Kutti Beach upgrade for the industrious Kelly family into $20m Graham Jahn-designed Vaucluse harbourfront
The Kelly fashionista family are upgrading homes on exclusive Kutti Beach in Vaucluse.
Its one of just the seven beachfront houses in the scenic location with postcard perfect images across Sydney Harbour.
Nick and Susie Kelly, founders of Industrie clothing, will soon be moving into the Goymour family (below) home having bought the reputed $20 million property on May 20, just a week ago. The 2004 Graham Jahn-designed house is two storey instead of three like the neighbouring homes using natural products that have weathered well over time and blend with the surrounding planting.
The Kellys were in the news earlier this month as they are seeking redress against entertainment industry couple Toni Collette and David Galafassi over their failure to proceed with their $6.35 million purchase of the Kellys' Stewart Street, Paddington double terrace.
The Kutti Beach house was listed only last month with a June expression of interest marketing campaign with $20 million expectations. It had been listed in 2011 with $25 million hopes.
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It's the house where architect Graham Jahn's design divided the property into summer and winter living spaces.
The two zones were linked by a bridge crossing pools and courtyards which forms a "transition zone" that "captures sunlight and provides one of many private relaxing getaways".
The property has lawns and landscaped gardens, is 1,200sqm, has garage space for two cars and includes the sandy beach on the title.
The house has 650 square metres of living space and has a Northerly aspect but is sheltered from prevailing winds.
There's a restored cedar boat-house providing entertaining space on the waterfront.
"Of the thousands of properties I've inspected through the years, this place is an absolute standout," the then SMH Domain property writer Margie Blok wrote on its 2011 listing.
Title Tattle seems to recall it was the 2004 Belle magazine House of the Year award winner.
The Kellys had bought on Kutti Beach only in March 2011 from Michael and Julianne Maxwell paying $15.5 million for the matrimonial home of the former property chief of the Babcock & Brown group. Maxwell snared the harbourfront residence of Multiplex executive Andrew Roberts and wife Andrea, who were off to Gladswood Gardens, Double Bay.
The 1191 square metre beachfront of Philip and Tanya Goymour had $20 million hopes on its listing last month through Savills agent Adam Ross inconjunction with Ben Collier of McGrath Estate Agents.
It was built after the block was bought from Warwick Negus for $4.175 million in 1999. It had been with the Joris diamond family previously.
The Kelly house with extensive lawn (above and below) reputedly fetched close to the $15.5 million price paid in 2011.
Philip and Tanya Goymour are semi-retired from their innovative nautical engineering technology company with plans to spend more time at their Church Point property.
The neighbour inbetween the two sold houses is investment banker Ben Brazil and his partner, Diana Saw, who spent $16,126,000 to buy Mirridong from David Mickler, the former Yahoo! Asia director of sales in 2007.