An Upper North Shore suburb’s record has been smashed with a $18.5m sale surpassing the previous record by $4m.
David Walker director of Ray White Upper North Shore broke the Wahroonga record with the sale of 58-60 Carrington Road.
The previous suburb record stood at $14.5m from the 2022 transaction of 33 Water Street.
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58-60 Carrington Road, Wahroonga
Stepping inside the Wahroonga home there is a myriad of luxury features
The record-breaking home sold to local buyers, with the residence’s vendors understood to be downsizing to the Lower North Shore.
Mr Walker ran an intense two week campaign that saw 47 groups through the five-bedroom, five-bathroom home.
Sitting on a 4047 sqm property has a 1271 sqm internal floor area.
The residence boasts a media room, gymnasium, home theatre, cellar as well as an imported British greenhouse.
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Inside the Wahroonga home
The theatre inside the home
The kitchen includes commercial grade appointments and Valcucine cabinetry while a lift provides access to each of its three levels.
Hydronic under floor heating is included across all of the tiled areas as well as a filtered air and heat exchange system in the residence.
While internal access is afforded to a large four car garage featuring two EV chargers.
The imported British greenhouse
The home also boasts a tennis court
The outdoor pool
Mr Walker said the Upper North Shore engine is starting to fire.
This comes after the recent sale of the one-time Turramurra home of pioneering aviator the late Nancy Bird Walton sold for close to $10m to a Sydney family after the historic Upper North Shore home was renovated by Telstra senior executive David Burns and Edwina Burns after purchasing the home in 2021 for $7.875m.
According to recent PropTrack data, the Wahroonga suburb median house price in October sits at $2.875m with the median unit price of $1.125m.
The data also revealed an average of 51 median days on market for houses and 64 median days on market for units.
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