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Bec and Lleyton Hewitt sell Toorak mansion

<p dir="ltr">Bec and Lleyton Hewitt’s Toorak mansion has sold<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://oversixty.com.au/property/real-estate/bec-and-lleyton-hewitt-list-melbourne-mansion-after-big-investment" target="_blank">less than a month</a><span> </span>after hitting the market.</p> <p dir="ltr">Jellis Craig Stonnington listing agent Phillip French confirmed to the<span> </span><em>Herald Sun<span> </span></em>that a Toorak-based family bought the home, located at 34 Heyington Place, but he could not reveal the sale price. The house was listed for $15-16 million, and the<span> </span><em>Sun<span> </span></em>understands it sold for within that range.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr French said that the buyers had competed with parties from interstate and overseas, as well as local buyers from affluent suburbs like Hawthorn and Kew, to nab the house. He added that buyers were drawn by the living and entertaining spaces available in the five-bedroom, seven-bathroom residence, as well as the bedrooms, the pool, the 1800-bottle wine cellar, the 12-seat home theatre, the home gym, and the location.</p> <p dir="ltr">“There are some very good buyers around at the moment, and there’s a little bit of a shortage of high-end properties [for sale]. [The property] was very well viewed online, but also there was quite good genuine interest in it,” Mr French said.</p> <p dir="ltr">The sale comes<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://oversixty.com.au/property/real-estate/lleyton-and-bec-hewitt-s-secret-rental-hideaway-goes-under-the-hammer" target="_blank">less than a month</a><span> </span>after the couple purchased a $4.305 million home in the Gold Coast suburb of Burleigh Heads. While waiting to move into their new home, The Palms, the couple and their children were renting Burleigh Beach Bungalow. The owners said they were surprised that the Hewitts wanted to rent their property, telling the<span> </span><em>Gold Coast Bulletin,<span> </span></em>“They loved it as well, which was nice. You get worried as it’s your own house.”</p> <p dir="ltr">The Hewitt’s new home, the Palms, is often described as “Queensland’s most photographed home”, and it last sold in May for $555,000 less than the famous couple paid for it.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Hewitts bought the Toorak home in 2016 while it was under construction, paying $12.7 million for the property. They then worked with architect Christopher Doyle and builder Peter Johnston of Royale Construction to add some personal touches.</p> <p dir="ltr">The home boasts ensuites for each of the five bedrooms and a six-car garage in addition to a home gym, pool, and home theatre. Other amenities include an in-built trampoline, basketball hoop, and astro turf with a Rebound Ace tennis surface.</p> <p dir="ltr">Mr French described it as a “real entertainer’s home”.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: realestate.com.au</em></p>

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Bec and Lleyton Hewitt list Melbourne mansion after big investment

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tennis star Lleyton Hewitt and </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Home &amp; Away</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> actress Bec have </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-toorak-137660686" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">listed</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> their luxurious Melbourne mansion just weeks after scooping up a Gold Coast home.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The pair’s Toorak home was listed for sale with a price guide of $15-16 million after they reportedly dropped $4.305 million on a coastal home in Burleigh Heads.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Their five-bedroom family estate became the country’s most viewed home according to </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/news/lleyton-hewitt-and-wife-bec-list-toorak-mansion-after-buying-burleigh-heads-home/?rsf=syn:news:nca:news:spa:strap" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">realestate.com.au</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, having racked up over 12,400 views in one week.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It boasts multiple living and dining areas, a huge main bedroom, indoor and outdoor kitchens, and a basement with a 12-seat cinema, wine cellar, gym, and a six-car garage.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Outside, the property also includes a pool and a Rebound Ace tennis court.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The home is open to expressions of interest and the listing is being managed by Jellis Craig Stonnington agent Phillip French. Mr French first sold the property to the Hewitts for $12.7 million while it was under construction in 2016.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">said</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the family had loved the home’s “very private position” and enjoyed its “great entertaining spaces”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The listing comes as the couple are expected to settle on their new Gold Coast home by November 15.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The four-bedroom home sits less than 100-metres away from Burleigh’s surf beach, and boasts a tropical outdoor entertaining area with a sunken fireplace, pool, and barbecue kitchen.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Conal Martin, the agent managing the sale, declined to comment on the buyer’s identity but said the family had visited since the sale and loved it.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I can say they do love the Gold Coast,” he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They’re a lovely family and they are welcomed in the area.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Despite purchasing a Queensland home, Bec and Llayton are rumoured to be moving to Sydney with their three children, Mia, 15, Cruz, 12, and Ava, 10.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Images: @bechewitt23 / Instagram, realestate.com.au</span></em></p>

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George Calombaris to sell lavish Toorak mansion amid collapse of food empire

<p>The embattled MasterChef judge has quietly listed his lavish Toorak home for a hefty $4.1 million as his restaurant empire sits on the brink of collapse.</p> <p>Calombaris’ MaDE Establishment risking going into administration with around 500 staff at 18 restaurants currently employed.</p> <p>The celebrity chef first made headlines in 2019 for underpaying staff of up to $7.83 million.</p> <p>"My thoughts and concerns would be for all of the employees of his company," Victorian Jobs Minister Martin Pakula said on Monday.</p> <p>"In that regard, I would hope that any conversations that are had with bankers and administrators are such that those people are able to keep their jobs."</p> <p>Calombaris has quietly listed his and his partner Natalie Tricarico’s impressive Toorak mansion weeks after selling his Safety Beach holiday house in January. </p> <p>The couple bought the home, held in Tricarico’s name, in 2013 for $4.75 million. </p> <p>The spacious home boasts a generous five bedrooms as well as has bathrooms and five car spots, a swimming pool and an indoor space that can be converted into a gym or theatre. </p> <p>It also features marble kitchen benches fit for a talented chef, according to the 2013 listing of the home.</p> <p>The family faced an intense lashing from locals while they lived at the house after adding a gym to the backyard.</p> <p>Neighbour Helen Elsworth <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/home-garden/masterchef-australias-george-calombaris-in-neighbourhood-row-over-outdoor-gym/news-story/7db6414cfce0f8ebe92826497cf79805" target="_blank">previously told the </a><em><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/home-garden/masterchef-australias-george-calombaris-in-neighbourhood-row-over-outdoor-gym/news-story/7db6414cfce0f8ebe92826497cf79805" target="_blank">Herald Sun</a></em><span> </span>the addition was a “hideous black box” and Calombaris was “the worst neighbour I’ve had in my life”.</p> <p>Kay &amp; Burton South Yarra managing director Ross Savas has confirmed Calombaris had listed the property and was in discussions with the family about the upcoming sale.</p> <p>Pursuit Property buyer’s advocate Brad Willmott said the family would likely make “capital gains” from the five-bedroom house.</p> <p>“It’s in a small court off Lansdowne Rd, so it’s going to appeal to business people and families downsizing from larger properties in the area,” Mr Willmott said.</p> <p>“It used to have a whole bunch of trees in the backyard, but those have been replaced with some new additions.”</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery to see the Toorak mansion.</p>

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