Despite being based in the United States country music capital Nashville,Kidman and her husband Keith Urban now claim half a dozen apartments in harbourside Milsons Point,of which the latest settled this week to take her tally in the one building to more than $27.5 million.
While Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban were celebrating Karl Lagerfeld at the Met Gala in New York last week,their Sydney accountant was about to settle on new $7.7 million digs.Getty
A three-bedroom spread on level 15 of the landmark Latitude building is Kidman’s latest purchase for $7.725 million,which like her other apartments are held in the name of corporate interests fronted by her childhood friendAnnette Rechner.
The purchase – not far from her motherJanelle’s home on the lower north shore – is the most expensive in the building after one of the penthouses that had previously sold for $8 million was on-sold for a loss two years ago by billionaire pub magnateChris Morris and his wifeSharron Sills at $7.65 million.
The Hollywood A-lister’s latest digs was sold privately by co-founder of North Shore Coaching CollegeAndy Mak.
Nicole Kidman’s first purchase in Latitude was the penthouse apartment of Mark Bouris in 2009.Domain
Kidman and Urban’s holding in the building now totals six apartments,of which their crowning glory is the penthouse they bought fromMark Bouris for $6 million in 2009. It was consolidated with a $7 million pad next door in 2012 to create a super-spread for their Sydney visits. That leaves three other apartments on the floors below,picked up for $2.68 million,$2.78 million and $1.35 million in more recent years.
Smashing reserves
The Bellevue Hill home of the late fashion designer Edwina Horseman sold under the hammer this week for more than $18 million.
The Tzannes-designed house in Bellevue Hill was commissioned by investment banker Tony O’Sullivan more than a decade ago.Domain
Edwina Horseman purchased the house in 2012 for $6.95 million.Supplied
There was clearly good interest in the Ginahgulla Road house after it hit the market with a $16 million guide given PPD’s Alexander Phillips brought the auction forward and had three buyers compete to see it sold for more than $1 million over the reserve.
The house was designed by Tzannes Architects,with landscaping byPeter Fudge,when it was owned by investment bankerTony O’Sullivan,who at the time was head of his corporate advisory O’Sullivan Partners. O’Sullivan is now based in London at the request ofKing Charles III,heading up the Natural Capital Investment Alliance Taskforce.
The house was a harder sell a decade ago. O’Sullivan and his wifeMarianna listed it in 2010 with $10 million hopes,and it sold two years later for $6.95 million.
Holiday highs
James and Viktoriia Spenceley have sold their Church Point getaway for $6.8 million.Domain
James Spenceley founded the charity Aus Ukraine Aid delivering second-hand ambulances to the battlefront.Supplied
Airtasker chairman and North Sydney councillorJames Spenceley and his wife Viktoriia have set a $6.8 million high in Church Point.
Taking the keys to the couple’s Pittwater weekender isJoanna Spira,wife of Inova Pharmaceuticals chiefDan Spira.
Spenceley had owned the waterfront getaway since 2015 when it was sold for $3.675 million by former Whitehaven Coal chiefTony Haggarty.
Still with this week’s holiday home sellers comes veteran stockbrokerBrent Potts and his wifePaula,who have scored $10 million for their Palm Beach weekender – ending an almost 18-month sale campaign that started at $11 million.
The Palm Beach designer digs of Brent and Pauline Potts sold for $10 million.Domain
Designed by architectRolf Haefeli and completed 20 years ago,it was purchased by Potts amid the property boom of 2007 for $7 million.
Peak ridiculous
Just when we all thought Byron Bay’s values couldn’t get worse – or better as the case may be – comes this week’s listing of the Coopers Shoot hinterland property Hercules for $35 million.
Hercules luxury acreage at Coopers Shoot returned to the market this week for $35 million.Domain
Adrian Puljich is director and CEO of retirement resort developer GemLife.GemLife
In double-checking the asking price,selling agent Amir Mian said he was inspired byTom andEmma Lane,of the Oroton fashion accessory family,who last month sold The Range for a.
That would make the Hercules luxury acreage a highly lucrative investment forJessica Puljich,wife ofAdrian Puljich,who heads up the over-50s lifestyle resort developer GemLife.
Puljich paid $22 million for it in June last year,so a $35 million sale would mean it rose in value by more than $1 million every month since she bought it. It settled to Puljich a few days before last Christmas.
Meanwhile,The Range’s mystery buyer – introduced to the property by Pacifico’sChristian Sergiacomi – has lodged interest on the title linking it to Bondi-based tech company bossBen Bray,27. Bray insists he is not the buyer but simply fronts the trust in which it will be held. Good friend.