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Former Mirvac chief executive officer Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz and her husband Stuart Lloyd-Hurwitz have listed their upper north shore Sydney home for $10 million to $11 million, local sources say, after holding it for more than a decade.
Records show the couple bought the six-bedroom, four-bathroom house with a tennis court and pool in Killara for $3.55 million in 2013 from Joseph Healy, the co-founder and former chief executive officer of Judo Bank, and his wife Susan.
The couple enlisted Tribe Studio Architects to renovate the two-storey property built around 1923.
Situated on 1720 square metres, the residence has timber floorboards, vaulted ceilings, skylights, statement lighting and a neutral palette. Bi-fold doors lead to the pool, tennis court and garden.
Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz has wide experience in the global investment and real estate sectors. In October 2022, Mirvac announced her retirement from Mirvac on 30 June 2023, where she was chief executive officer and managing director for a decade.
Now sitting on the board of Macquarie Group Limited, Lloyd-Hurwitz is also a non-executive director of Rio Tinto, and chair of the Australian National Housing Supply and Affordability Council.
Her previous roles include managing director of Europe for LaSalle Investment Management, national president for the Property Council of Australia, a director of the Business Council of Australia, and chair of the Green Building Council of Australia.
Stuart Lloyd-Hurwitz is a director of Elp Strategy, a consulting firm for corporate clients.
Scott Farquhar and Wendy Wenjing Xu of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty are selling the home and both declined to comment on any aspect of the listing when contacted.
Late artist’s home makes a splash
The former home of late Australian artist Charles Blackman in Sydney’s Woollahra, that has been reimagined by its current vendors, is for sale with a buyer’s guide of $10 million, as stated on the listing.
Blackman, who died in 2018 and was a renowned figurative painter best known for his Alice in Wonderland series in the 1950s, sold the property with his ex-wife Barbara Blackman, a celebrated writer and arts advocate, for $1.22 million in 1994. There have been multiple vendors since.
Simon Lightbody and Tessa Chirnside, co-founders of Rhodian, an underwriting company that works alongside agencies, brokers and insurer partners, bought the three-level, four-bedroom, four-bathroom abode for $4.3 million in 2020, records show.
Approved DA plans lodged with council reveal alterations and additions to the existing dwelling, including a new kitchen, porch, master ensuite, staircase, garage and mud room, with an estimated cost of $736,246.
The couple enlisted Kaiko Design Interiors and Hampton Architecture to transform the facade and interiors into a bold palette of blush, terracotta and sage.
Leathered pink travertine, green quartzite, Japanese mosaics and green terrazzo are design details, alongside new skylights and a ribbon spiral staircase with terracotta-hued carpet.
Maclay Longhurst of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, who is selling the residence alongside Robert Le, describes it as a “meticulous design with a self-contained apartment”. An auction has been scheduled for October.
Long-held home in Byron Bay enclave for sale
A multi-level home in the tightly held Wategos Beach enclave in Byron Bay, is being offered to the market with a buyer’s guide of $17 million.
Vendors Robert and Helen Lynch, co-founders of Stellar Entertainment, a company that delivers inflight entertainment experiences to airlines around the world, are saying goodbye to the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house that they’ve called home for over 40 years.
Records show the Lynch family paid $76,000 for the address in 1980 to architect Rafael Buldrini and his wife Maria. Interiors feature angular ceilings, a neutral palette and expansive glass to capture the coastal views. There is a pool and ocean-facing balconies.
The Lynches have enjoyed many milestones at the property from raising their children to watching their grandchildren catch their first waves. Records show the couple also own a unit in Sydney’s Darling Point.
The coveted Wategos Beach enclave is home to residents including Rip Curl co-founder Brian Singer, Brisbane developer Adam Flaskas, Afterpay co-founder Anthony Eisen and art dealer Steve Nasteski. It’s not often properties in this prized locale come to market.
Robert and Helen Lynch transferred ownership of Stellar Entertainment in August this year after more than 50 years at the helm to chief executive officer Sam Allen, chief financial officer Annie Zhong and chief operating officer Daniel Jacobs.
The company was formed when Robert, who was working at a radio station, and Helen, who had a background in interior design, answered an ad in a Sydney newspaper from Qantas looking for a company to supply boarding music. From there, the company grew.
Will Phillips and Nick Gill of Byron Bay Sotheby’s International Realty are selling the home.
Kristy Johnson is a prestige property reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald.
