A former Billabong boss has sold his Gold Coast mansion for a whopping $25 million.
The expansive Mermaid Beach home of Scott Perrin sold to a mystery buyer – selling agent Michael Kollosche could not name them, but confirmed they are Australian.
“It was a pleasure selling such an amazing home, the end of an era for the sellers who have been fantastic to work for, and the beginning of an amazing lifestyle for another,” he said.
Designed by architect Bayden Goddard, all six bedrooms include en suites, and the property comes with three kitchens including an outdoor barbecue and teppanyaki area.
The property also features a retractable roof and a huge 11-car garage.
Mr Perrin bought the 2833 square-metre property for $4.4 million in 2000. News Corp reports he then spent about $20 million building the vast property.
Despite the bullish sale price, the sale comes short of Queensland’s all-time record price, set in 2008 when businessman Tony Smith sold five beachfront blocks of adjoining Gold Coast land, unfinished mansion included, for $27 million.The sale does comes close to Victoria’s records, however.
It beats the price of a Toorak mansion (the most expensive house ever sold in Melbourne) which sold for more than $24 million earlier in the year. Victoria’s most expensive home ‘Ilyuka’ in Portsea sold for $26 million in 2010.
All those records are eclipsed by the $70 million sale of James Packer’s mega mansion to Chinese billionaire Chau Chak Wing.
While the Mermaid Beach property achieved a hefty price even by national standards, the new owners will certainly get value for money – the land alone is valued at $13.5 million.
Compared with the $25 million sale of Tidemark, Mr Kollosche said a Hedges Avenue listing of his will sell soon.
Now listed at $17.25 million – a $2.5 million price drop – the home of racing industry’s David Henderson is “very well priced, and definitely the next to go”.
The 1181 square-metre property comes with five bedrooms – including two master suites – five bathrooms, a “gentlemen’s den”, lap pool and an elevator.
The impressive home was built on three adjoining blocks of land, purchased for a combined $13.65 six years ago.
