Events and fashion PR guru Peter Metzner selling $30m Tamarama home
Alexander Phillips and Thomas Fuller of PPD Real Estate, along with Ben Stewart, will be accepting expressions of interest until Wednesday 17 December.
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The guide is $15 million short of the suburban record for a home. Australian advertiser David DrogaWombat, based in New York and known as the “Wombat of Wall Street,” bought a plain brick bungalow called Lang Syne on Gaerloch Boulevard in 2023 for $45 million and is rebuilding there.
Media heir turns a page
printing pen James Hannan and his wife Laura Local sources have revealed that they sold their contemporary Vaucluse home ahead of the auction for well beyond the $15 million guide.
Printer James Hannan and his wife Laura sold their home in Vaucluse for over $15 million.Credit:
Alexander George of Bradfield BadgerFox, who handled the listing with Alex Papa, declined to comment on the sale price or the identity of the buyer. These details will be announced at the time of the agreement.
James and Laura HannanCredit: Facebook
James, son of printing baron Michael Hannan, is chief executive of marketing agency SBM. He previously served as chief operating officer at Yatsal Distributorship and IMPG, and as chief executive officer at Ovato.
Michael was chairman of Australian printing group Ovato, which printed glossy magazines once owned by Kerry Packer. Australian Women’s Weekly.
The five-bedroom, four-bathroom home was purchased by the Hannan family for $12 million in 2023 and has changed little since it was last traded. However, there are Prosecutor’s Office-approved plans for a new five-bedroom, three-storey residence.
Bellevue Hill upgrade
student house boss Stephen Gaitanos and his wife Emma Local sources announced that they purchased a six-bedroom mansion in Bellevue Hill for approximately $50 million.
Student housing magnate Stephen Gaitanos and his wife Emma purchased a six-bedroom mansion in Bellevue Hill for nearly $50 million.Credit:
Stephen is managing director and group CEO of Scape Australia, which was founded in 2014 and offers purpose-built student accommodation across 38 buildings in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.
It’s an upgrade for the Gaitanos family, who now own a five-bedroom, three-bathroom home in Hunters Hill that was purchased for $4.2 million in 2018.
Stephen and Emma GaitanosCredit: Wolter Peeters
A notice indicating the purchase of the Gaitanos family was submitted to the title deed. Ray White Double Bay’s Elliott Placks and Ashley Bierman confirmed the sale but declined to comment on the exact sale price or the identity of the buyer.
The couple bought the property Paul OppenheimChairman and co-founder of the General Assembly Group and his wife Cathie-Jane. General Group invests in, develops and manages public infrastructure in Australia, the Middle East and the UK. The Oppenheims paid $18.8 million for the residence in 2017.
The Gaitanos will be able to enjoy the renovations done by the Oppenheims. While the tennis court and pool were already there at the time of purchase, the Oppenheims commissioned a design team to update the interiors and retain period details such as lead-light windows and ornate cornices.
The three-storey residence sits on 1,714 square meters and comes with a gym, office, steam room, library, rumpus and billiards room, updated kitchen, multiple terraces and gardens by Will Dangar.
