Crystal Creek estate with rare eco-tourism approval hits market

Located at 160 Upper Crystal Creek Road, Upper Crystal Creek, the former 1912 dairy farm is being marketed by Ray White Rural Murwillumbah selling agent Stewart Baericke.

The property has a price guide of $3.7 million with expressions of interest closing on 14 April.

For owner Donna, who has called the property home since 2003, the decision to sell is the closing of a deeply personal chapter.

“We call it ‘God’s own country’ because you feel completely secluded in nature, yet I’ve been able to travel to the coast every day for work,” Donna said.

“It’s the best of both worlds.”

She said the creek is the heart of the home.

“In the summer, we just sit our chairs right in the water with a cold beer and let it run over our feet,” Donna said.

“It never runs dry, even in the height of summer, because it’s fed from Springbrook."

The property features a meticulously renovated three-bedroom main residence alongside a luxury two-bedroom, two-bathroom architectural cottage.

A significant value-add lies in the existing Development Approval (DA) granted in 2008.

While the first luxury cottage is complete, the approval remains in place for three additional eco-tourism dwellings.

“You simply can't get this kind of development opportunity in the Tweed anymore,” Donna said.

“The foundations are there for someone to move in and immediately scale up a boutique wedding or eco-tourism business.”