Defiant homeowner secures HUGE 7-figure price for run down 2-bed with outside toilet… after skyscrapers built around her
The single story home in Rhodes, Sydney was the last of its kind in an area now dominated by towering modern apartment blocks.
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Its owner had long resisted developers' further attempts to transform the suburb into a more densely populated area.
Over the years, she has demanded an eye-watering sum of $20 million for the 676sqm block - which still has an outdoor toilet.
But after a long time as the area's final holdout against developers, the owner is letting go of the property for an immense profit.
More than 150 people came to the auction on Saturday, with bidding starting at $6 million.
The price for the sought-after block continued to climb until it hit the final sale price of $8.15 million.
Selling agent Vanessa Kim told Daily Mail Australia: "We thought it would go for between $7 milllion and $7.5 million and the important thing was we got a really good price.
"There were so many buyers there, but it was a bit like hide-and-seek among them in the crowd.
"It was the only house like that in the street so it was a lonely project but we sold it for an unbelievable price."
Back in 2022, the house was leased for $900 per week - with the owner not budging on the $20 million asking price despite high interest from developers.
The property has just two bedrooms and one bathroom, but it is the land's redevelopment potential that saw it draw so much interest.
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The owner is understood to hold a multi million-dollar housing portfolio across Sydney.
The site could be transformed into as many as 14 apartments, a gym, daycare centre or a pub, Daily Mail Australia has reported.
Kim told the paper the advice she shared with the owner to help boost its auction price.
"It's a winter market which means there's not as many properties on the market but I mentioned to the owner that the best time was to sell was in the winter.
"There's not so many properties on the market but in spring it's flooded.
"When there's too many properties on the market, people have a lot of choices."
The owner previously sold a house in Strathfield to developers back in 2016 for $2.7 million.
She also sold two other units in Rhodes for $370,000 and $540,000.
The owner had hoped to land a final sale price of $9 million, but reserve was set at $8 million.
"It's not a normal house, it has a lot of potential," Kim added.
"We had several inquiries for a lot of future development."
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