D’Leanne Lewis’s family home in Blacktown up for auction

17 Cornell St, Blacktown goes up for auction on September 13. The Blacktown home that eastern suburbs legend agent D’Leanne Lewis grew up in has hit the market. The three-bedroom brick residence on a 556 sqm block at 17 Cornell St cost Rodney and Yvonne Lewis just under $62k in 1984, records show. “My parents have owned the home for 42 years,” the principal of Laing+Simmons Double Bay, highest performer of the Laing+Simmons Network for the past 30 years and Luxe Listings Sydney star said. “It was the first home that we bought, the Australian dream, owning your own home as immigrants from South Africa. MORE: ‘New era’: McGrath’s new Melbourne partner Luxe Listings star D’Leanne Lewis and her three young daughters pictured at home in Bronte. Picture: Sam Ruttyn D’Leanne renovated the property for her parents five years ago. “My parents are very proud of this home — it had two stories, which was a big deal.” Rodney and Yvonne are now reluctantly selling up to move to an aged care facility. “If they had the choice, they’d be living there until the day they left this earth, so we hope that a new family will enjoy it and love it as much as we have,” D’Leanne, said. The family has placed ...