Port Lincoln mansion with amazing aquarium is back on the market

The Port Lincoln home at 16-18 North Point Avenue is back on the market after being sold a year ago. Photo: realestate.com.au

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The Port Lincoln mansion, famous for its astonishing saltwater aquarium ‘feature wall’, is back on the market after being sold a year ago.

The beachfront home at 16-18 North Point Avenue in Lincoln Cove Marina is on the market with a price tag of $3.85 million.

This was after the buyer bought the house for an undisclosed price last February.

An 8m x 3.5m saltwater aquarium in the lounge room lined with colorful marine life is one of the main attractions of the five-bedroom, five-bathroom residence.

A huge saltwater aquarium is the distinguishing feature of this home. Photo: realestate.com.au

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The owner has upgraded the home in the past year. Photo: realestate.com.au

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The 5 bedroom home has an additional bedroom with ensuite bathroom. Photo: realestate.com.au

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A tropical indoor garden is also a highlight of this home. Photo: realestate.com.au

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Steve Kemp, principal of Kemp Real Estate, which sells the property with Georgie Kemp, said the impressive aquarium is also one of the home’s features that the owner has upgraded over the past year.

“He spent a little money on the house. He remade the fish tank. He built another huge bedroom and bathroom,” he said.

“He also installed solar panels on the house.”

Despite the upgrade, Kemp said he decided to sell the impressive home so the owner could travel.

He said it has already attracted strong interest after just a few days on the market.

“It’s still the nicest waterfront home on the Eyre Peninsula,” Kemp said.

The late game fishing record holder, property developer, tuna farming pioneer, and key player in the growth of the shark diving industry, Ron Forster and his wife, Janet, opened the facility in 1988. was built.

This property was built in the late 1980’s. Photo: realestate.com.au

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It carries a multi-million dollar price tag. Photo: realestate.com.au

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There are currently 5 bathrooms. Photo: realestate.com.au

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The home is located on a sprawling 1781 square meter block on the Lincoln Cove Marina. Photo: realestate.com.au

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Forster said when the home first hit the market in May 2020, the idea was for her husband to install an aquarium after being inspired by an aquarium he saw at a resort, but she I never knew how big it would get. finished.

Mr. Kemp said it cost the Forsters more than $1 million to install the tank. The tank was cleaned regularly by divers.

Other distinguishing features of the multi-level residence include a tropical indoor garden and a glass aviary.