Bellevue Hill palazzo Chateau de Benelong sells for about $5 million
Chateau de Benelong, the distinctive Bellevue Hill palazzo residence, has been sold.
Its revised $5 million hopes for last week’s auction were realised with a $4,995,000 sale through Michael Finger and Gavin Rubinstein at Ray White Double Bay.
With its multiple arches, columns, balustrades and detailed decorative exterior adornments including cherubs, lions' heads and a central courtyard fountain, the nine-bedroom house has stood out from the crowd since 1977, when it was built by designer Lesley Santy.
Santy, who won a gold medal in the 1957 international furniture exhibition in Milan, designed the building for the Levy family.
The Benelong Crescent property had been renovated since last traded for $3.67 million in 2009.
The neo-classical house comes with northerly harbour views from its grand columned terraces. Its luxury living spaces include a poolside entertainer's pavilion, home theatre and gym. It comes with eight bedrooms, including a two-bedroom apartment.
The vendors are Elio and Makedonka Del Ben, who own a building company called Big Dig Pty Ltd. It was initially listed with unrealistic $7.5 million hopes last August through Di Jones Real Estate.
