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Sunday July 27, 2008

Jonathan Chancellor

Central Coast record smashed

THE Central Coast's record residential price now stands at $6.2million after the sale by auction of a house on a double beachfront block at Terrigal. It was the first time it had been offered since the 1930s. The 1800-square-metre holding has lawns that meet the sand. The four-bedroom house was built by the Sterland family in the late 1930s and extended in the 1970s. It sold through L.J. Hooker Terrigal agent Tim Andrews. Until last weekend Avoca Beach held the record at $5.6million, which was paid for a Cliff Avenue beachfront four-bedroom house sold in 2006.

Phantom's new abode

ANTHONY WARLOW and his wife, Celia, have traded Mosman homes. They spent $3.3million for an upstairs unit in a duplex late last year and, more recently, secured the downstairs unit for $3.2million. The duplex was bought from adman Don Morris and his wife, Verity, who engaged Burley Katon Halliday to design it after paying Mark and Phil Arnold $2.85million for the land in 2004. The Warlows have bought and sold in Mosman several times since 1995, when they purchased in Holt Avenue for $490,000. Their redundant two-storey Federation house in Raglan Street sold recently for $4million. They paid $3million for it in 2004.

Butterfly finally takes off

IT'S taken two years but the ultra-modern Butterfly House in Dover Heights has been sold by the Canturi-Ardino family, just ahead of its revised August 5 auction date. More than $8million was tipped on its initial June 2006 listing but, over time, the selling price has been revised down. Its latest agent, Bradfield & Prichard Double Bay's Anthony Puntigam, had $5million plus hopes. The sculptural residence was commissioned by feng shui-inclined clients who wanted no straight lines. Architect Ed Lippmann shaped it like a figure-of-eight. It has five bedrooms in the 580 square metres of internal living space, plus rooftop balcony, gas-heated pool and a 12-car showroom-style garage.

Delezio family's move

RON DELEZIO and Carolyn Martin, the parents of Sophie and Mitchell, have listed their Seaforth property for an August 16 auction through Wayne Blackley, of Blackleys Estate Agents. The firm will donate the agency's services to the family, as will other companies associated with the listing and marketing of the property in Baranbali Avenue. The couple have recently finished constructing a custom-built house for their daughter at Balgowlah Heights. The new house has - among other features - nurses' quarters and a physiotherapy room. The family's burn victims charity, the Day of Difference Foundation, will hold a gala ball on August 9, featuring performances from Leo Sayer, Peter Cousens and Trisha Crowe.

Downsizing in city

LOBBYIST Michael Yabsley and his wife, Susie, have sold their four-level Woolloomooloo terrace for $2.3million. The Yabsleys are spending more time at their Southern Highlands property so the seven-bedroom home is being swapped for an inner-city bolthole. Buying the Forbes Street terrace in 1984 for $135,000, they were among the pioneers of the now fashionable area. The terrace, featured in Vogue Living, was renovated in a classic English style.

Kim accepts $3.75m

TELEVISION personality Kim Watkins, now Melbourne-based, has sold her five-bedroom Randwick house for $3.75million. It had been extended since it was bought in 2003 with builder-husband Simon Tornya for $1.7million. The original worker's cottage has had a three-level extension added to the rear of the 615-square-metre block. It was listed with a $3.9million asking price through GoodyerDonnelly. Buyer's agent Peter Kelaher from PK Property negotiated its purchase for undisclosed clients.

McLeod's locale goes

UNDISCLOSED sale terms have been agreed by Channel Nine for the sale of its McLeod's Daughters property in South Australia. The network was seeking about $1.5million for the two-storey 1850s sandstone farmhouse, Drover's Run, where the highly successful series was filmed before production ceased this year. The silliest rumour doing the rounds was that Playboy founder Hugh Hefner was thinking of buying the 55-hectare property. It was sold through Graeme Hann from Elders Real Estate. Nine paid about $380,000 in 1999 for the Kingsford property, which has a woolshed, stone dairy and shearers' quarters. Less than an hour from Adelaide, it's on the fringe of the Barossa Valley and was marketed as having tourism potential as a bed and breakfast establishment or cellar door.

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