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News.com.au
15-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Castle, beachfront mansion sold in twin mega deals
Twin mega deals have ignited the Gold Coast's prestige market, with local buyers dropping more than $30 million across two landmark sites. The week's richest sale was $17m for a mansion on Hedges Ave, Mermaid Beach, which had been held by the same family for 25 years. Ray White Malan + Co agents Dan Donovan and Conner Malan handled the off-market deal, which set an eye-watering benchmark for the coveted oceanfront stretch known as Billionaire's Row. Meanwhile, a sprawling waterfront estate on Sovereign Islands changed hands for $14.5m. The seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom house on a 1,458 sqm canalfront lot featured a distinctive medieval-style facade and was known locally as 'the castle'. Coastal agent Edin Kara negotiated the sale. Back at the beachfront, the sale of 129 Hedges Ave equated to $41,975 per square metre – eclipsing another 405 sqm block snapped up earlier this year for $16.75m. Records show the property had been owned by Louise Gordon since December 2000, when it was purchased for $1.55m. The owners enlisted architect Bayden Goddard, with the mansion one of the first of many he would design for wealthy clients along the Gold Coast's most famed stretch of sand. The agents would not comment beyond a social media announcement, in which the home was described as a 'timeless beachfront residence' with 10 metres of waterfrontage. The buyer was swapping a Main River residence for the prized oceanfront parcel. 'We were working with the buyer for a few months showing him a range of different options in the area,' Mr Donovan said. 'Ultimately, it was too hard to turn down this beautiful beachfront property.' Candyshop mansion is up for grabs again Buyer of $12m Dune mansion plans to give it away He said the sale, 'solidified the strength of the beachfront market'. PropTrack data shows house prices in Mermaid Beach were up 9 per cent over the past 12 months to a median of $3.59m. Sovereign Islands agent Mr Kara described the property at 55 Knightsbridge Parade West as 'spectacular'. Records show it last changed hands in 2012, when it was purchased for $5.325m by John Corbett. The house had been on the market several times since, but no buyer was secured. 'The market has moved, and I'd been talking to a local buyer who had shown some interest,' Mr Kara said. 'It was on the market but the price was a little too high, so it was really just a matter of getting the price and the conditions right. 'And really, when you look at construction prices and the land value of such a large block, this was spectacular value for money for such a solidly built five-level sandstone house.' Mr Kara said despite soaring home prices over the past few years, the Gold Coast's prestige market still offered great value, particularly for interstate and international buyers. 'I think the Gold Coast is still sort of a sleeping giant. Prices are still too low,' he said. A typical house in Paradise Point encompasssing the gated estate of Sovereign Islands costs $2.2m, up 20.4 per cent from last year.
CBS News
09-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Parkway Center Giant Eagle to close this summer
The Parkway Center Giant Eagle is set to close this summer. In a news release on Thursday, Giant Eagle said it plans to close the grocery store on June 28 after more than 40 years of operation at the location. The store has remained at the site since the closure of the Parkway Center Mall in 2013. The pharmacy will close on May 21. Customers can have their prescriptions transferred to a Giant Eagle pharmacy of their choice, the company said. "This was not an easy decision," said Dan Donovan, Giant Eagle's senior director of public relations, in the news release. "As we look forward, we faced the hard reality that we have no option to renew our existing lease at this site. When considered alongside the significant reinvestment needed into both the store and the surrounding development, we were challenged to envision a future for the store." Giant Eagle said it believes that its locations on Noblestown Road and in Crafton will "serve Parkway Center customers well and can deliver the type of shopping experience all customers deserve." The store has 75 employees, and Giant Eagle said all of them will be offered jobs at nearby stores. Giant Eagle was founded in 1931 and now has over 470 stores throughout Pennsylvania, north central Ohio, northern West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana. Last summer, Giant Eagle announced it was selling its GetGo locations to a Canadian-based convenience store company, which Giant Eagle's CEO said would enable growth for its grocery stores.
South China Morning Post
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Who is Rachel Uchitel's new fiancé Dan Donovan? Tiger Woods' former mistress just got engaged to the businessman and security expert – and her daughter Wyatt Lily helped pick out her ring
Tiger Woods ' romance with TV presenter and podcast host Rachel Uchitel fizzled out long ago, but the pair can't seem to escape association. Mere days after Woods confirmed his relationship with Vanessa Trump – Donald Trump Jr's ex-wife – on Instagram, Uchitel announced her engagement on the same platform. The man who got down on one knee for Uchitel was Dan Donovan, who proposed to her at a beachfront property in Montecito , California – reportedly the luxe Rosewood Miramar Beach hotel. Uchitel appears more than happy with her 10.25 carat radiant-cut sparkler in the celebratory photos she posted on Instagram, one of which showed her sharing a kiss with her now-fiancé. Advertisement So, who is Dan Donovan? What does Dan Donovan do for work? Dan Donovan is a businessman. Photo: @ddonovan5050/Instagram According to his Instagram bio, Donovan is the founder of three security companies: consultancy Stratoscope, perimeter systems provider Ingressotek, and Stratos K9, which employs dogs and their handlers for the detection of explosives at events and is set to launch this month. He worked in sports Dan Donovan had a career in sports before getting into the security business. Photo: @ddonovan5050/Instagram Per LinkedIn, Donovan got his degree in computer science from Minnesota State University, Mankato, and also studied business management at Georgia Tech's Scheller College of Business. He later became a football coach at the institution and was on the board of directors of Milton High School's Milton Jr Eagles basketball team. He served as a games readiness consultant during the Beijing and Athens Olympics, was the head of sport competition at the Sydney Olympics, and worked on sport technology during the Atlanta Olympics.
