A Sydney harbour-front mansion has been sold to a Chinese-born businessman for $53 million dollars (US$54.3 million), setting a new property record for the city, reports said Thursday.
The eight-bedroom, seven-bathroom house “Altona” in prestigious Point Piper had been on the market for several years, having been bought in 2002 for Aus$28 million by a former publishing executive.
The Australian Financial Review and other media said it was purchased for the record price by Xiuzhen Ding, a Chinese-born businessman who lives in Melbourne.
The home boasts a series of terraces overlooking lawns and the harbour, with a heated pool, private jetty and sauna. The price beats the former Sydney record of Aus$45 million, set in nearby Vaucluse.
But it was short of the national residential property record of Aus$57.5 million paid by Mineral Resources founder Chris Ellison for his waterfront pile in Perth in 2009.
Sydney harbour home fetches record $54 million
