

no way would it be worth 40 million even fully furnished.