The sale was good news for the vendors, which documents show are Xiaojing Zhong and Guangsheng Shi, who had bought the home for $6.26m five years ago and done nothing to it since.“They realise they need to strike now, or wait until February, March or April next year,” he says.
The purchasers are apparently rapt with their purchase, excited about the prospect of restoring the classic home to its original glory and modernising the kitchen and bathrooms.But there’s little doubt they’ve got something special to work with in this 1934-era home.The interiors, which are full of character with rich timber floors and beamed ceilings, spill to multiple terraces, lawns and manicured gardens.
The land was part of the original grant to Scottish free settler Thomas Graham in the 1820s, which makes up what is now known as Clifton Gardens.