It’s growth time for Melbourne’s high-flying entrepreneurs, sports activities stars and creatives, with properties owned by massive names fetching sizeable sums throughout the previous month.
In February, magnificence mogul Blair James and spouse Melanie put their heritage-listed home at 41 Fellows St, Kew, available on the market with a $7m-$7.7m asking vary.
Mr James and enterprise companion Shaun Wilson offered their Bondi Sands self-tanning manufacturers to Japanese skincare large Kao Company for greater than $450m final yr.
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Together with fellow businessman Hamish Buckley, Mr James additionally co-founded the hair care label Progress Bomb.
Marshall White Boroondara’s Nick Ptak stated he had fielded a number of provides from native and overseas-based patrons for the circa-1897 Kew digs, which just lately offered for an undisclosed quantity.
“The brand new homeowners beloved the historic nature of it, the landholding, and being in one of many premier streets in Kew,” Mr Ptak stated.
In Glen Iris, former AFL participant Ben Holland and spouse Kiera have farewelled a three-bedroom home at 55 Vincent St.
Holland performed greater than 190 video games for Richmond and Melbourne and is now the Victorian Podiatry Group’s director, a job that has seen him appointed North Melbourne’s official podiatrist.
Ex-Richmond participant turned O’Brien Actual Property property guide and auctioneer, John Rombotis, recruited Tigers legend Kevin Sheedy to spruik the house in a video. In response to realestate.com.au, the deal with offered for $2.64m final month.
Mr Rombotis stated a household with kids had snapped up the abode, attracted by its location 190m from the Harold Holt Swim Centre.
He additionally had the itemizing for a home at 37 Yertchuk Ave, Ashwood, which had been in ex-Collingwood participant Shane Morwood’s spouse’s household for greater than six many years. A younger couple bought the house for a determine barely above the $1.35m-$1.375m value information.
In Doncaster, design agency Grafico Home’s founder Damian Corney offloaded his home at 4 Aberdeen Drive for $1.76m.
Corney counts Louis Vuitton, Essendon Soccer Membership and Zagame Automotive Group amongst his shoppers.
In the meantime, e-commerce agency Rokt’s co-founder Ben Voltz and spouse Briana have listed their Hamptons-style, five-bedroom home at 17 Toorak Ave, Toorak, with a $7m-$7.7m value information.
RT Edgar Toorak’s Antoinette Nido declined to touch upon the homeowners however stated the circa-Nineteen Twenties pad had attracted curiosity from abroad, interstate and Melbourne patrons.
In March, Mr Voltz was revealed as the customer of a $50m+ eight-bedroom Sydney mansion.
Ms Nido additionally has the itemizing for a penthouse at 2601-2604/18 Claremont St, South Yarra, owned by Sonic Healthcare founder Michael Boyd. The 408sq m residence has a $7m-$7.7m price ticket.
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