Brendan Fevola's huge real estate play pays off
The Carlton forward from 1999-2009 also played a season with the Brisbane Lions in a 204-game career that included two NAB Cup premierships, two Coleman Medals and three pics for the All-Australian Team — as well as being inducted into the Carlton Football Club Hall of Fame.
Now a successful breakfast radio host for Fox FM alongside Fifi Box and Nick Cody, Fevola was earlier this year asked to help promote a Parkville apartment that had lingered on the market for 148 days in 2024.
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he double-storey address high above The Avenue was then taken over by OBrien Real Estate's John Rombotis, who played AFL with the Fitzroy Lions, Port Adelaide and Richmond.
At the same time as relaunching the home for sale in March, Rombotis arranged a video with Fevola promoting the home for sale.
In a bizarre twist, the eventual buyer had inspected the property during its previous stint on the market but, being a devoted Blues fan, after hearing Fevola talking about the experience of doing a video for it on the radio and seeing the clip which included Fevola jumping on the bed, renewed their interest in the home.
Rombotis said negotiations for the four-bedroom apartment with a view out to Ikon Park in the park opposite had started low, but ended in a deal within the home's $2.9m-$3.2m advertised price guide at the end of its planned sales campaign.
The property features Miele and Gaggenau cooking appliances, a stainless-steel kitchen with a butler's pantry, an expansive balcony with CBD skyline views, and a spa bath in the main bedroom's ensuite.
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