Sprawling 16-room Melbourne mansion made famous by Underbelly hits the market with an eye-watering price guide of $8.58million

A spectacular mansion made famous in the first season of Underbelly, starring Vince Colosimo, is going under the hammer with an eye-watering price guide of $7.8-$8.58 million.

Located in Moonee Ponds, one of Melbourne’s most sought-after postcodes, the sprawling pad known as Rosina features 16 rooms.

Built in 1888, the luxurious heritage estate features five bedrooms, three bathrooms and extensive landscaped gardens.

The house was designed in an ‘Italian’ style and is known for its distinctive three-storey tower, which was demolished in 1935 and rebuilt in 2001. Herald Sun.

A delightful blend of ultra-modern and old-world elegance, the house has undergone extensive renovations over the decades, carefully preserving its original features.

A spectacular mansion made famous in the first season of Underbelly goes under the hammer with an eye-popping price guide of $7.8-$8.58 million (pictured)

Highlights include high ceilings, ornate finishes, Baltic pine floors and multiple open marble fireplaces.

There is also a beautiful rear garden with an entertainment terrace, with a large built-in swimming pool as the centrepiece.

The grand layout includes a formal dining room, family room, rumpus room and ‘formal lounge’.

Located in Moonee Ponds, one of Melbourne's most sought-after postcodes, the sprawling pad known as Rosina features 16 rooms and was the location for several scenes from season one of Underbelly in 2008. Pictured: Vince Colosimo in a scene from the show

Located in Moonee Ponds, one of Melbourne’s most sought-after postcodes, the sprawling pad known as Rosina features 16 rooms and was the location for several scenes from season one of Underbelly in 2008. Pictured: Vince Colosimo in a scene from the show

Built in 1888, the luxurious heritage estate features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, extensive landscaped gardens and an entertainment terrace.

Built in 1888, the luxurious heritage estate features five bedrooms, three bathrooms, extensive landscaped gardens and an entertainment terrace.

Other highlights include a bedroom office and a ‘conservatory’ veranda.

Meanwhile, the enormous kitchen also contains a dining room.

The house, once owned by AFL legend Mark Dawson, featured in season one of Underbelly, starring Vince Colosimo who played Alphonse Gangitano, who was murdered in 1998.

The thirteen-part series, which premiered in February 2003, fictionalized the bloody gangland feud that rocked Melbourne in the 1990s.

Other real-life figures depicted in the series included Carl Williams (Gyton Grantley) and brothers Jason and Mark Moran (played by Les Hill and Callan Mulvey).

Highlights include high ceilings, ornate finishes, Baltic pine floors and multiple open marble fireplaces.  In the photo: one of the various lounge areas in the country house

Highlights include high ceilings, ornate finishes, Baltic pine floors and multiple open marble fireplaces. In the photo: one of the various lounge areas in the country house

In the photo: The beautiful kitchen with adjoining dining room

In the photo: The beautiful kitchen with adjoining dining room