Smorgon ex Monica Edwards lists South Yarra mansion for $11.7m

Inside the South Yarra house that dates back to the 1880s. The ex-wife of Victor Smorgon Group executive chairman Peter Edwards, Monica Edwards, has put her South Yarra mansion on the market with $10.7m-$11.7m price hopes. Mr Edwards heads the business which his grandfather, billionaire industrialist Victor Smorgon, and grandmother Loti Smorgon, founded to grow their dynasty’s wealth across future generations. Abercrombys director Jock Langley declined to comment on the owners, but records show the circa-1880s house belongs to Ms Edwards, who recently divorced from Mr Edwards. RELATED: Smorgon high-flyer sells historic South Yarra home for millions Billionaire neighbour spat ends in Smorgon mega sell-out Melbourne’s property winners and losers revealed as A-listers score huge profits The inner city property is more than 1.8ha in size, slightly smaller than the MCG’s oval. The circa-1800s Italianate residence features a children’s bedroom with a fireman’s pole and Thomas the Tank Engine mural, a dining and living area with pink interiors, and an original cottage where silk scarfs line the ceiling. Mr Langley said the “quite extraordinary” home offers two street frontages, multiple l...