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The sixth-level apartment, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms, is wrapped in a large balcony with views across the harbour.James Magnussen, with his partner, Rose McEvoy. Picture: Justin Lloyd.
Ray White agent Chris Wilkins has a June 15 auction without any price guide, but a list of comparables ranging between $1.4 million and $1.725 million. Magnussen, who retired in 2019 after gold at the Brisbane Commonwealth Games in 2018, was the first Australian to win the men’s 100m freestyle world title, in 2011 at 47.10.
These days he has Habitual Equipment, which offers professional grade gym gear. The business theme is making habits habitual with sporting and recreation endeavours.Meanwhile, brand entrepreneur Daniel Ratner has bought the Nino House – dubbed “a matchbox on stilts” – at Faulconbridge, in the Lower Blue Mountains for $1,355,000. It is the lightweight 1960s mid century modern home designed by Nino Sydney for Lend Lease, as The Beachcomber Mark II.
The vendors Sarah Keighery and Dr Billy Gruner worked with Sydney to restore the home securing a National Trust heritage award in 2015.Set on a 2909 sqm with Grose River Valley views, the home sold through Marcus Lloyd-Jones at Modern House who’d had an $1.1 million to $1.2 million price guide in conjunction with Sarah Thompson at Agent Blue.