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Photographer Pierre-Elie de Pibrac captures the beauty of ballet dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet, and shares their experiences backstage at the Palais Garnier and Opera Bastille. facebooktwitterpinterestinstagramAbout us This Warrawee home is technically owned by a schoolgirl Most parents struggle to get their teenagers to tidy up their bedroom let alone their own multimillion-dollar mansion Technically this stunning Warrawee estate — complete with tennis court cabana and incredible wine cellar — is owned by a high school student who has just listed the property for sale The grand residence at 27 Pibrac Ave is expected sell between $14m to $15m Agent Lynette Malcolm from Chadwick Real Estate said the girl is currently studying in Sydney and under her visa is permitted to obtain a property known as ‘Springfield’ was purchased two years ago for $12m The home has a heritage look but was built 29 years ago The seven-bedroom luxury home is set on a beautiful 0.47ha `Cotswold style estate’ just 200m from Knox Grammar School A lane way connects it to the local train station “I think of it as a little bit of the country in the city because it is over an acre,” Ms Malcolm said “The scale of the parcel of land is one of its best features — it is extremely private even though it is in the heart of Warrawee.” The 0.47ha property includes a swimming pool Among the home’s opulent inclusions is an underground 1100 bottle cellar which is accessed via a hidden door off the billiard room Just off the front entry is a magnificent sweeping timber staircase with a circular stained glass window centrepiece above it The elegant interior also features parquetry floors The wine cellar is accessed via a secret doorway “I really like the cabana that overlooks the tennis court — there are so many different little spots to retreat to throughout the home,” Ms Malcolm said it was built 29 years ago by car dealer John Newell and wife Maria The property was last listed on the market in June 2017 and was bought just two weeks later by the girl for a reported $12m — a record for the upper north shore suburb the family also bought some of the custom furniture pieces separately from the previous owner The sweeping staircase in the front foyer of the home “It may well be that the next person who wants to acquire the home wants to keep some of those key pieces as well as they do fit in with the look and the feel of the property,” Ms Malcolm said It is believed the girl and her family are now looking to downsize to another home a nine bedroom mansion set on 6406 sqm at 27-29 Chilton Parade Warrawee third parties have written and supplied the content and we are not responsible for it completeness or reliability of the information nor do we accept any liability or responsibility arising in any way from omissions or errors contained in the content We do not recommend sponsored lenders or loan products and we cannot introduce you to sponsored lenders We strongly recommend that you obtain independent advice before you act on the content realestate.com.au is owned and operated by ASX-listed REA Group Ltd (REA:ASX) © REA Group Ltd. By accessing or using our platform, you agree to our Terms of Use. 7 Pibrac Ave in Warrawee has sold in the wake of Sydney’s lockdown The two-week lockdown of Sydney is likely to spur on the property market even more — especially for prestige homes Agents reporting phones ringing non-stop since Sydney was sent into lockdown on Saturday evening MORE: Inside Karl Stefanovic’s waterfront mansion Nicole Kidman leads celebrities moving to this NSW region 18 year-old buys $5m Sydney mansion Di Jones Wahroonga’s Tim Fraser said it was the busiest winter school holiday period he had seen “I’ve never had a busier 48 hour period during the winter school holidays than what we have just had because of lockdown,” he said The new found demand saw Mr Fraser secure a $10.08 million deal for 7 Pibrac Ave in Warrawee in the hours after the lockdown started The result was above the most recent $10 million guide and was achieved following a pre-auction bidding war between three buyers It was purchased by a local who knocked off two out of area buyers for the keys to the stunning six-bedroom character residence Mr Fraser had invited interested buyers to make their best offer after the lockdown was announced It had been due to go to auction this weekend “There are a lot of buyers out there looking to upsize at this price point,” he said Mr Fraser said the result showed the market was strong — particularly for “quality” houses the sprawling 2151sqm estate had been restored over a two-year period by its vendors a stone kitchen and a tennis court out the back An off-the-plan penthouse in St Leonards has set a new price per sqm record for the North Shore after it sold in just seven days The $10.5 million deal for the penthouse in the 88 by JQZ project was made by a local buyer The sale price works out to be $52,239 per sqm for the 209sqm penthouse with stunning views of Sydney Artist impression of the 88 by JQZ penthouse at St Leonards Apex Investment Alliance managing director Denis Wan said the buyer had been searching for eight months “The buyer had been actively seeking a penthouse for some time however they were blown away with the quality views and convenience it offered,” he said Mr Whan said he was stunned at how quick the buyer had moved on the two-storey penthouse “Penthouses are a big trend at the moment but there’s a limited supply “That’s why they are achieving such impressive figures.” Springfield sold between $12 million and $13 million A WARRAWEE seven-bedroom estate sold for the highest price ever on the upper north shore last Friday Springfields, at 27 Pibrac Ave is understood to have sold within its $12 million to $13 million guide though Chadwick Real Estate selling agents Lynette Malcolm and Jane Colyer declined to confirm this the English Cotswold-style mansion on a 4704-sqm parcel sold to a local buyer in just two weeks after hitting the market The open-plan family room shares the space with the dining conservatory and kitchen founder of investment company Quantum Group bought the property in 2003 for $6.6 million The previous upper north shore record was held by the $11.8-million sale of the nine-bedroom Ballernoo at 26 Wattle St Demlakian Consulting boss Ken Demlakian and wife Josie sold their home of 17 years to a pair from China underground wine cellar can fit 1100 bottles “The confidence and strength in the top end is quite high at the moment there’s some amazing properties that are tightly-held in Warrawee,” Ms Malcolm said are getting quite good confidence with the results we’re securing at the moment.” Springfields comes with a 10-m swimming pool three garages that can fit six cars and an 1100-bottle wine cellar