Actor Holly Brisley finally sells Bondi Beach, as new versus old price divide intrigues

Jonathan ChancellorDecember 7, 2020

Actress Holly Brisley, best remembered for her role as a troublemaker on Home And Away, and her husband, property investor Paul Ford, have finally sold their Bondi Beach abode.

The couple were among the buyers who snapped up a 2006 off-the-plan apartment for $6.75 million in the Bondi complex, the apartment block on Campbell Parade that replaced the Bondi Beachside Inn on its 2009 completion.

It comes with 250-square-metre internal space but is 486 square metres all up.

On its initial December 2011 listing they were looking for $7 million plus, which was reduced over its three or so marketing campaigns.

It has views that stretch across the beach and bay from North Bondi to Tamarama from the northern side of the building.

It has three bedrooms, all with ensuite bathrooms.

The luxurious appointments feature custom American oak joinery.

There’s also C-Bus 2 intelligence system with automated blinds and curtains.

The sale price has not been disclosed but Property Observer gathers it was about $5.3 million.

The Bondi Beach prestige unit market still awaits formal public valuation confirmation of the September 2012 sales marketing of the nearby complex, the Pacific Bondi Beach.

But observers have noted the sale of apartments in the Pacific Bondi Beach - credited as Sydney's most successful post-global financial crisis apartment sales marketing campaign - secured prices per square ranging from about $15,000 to $45,000.

And the developer says prices have gone up even further since last spring.

Jonathan Chancellor

Jonathan Chancellor is one of Australia's most respected property journalists, having been at the top of the game since the early 1980s. Jonathan co-founded the property industry website Property Observer and has written for national and international publications.

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