Features of the luxury home included a gourmet kitchen,a recreational lower level complete with a cocktail bar,home cinema and wine cellar,and a large courtyard with a mineral pool and outdoor kitchen.
The property comes with a cocktail bar,cellar and showroom-style garage.Credit:
Mr Deutsch purchased the Bronte house for $11.2 million in late 2018,renovated it a year later,and listed it briefly in 2020. He returned it tothe market last month,with plans to upgrade to more family-friendly digs near the harbour.
Meanwhile,a four-bedroom terrace in Alexandria sold for $2.75 million,more than double the $1,175,000 it traded for 10 years ago almost to the day.
The auction of 32 Phillips St,Alexandria,which sold for $2.75 million.Credit:Lyndal Irons
The bidding for 32 Phillips Street was slow to start,stalling after an opening offer of $2 million,despite five registered bidders. Once a second bidder eventually made an offer of $2.1 million,it rose rapidly in $100,000 raises as the two parties traded bids.
Anthony and Eliet Roddy were the winning bidders at the Alexandria auction.Credit:Lyndal Irons
When it stalled again at $2.7 million – below the $2.8 million reserve – the highest bidders,a couple upsizing from the inner city,increased their offer by $50,000,which secured them the keys.
The 142-square-metre block sold through Brad Gillespie of The Agency Eastern Suburbs,and had a price guide of $2.4 million-2.5 million.
In Darlinghurst,a three-bedroom terrace at 19 Taylor Street sold for $2.39 million,$190,000 above the reserve.
Bidding was again slow to start,eventually opening at $1.8 million,then climbing in $100,000 jumps before dropping to smaller increments as all three registered bidders competed.
A young couple from Bondi made the winning bid for the 82-square-metre block,which sold through Walter Burfitt-Williams of Ray White Taylor and Partners. Records show it previously sold for $620,000 in 2003.
In Lilyfield,a three-bedroom home at 17 Steward Street sold for $2.31 million,after four bidders competed for the 297-square-metre block.
Bidding opened at $1.7 million and climbed in $50,000 jumps,passing the $2 million price guide before stalling at $2,025,000. It was only after it was called on the market that bidding resumed,pushing the price well above the initial $2,075,000 written reserve.
The home sold through Benjamin Martin,of CobdenHayson Balmain,to a young local couple. Records show it last traded for $950,000 in 2013,with only cosmetic upgrades made since it last sold.
In West Pymble,a young family was delighted with their purchase of a four-bedroom house at 52 Yanko Road,having previously missed out on a few homes in the area.
The 935-square-metre block sold for $2.36 million through Dominic Smith of Lan-Dom Real Estate,with competition from four of the five registered bidders pushing the price $260,000 above the reserve. The deceased estate had a price guide of $1.9 million and had been held in the one family for 66 years.
Elsewhere,Centennial Park’s values are being reset asrag trader Nick Kelly’s mansion Lactura sold for $20.5 million through The Agency’s Ben Collier this week.
The home last traded for $10.5 million in 2017 when Mr Kelly bought it from the late media chief David Leckie and his charity queen wife,Skye.
It’s a standout result for Centennial Park that matches the$20.5 million price tag set a few doors up the road earlier this year,when retired colonel Andrew MacNab and his wife,Melanie,sold their Federation home to Aussie Home Loans heiress Deborah Symond O’Neil and her husband,Ned O’Neil. Shortly after that sale by Mr Collier,Mr Kelly listed his house.
Rag trader Nick Kelly sold his Centennial Park home Lactura for $20.5 million.Credit:
Mr Collier declined to comment on the purchaser of Lactura but said a new price benchmark had been set for the suburb,with two properties trading at the same level within a matter of weeks.