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Sydney Morning Herald
26-05-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
Mediterranean-style masterpiece built in six months sells for $3.91m
A Mediterranean-style masterpiece built in six months has sold for $3.91 million at auction, with a local couple placing the winning bid 40 minutes after seeing it for the first time. Dubbed Casa Agape, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom showstopper at 68 Burn Street, Camp Hill, features soaring three-metre-high ceilings, a luxe pool house and a media room – and now holds the street's house price record. With a crowd of 150 onlookers, five bidders stepped into the auction ring on Saturday, a local doctor throwing down a $3.5 million opening bid. Bidding climbed in $100,000 leaps to $3.7 million before the auction paused at $3.82 million, with the late-arriving couple negotiating on the floor to seal the deal. 'The whole thing was over in under 10 minutes,' said selling agent Shane Hicks, of Place Estate Agents. 'The couple who got it didn't step foot inside the home until 10.30am – just half an hour before the auction. But they'd studied the floorplan online and once they saw it in person, it exceeded their expectations.' Hicks said the final price exceeded the reserve. 'Nixon Constructions built and an incredible amount of detail went into it to get the floorplan just right. The en suite and walk-in-wardrobe are a level of luxury that's as good as it gets.'
The Age
26-05-2025
- Business
- The Age
Mediterranean-style masterpiece built in six months sells for $3.91m
A Mediterranean-style masterpiece built in six months has sold for $3.91 million at auction, with a local couple placing the winning bid 40 minutes after seeing it for the first time. Dubbed Casa Agape, the five-bedroom, four-bathroom showstopper at 68 Burn Street, Camp Hill, features soaring three-metre-high ceilings, a luxe pool house and a media room – and now holds the street's house price record. With a crowd of 150 onlookers, five bidders stepped into the auction ring on Saturday, a local doctor throwing down a $3.5 million opening bid. Bidding climbed in $100,000 leaps to $3.7 million before the auction paused at $3.82 million, with the late-arriving couple negotiating on the floor to seal the deal. 'The whole thing was over in under 10 minutes,' said selling agent Shane Hicks, of Place Estate Agents. 'The couple who got it didn't step foot inside the home until 10.30am – just half an hour before the auction. But they'd studied the floorplan online and once they saw it in person, it exceeded their expectations.' Hicks said the final price exceeded the reserve. 'Nixon Constructions built and an incredible amount of detail went into it to get the floorplan just right. The en suite and walk-in-wardrobe are a level of luxury that's as good as it gets.'
