Romanby, Middle Park sells for around $10 million

Hotelier Brendan O'Brien has paid around $10 million on Beaconsfield Parade, Middle Park.

Romanby at 261 Beaconsfield Parade, Middle Park, was sold just prior to Christmas by Kay & Burton.

It was sold by the Ripani family paid who $2.8 million for the house in July 2004 before its renovation and extension overseen by architect John Lochhead.

Romanby presents as a grand Victorian residence but has four bedrooms, four living areas and a self-contained studio atop a three-car garage.

The prior owners were Dr Jeff Long and his wife, Marjorie; Romanby was their home for 30 years.

Beaconsfield Parade's priciest property, the Italianate Hughenden is owned by Victoria's richest woman, Naomi Milgrom. It was formerly the Danish Club's Melbourne headquarters which sold for $12 million in 2009, with adjoining holdings subsequently added.

Middle Park's current $1.64 million house median is just below the 2014 peak, according to CoreLogic RP Data.