The Newport home, known as the Flintstone House, sold for $2,582,000, $357,000 more than originally expected.
Officially known as the Hollander House, the three-bedroom home with a den at 81 Grandview Drive was built in the late 1960s by architect David Hollander and is constructed from hand-formed ferrocement in a free-form design. It is being
It is reminiscent of famous Spanish architect Antonio Gaudí’s Barcelona designs, but some locals believe it could have come straight out of Fred Flintstone’s hometown of Bedrock.
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The interior is hand-crafted, and the low-slung home sits lightly on a large Newport block with expansive ocean views.
Laura Mears of McGrath Pittwater had an initial estimate of $2.25 million, but the price was increased to $2.4 million last week before the midweek auction.
Mears registered three cars for the auction, with two competing starting at $2.4 million. Mears sold the gavel about an hour after it fell to a local family.
“They’ve been driving by this house since they were kids and they loved it so much that they can’t believe they’re moving in now,” Mears said.
Graphic design studio owner Peter Owen and his wife Michelle purchased the 904 square meter Hollander House for $1.4 million in 2015 and set out to improve the home without losing sight of its quirky, imaginative design. did.
It now features three decks and balconies, skylights, and a contemporary marble island kitchen with walk-in pantry.
According to PropTrack, the median home value in Newport, New South Wales is $2.873 billion. It has fallen 5.3% over the past 12 months.