Shane Warne has reportedly spent between $14 million and $16 million to buy back a plush Brighton mansion he bought as a renovation rescue with ex-wife Simone Callahan.
Melville, the single-storey c1880 Victorian on an enormous 3014 square metre block with a tennis court and pool, includes six bedrooms (one occupying a house wing), seven bathrooms, a nine seat theatre and four car garage.
The celebrity couple paid $3.6 million for Melville in 2000, reportedly investing that amount again on a refurbishment, before selling it in 2007 for $8.8 million to locals. They, in turn, on-sold it to the current vendors for $10.1 million in 2009.
Melville was listed in late 2014 with price hopes of $15 million. It was withdrawn late last year but relaunched a few months ago, arguably a more buoyant period for the prestige sector.
When contacted, JP Dixon director Jonathan Dixon, who held a listing with Harcourts Chris Bevan, confirmed Melville sold for between $14 million and $16 million, but would not disclose any other detail, including the purchaser.
Warne, meanwhile, has listed for sale his modern mini manor at 11 Kinane Street, also in Brighton, via the same agency. That home, Camden, is on the market in the $5 million to $6 million range.
(Sourced from agencies, Feature image courtesy:flipboard.com)
