Castle Cove's Neerim House attracts buyer attention
Neerim House, the opulent estate in Castle Cove, looks like it's found a potential buyer.
It last sold in 2005 for $9,008,000, and the internet ads for the eight-bedroom mansion on 9,400 square metres of waterfront reserve overlooking Middle Harbour now say "under offer”.
It’s been listed by Chris Osborne at Raine & Horne Neutral Bay, with RP Data showing it's been available for sale since early February. Its asking price has not been officially disclosed, but local agents say it had been expected to sell for around $11 million.
The mansion was built in 1990 by Rob Christie, who bought the one-hectare block for $900,000 from cleaning contractor John Schaeffer in 1987. The Lims family, who paid $4.1 million for the property in 1993, extended and renovated the residence to include a 15-seat home cinema, teppanyaki room and herb-infusion steamroom before its 2005 sale to the current vendors.
Other features include a sunken lounge room built around a central courtyard, billiards room, library, glass-enclosed pool, spa, change rooms, gym, tennis court, cabana, six-car garage, separate guest quarters and landscaped gardens.
