Sydney home price record smashed by $1.1m

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Jonathan Chancellor

The Daily Telegraph

Marrickville has secured a record $6m price following the sale of Roma on Livingstone Road.


Marrickville has secured a record $6 million sale with Roma, the four-bedroom, five-bathroom 1894 property, sold after the reinvention behind its double-fronted Italianate facade by Bayside Architecture & Construction.

The single-storey Livingstone Rd house on a 827sq m block was listed in July through Alex Mastoris at CobdenHayson with a modest $4.3 million guide.

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Looks great at night too.


The previous sales high was $4.9 million, set in February by the ‘Coiled House’ which sits on Neville St.

“Victorian architecture meets high-end design in this newly reinvented Italianate style beauty to deliver a forever family home on a rare 827 sqm double block,” read the listing for the new record-breaking home called ‘Roma’.

“Built c1894, ‘Roma’ has been meticulously restored and extended bringing a sense of presence and permanence while paying homage to the original build.

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The home has been completely reimagined.


Palm Springs inspired.


The house dates back to 1894.


“Opening out to a landscaped backyard that brings a splash of Palm Springs glamour to Marrickville, this is a home that’s crafted with an eye to the future and complete with a private studio suite, home office and a 13.29kW solar system with inverter for a low carbon footprint and energy costs.

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The Coiled House held the old Marrickville record of $4.9m. Source: realestate.com.au


“A vision of enduring style and quality that stands as one of Marrickville’s finest, the double-fronted home’s pitch perfect proportions, inspired use of colour and texture, and highly functional single-storey layout strike a perfect chord between period grandeur and contemporary luxury between Henson Park and the town centre.

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