11 King George St, Lavender Bay has offered for approximately $17m this night.

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A purchaser based totally in Hong Kong has paid about $17m for the Lavender Bay mansion owned by way of Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan and his spouse Lucinda.

The grand circa 1886 mansion Alta Mura — which passersby described as “probably the most stunning area in Sydney” — was once introduced to the marketplace on the finish of July by the use of Atlas primary Michael Coombs and Adrian Bridges.

The newest information was once $16m to $17.5m.

Coombs and Bridges wouldn’t remark at the worth accomplished this night, however mentioned there’d been 3 sturdy patrons at the King George St place of dwelling during the last few weeks. It’s understood Jonathon De Brennan of De Brennan Assets presented the patron, who works in monetary markets and will probably be shifting in subsequent yr.

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The house has been meticulously renovated, with interiors by way of Anna Spiro.

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Hamish McLennan with daughter Olivia and spouse Lucinda.

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Explicit enhancements come with repainting and alternative of ground surfaces right through.

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The brokers had pulled a deliberate public sale per week sooner than as those would-be shoppers weren’t reasonably ready to shop for.

At first of the marketing campaign, Coombs mentioned he’d been excited to win the checklist as it was once so notable.

“I am getting requested ‘who owns that area?’ and ‘are you able to means the house owners about promoting?’ a few dozen occasions each and every yr!” he mentioned.

So it’s rarely sudden that the McLennans have accomplished extraordinarily neatly over seven years.

They’d bought the valuables for $7.4m in 2016 from tech guru Daniel Petre and his spouse, Carolyn.

The McLennans did a meticulous renovation, with Anna Spiro commissioned for the interiors and Peter Fudge for the landscaping of the 746sqm block.

Peter Fudge did the landscaping.

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The kitchen options an island bench, Miele home equipment and a butlers’ pantry.

There are 5 grand bedrooms.

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At first of the marketing campaign, the McLennans mentioned they’d loved the peace and quiet of the neighbourhood.

“It’s so quiet, the neighbours are very quiet … you continuously get woken up by way of the birds,” Lucinda mentioned.

Some of the house’s sights are the sublime front room with unique timbers and a marble gasoline hearth; a heated mosaic tiled swimming pool; a separate youngster retreat and a couple of secluded alfresco zones, best for entertaining.

The kitchen options an island bench, Miele home equipment and a butlers’ pantry.

The master bedroom faces north, together with a find out about, and a best deck has tranquil district perspectives throughout Lavender Bay.

The couple are upgrading to a $30m five-bedroom, five-bathroom Eastbourne Rd, Darling Level place of dwelling owned by way of Olympic gold medalist and proprietor of K2 Recruitment Mark Kerry and his inner clothier spouse, Lynda.

The Kerrys have accomplished a big reno at the grand house, purchased for $11m in 2020.

Except being the Rugby Australia chairman, McLennan could also be chairman of the REA Workforce, writer of realestate.com.au, and deputy chairman of Magellan Finances Control.