Bespoke James Fairfax Edward Street, Woollahra sale: Title Tattle
James Fairfax, the philanthropic former chairman of the publishing company that bears his family name, has sold his Woollahra retreat.
It's been his parkfront city residence in the prized Edward Street cul-de-sac since 1992.
The north-facing architectural gem with two bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms was custom-fitted internally by the internationally acclaimed George Freedman in the mid-1990s.
It fills with northerly light and parkland views from its compact 234 square metre holding.
Title Tattle gleans its been bought by prominent Sydney caterer, Charles Wilkins who recently sold his Del Rio, Elizabeth Bay garden apartment. His company is Culinary Edge.
Featured in the architectural and design magazine, Monument, James Fairfax moved into the home after he sold Glanworth, his Darling Point harbourfront mansion to the Singaporean hotel magnate, Ho Whye Chung for $8.5 million in 1994.
The eldest son of the late median tycoon Sir Warwick Fairfax, James Fairfax was until the late 1980s a director and chairman of the now ailing Fairfax media empire.
The freestanding home has been marketed as a "unique private work-of-art with Bauhaus and oriental influences."
It is understood the philanthropic former newspaper man has listed the property just to reduce by one the many abodes he currently maintains.
He will retain the historic Retford Park in the NSW southern highlands, the Bilgola beachhouse, Ginahgulla, along with Stanbridge Mill at Dorset, England.
It sold at an undisclosed price through Michael Dunn and Robynne Arnouts at Richardson & Wrench Double Bay in conjunction with Tim Pockley at Pockley & Roderick.
Elsewhere on Edward Street, the reputed "quiet" mid-week listing of the family home of PR maven Roxy Jacenko and her stockbroker husband Oliver Curtis has been reported by SMH Domain print and online.
But there have also been denials that the Woollahra residence is for sale.
Title Tattle understands Roxy Jacenko is selling her longheld redundant investment property elsewhere in Woollahra, but not the principal place of residence.
The SMH does not give any listing agent nor credit any source for its claim that the Edward Street house is for sale.
The SMH also claims "sources say they would be hoping to recoup their $6.6 million purchase price."
