Kooeloah, Byron Bay's $15 million Balienese listing: Title Tattle
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The Misner family have relisted their redundant Wilsons Creek property (pictured above) for sale with revised $3.15 million hopes. Located 25 kilometres from Byron Bay, the house was built for Louise Moores, the heiress to the Littlewoods Pools fortune, about 12 years ago. It was sold by the now British-based Moores in 2002 for $1.4 million. The Misner family, headed by audio engineering schools' proprietor Tom Misner, tried to sell it in late 2006 for $3.45 million. In 2009 it had $3.4 million hopes for the Swiss ski lodge-style house with a flood-free creek frontage and a swimming hole 50 metres from the house. It is a six-bedroom, six-bathroom house with a commercial kitchen and a yoga-meditation room set on about three hectares. The Wilsons Creek Road house construction reputedly cost about $2 million. It has been listed through Nicolette van Wijngaarden from Unique Estates. Misner, who was last featured in the 2004 BRW Rich List with a worth of $280 million, lives on a six-hectare hinterland property at Coopers Shoot.
Kooeloah, the Broken Head, Byron Bay retreat (pictured) has been listed for sale. With its name meaning 'home of the dolphins', it’s a tranquil haven away from the fast lane overlooking Seven Mile Beach from its lagoon and lap pools complete with two bales. The multi-level Balinese-style main residence, which comes with three more villas over its 4.2-hectare holding, has been listed through McGrath agent Paul Nicholls inconjunction with Byron Bay Property Sales. All up eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms, which is why Title Tattle’s serious online rival, RadicalTerrace.com.au, suggests Kooeloah comes with $15 million hopes. Its not far from the $6.3 million vacant land acquisition by the Staley family. Local architect Christine Vadez designed the Balinese-style design, which was built by Ian Heanes for Suinee Wong Lomas, a retired film and television producer, and Eric Lomas, the retired chief executive of Singapore’s The Yellow River Network, after they bought the northern NSW property in 1989.
Rick and Richelle Marks, who are the owners of Rub-a-Dub car wash, have listed their contemporary Hawthorn house (pictured above). The open-plan house is described as?minimalist but comfortable by its Woodards agent Rodney Morley. The?kitchen and dining areas are finished in granite and marble. There are three bedrooms, two marble bathrooms and a media room; the master bedroom on the first floor has a parents’ retreat The Illawarra Avenue house was designed by architect Andrew Norbury of Metier3. It is listed at $3.6?million.
