Controversial chef Pete Evans and his wife Nicola Robinson have sold their luxury southeastern Sydney home for A$3.366 million (NZ$3.67 million) ahead of a move to Byron Bay.
The five-bedroom property with a skateboard half-pipe, a lap pool and a four-person spa sold at auction for A$166,000 above the reserve to a local buyer.
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Auctioneer Damien Cooley received a A$3 million bid to open the auction in front of a sizeable socially distanced crowd.
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Three of the five registered parties traded several dozen bids between them during the auction that took place at the front of the house.
Listed with NG Farah Real Estate’s Peter Goulding and Theo Karangis, the property had plenty of interest from buyers during the campaign.
Evans' house in the south Sydney suburb of Malabar sold well above the reserve. Photo / Supplied
Evans is selling up ahead of a move to the NSW north coast, where he has a multi-million-dollar health retreat.
Property records show that Evans purchased the property near Malabar beach in 2014 for A$1.27 million before building a new house in 2018.
The home, on a 588sqm block, also has a wellness studio with infra-red sauna and a tea room, while there are Tesla solar panels and a powerwall in the double garage.
Evans built a completely new house on the property in 2018. Photo / Supplied
As expected, the kitchen is at the heart of the home while there is also an edible garden with herbs.
Evans was let go from his rumoured A$800,000 a year gig on My Kitchen Rules reality program in May. He had been on the show for all 11 seasons since 2010.
The house comes with a long outdoor pool. Photo / Supplied
The news came not long after Evans and Robinson sold their other Sydney home in an off-market deal worth A$2.76 million.
Evans has come under fire during the coronavirus pandemic for plugging a A$15,000 device known as a biocharger to help cure Covid-19.
- news.com.au
