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The South Yarra house as it appeared when it last traded in 2017.Credit:

The residence was owned in the name of Simon’s wife,Sophie Crowe,and settled last week,public records show. Through her lawyers,Ms Crowe declined to comment.

Mr Crowe and two colleagues founded the Grill’d burger chain in 2004 and the business wasvalued at in excess of $450 million by industry experts in 2019,before the pandemic hit.

Although the sale was conducted secretly off-market,one source,with knowledge of the transaction but not authorised to speak publicly,pointed to Marshall White’s Marcus Chiminello as the agent. Mr Chiminello declined to comment.

Grill’d co-founder Simon Crowe.Credit:Josh Robenstone

The home’s previous owner was actor Madeleine West,who sold it at private auction with her then-partner,celebrity chef Shannon Bennett.

The home comes with a pool,gym,and wine cellar.Credit:

Set on about 1250 square metres,the home had been renovated prior to the celebrity couple’s purchase to include a modern extension with parents’ retreat and family room.

But Mr Bennett hired architects Jackson Clements Burrows to update the kitchen to the Vue de monde founder’s standards.

The revamped kitchen features a stainless-steel bench,Miele induction stove tops,three ovens and a built-in coffee machine.

A kitchen fit for a celebrity chef,or a burger boss.Credit:

Last time it traded,the pad was advertised with four bedrooms,three bathrooms,a swimming pool,spa,gym,north-facing gardens,outdoor entertaining area with pizza oven,butler’s pantry,temperature controlled wine cellar and cinema room.

The new owner is soprano Greta Bradman,public records show,whose husband is Didier Elzinga,co-founder and chief executive of $2 billion HR software start-up Culture Amp. The Elzinga-Bradman family declined to comment.

South Yarra’s median house price was $2.1 million in 2021,up 11.1 per cent from the previous year,Domain data shows.

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