Bombs away: $16 million Gold Coast mansion hits the market with its own waterfront helipad - and a CANNON Howitzer cannon on the balcony guards mansion's river views from all comers Five-bedroom home comes with the Gold Coast's only known waterfront helipad Owners built their dream home from vacant land and selling for 'health reasons'By Alison Bevege For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:54 BST, 3 May 2019 | Updated: 03:55 BST, 3 May 2019 Viewcomments The neighbours won't be causing any trouble for the future owners of this $16.25 million waterfront mansion for sale on Queensland's Gold Coast glitter strip. That's because it comes with its own Howitzer cannon on the ground-floor balcony, ready to settle any disputes with overwhelming force in suburban Paradise Waters. The Howitzer overlooks the waters of the Nerang River, guarding the five-bedroom mansion's own private floating helipad. 101 Commodore Drive, Paradise Waters, comes with its own neighbourhood dispute-settler "This is the only home on the Gold Coast that you can land your helicopter on the waterfront," said Ray White real estate agent Robert Graham on the listing's website. The three-storey mansion at 101 Commodore Drive is only 10 minutes from Gold Coast airport. Inside there is a dual access elevator to each floor so the new owners will never need to bother walking up the stairs. The owners, who are selling for health reasons, first bought the property as vacant land from Mr Graham. You can boat or jetski home to Paradise Waters across the Nerang River at the end of a long hard day in the office. Or just fly in and land your helicopter on the only waterfront helipad on the Gold Coast, which is also 10 minutes from Gold Coast airport They spent years building their five-bedroom dream home, designed by architect Jared Poole at Paradise Waters, an upmarket suburb across the water from Southport, close to exclusive private schools and Main Beach. Family members of the owner had a farm in Victoria, from which the cannon arrived. The Paradise Waters mansion is also called 'Tulsa' after the farm. The architect-designed property has elegant chandeliers, soaring windows, six bathrooms, seven car spaces and 30 metres of water frontage. Luxurious oversized bedrooms look out over the water through a wall made of windows The luxury home sits on 1129 square metres of land with 30 metres of water frontage, has six bathrooms, seven carspaces, a powered workshop, and a grand formal bar room. It also has a home theatre with a 140-inch screen plus a self-contained au pair's quarters, office and library. The pool is heated and all the blinds are motorised. Paradise Waters leapt into the spotlight in 2014 when a luxury mansion at 60 Admiralty Drive sold for $8.7 million. The suburb became a property hotspot for Russian billionaires and Chinese businessmen who bought in the boom. Relative bargains can still be had in the area with real estate website domain.com showing 133 Commodore Drive, a five-bedroom house but with only four bathrooms - and minus a helipad and cannon - sold for $3.5 million in April. An eight-person home theatre to wow the guests has a 140-inch screen and comfy couches The kitchen has every master chef's dream: double island benches Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility