This grand home designed by Luigi Rosselli has sold for around $16.5m.

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A grand Woollahra home with DA approval for a Luigi Rosselli-designed renovation has sold prior to its scheduled March 26 auction after three weeks on the market through Alex Lyons and Hannan Bouskila of Raine & Horne Double Bay.

During the campaign the team was guiding between $16m and $17m, and Lyons confirmed the Wallaroy Rd property sold “somewhere in between”.

Inside the two-storey home.

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Owned by Forbes Chambers barrister and legal academic Stephen Odgers SC and his wife Saraswati Sundrum, the six-bedroom two-storey residence on 910sq m is an Arts and Crafts house with Art Deco motifs throughout. Records show the pair bought it in 2005, but no price is disclosed.

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The home has six bedrooms.

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The Rosselli plans will open up the large floor plan to incorporate more natural light and include a custom staircase and an elevator.

“Prestige Home with Incredible Family Appeal & Blue-Ribbon Address on 910 sqm Bloc,” the listing for the home read.

“Placed for absolute privacy in an elevated position, this remarkable family residence bears several hallmarks of distinction in a fusion of classic and contemporary design.

“The Arts & Crafts-style home boasts wide hallways and sumptuous living areas with spacious dimensions, with Art Deco motifs woven into the formal lounge room, dining room and library.

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“There is an additional family room on each level, with the upstairs recreational space inspiring resort-style living with a kitchen, plus seamless outdoor integration to a shimmering pool graced with a divine backdrop of tropical landscaping.

“Approved designs by Luigi Rosselli that further evolve the degree of luxury right across the home, featuring new custom staircases and the inclusion of a lift.”

According to PropTrack the median house price for Woollahra, in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs is $4.6m. That’s down 8.9 per cent over the past 12 months.

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