Elizabeth Bay’s Tiranna House has $30m auction guide

When Tiranna House in Elizabeth Bay last changed hands in 1988, the stately Victorian residence sold for more than seven times the Sydney median house price at the time.Retired financial adviser John Pooley, and his wife Prudence Harper, paid $1.1m for the grand Billyard Ave mansion 38 years ago at a time when the typical Sydney house was commanding about $150,000.Tiranna House at 17 Billyard Ave, Elizabeth Bay has a guide of $30m ahead of a September 15 auction.The enviable suburb of Elizabeth Bay, however, was already accustomed to million dollar listings after nearby trophy home Boomerang had sold for $1.28m a decade earlier.Fast-forward to 2024 and Boomerang came back around and fetched $80m.MORE:‘Early survivor’ comes with wild extensionThe five-level residence has only had five owners in almost 150 years.It was renovated to boutique hotel standard in 2020, though it’s currently a private home.Now the Pooley-Harpers have brought their meticulously renovated family home to market for the first time in 38 years with $30m price guide through Pillinger Estate Agents’ Simon Exleton.Tiranna had made a brief appearance on the scene via a “quiet” listing with another agent last year a...