A waterfront church property in one of Tasmania's most expensive suburbs sells as part of the Anglican Church's drive to raise funds to service the redress scheme for victims of sexual abuse.
A heritage-listed church and community hall on prime waterfront land in one of Tasmania's most expensive suburbs has been sold for $4.6 million to car dealer and property developer Errol Stewart.The property is one from the portfolio being sold by the Anglican ChurchThe Sandy Bay property, which has been held by the Anglican Church for more than 150 years, has been sold as part of the redress scheme for victims of sexual abuse at the hands of the clergy.
Many speculated the prime real estate would be developed into apartments, but Mr Stewart plans to make the 1,556 square metre site a private home for himself and his wife. "This side of the city, looking north and over the waterfront is nearly as good as you get anywhere in the country," he said.Mr Stewart said while he would have liked the bidding for the property to have stopped earlier, he still had a "little bit left in us", adding he had no plans to develop the site.
"Just leave it as it is ... we don't aim to do anything with the little church. Maybe someone wants to have a private dinner there, I haven't put my mind to it too much," he said."It's been here a long time and I think it's an important cultural asset to the city.""This is just a beautiful house, that's how I see it," Mr Stewart said.
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