“Jenner House” - 2 Macleay Strret - Potts Point
This is Chris at Georges in Regency mansion is an architectural heritage listed masterpiece with expensive views of Sydney Harbour situated on almost half an acre of prime harbourside land.
This is Quizit George in Regency mansion is an architectural heritage listed masterpiece with expensive views of Sydney Harbour situated on almost half an acre of prime harbourside land.
Originally designed by the prominent Australian architect Edmund Blackett in 1868 for the Hordern family, the residents saw a third level added in 1881 by another distinguished architect of the period, Thomas Rowe.
The property showcases an array of extra ordinary and take materials, including 11 original 1800s fireplace mantle, oil crafted in white Carrara marble and imported from a single French Château. The house is built on solid sandstone foundations with triple layered brick walls and spectacular four meter ceilings, with stunning original Australian cedar joinery adorning the elegant interiors, DA approved for a pool and an alfresco entertaining area.
Audio king Peter Freedman already ranks among Potts Point’s best-housed locals thanks to his record $16 million penthouse purchase in 2018, but his property status is set to rise even further after he crossed the road to buy one of the area’s most expensive houses.
The landmark Regency Revival-style marine villa, known as Jenner House, has long been regarded as one of the suburb’s most significant houses, dating back to 1870 when it was built for the Hordern retail dynasty.
“I have been admiring Jenner House for a very long time, and I am incredibly excited to be the next custodian,” Freedman said. “I hope I do it proud.”
While the sale price remains a well-guarded secret, Raine & Horne Unlimited’s Samuel Schumann was asking $34 million before it sold, and sources say the result was close to $30 million after negotiations by Freedman’s buyer’s agent Byron Rose.
Freedman’s latest purchase comes soon after he joined the ranks of Australia’s billionaires – worth an estimated $1.35 billion on this year’s Financial Review Rich List 200 – thanks in large part to his audio equipment giant, Rode Microphones.
Rode has done well globally in the post-pandemic market, with offices now in the US, Germany, China and Japan, a distribution that recently expanded to include 1400 Target stores across the US, and some 600 people employed at the company’s facility in Silverwater.
Freedman, 64, first made an impression locally five years ago when he paid $16 million for the Ikon penthouse of the late Macquarie banker John Caldon and media personality Lyndey Milan, setting an apartment record for the suburb.
The heritage-listed Jenner House is no less significant, even if it is not expected to top the $34 million house record set by another marine villa, Bomera, when purchased in 2019 by industrialist Sanjeev Gupta.
