Chris Hemsworth to ‘sell’ Byron Bay mansion

After spending years and millions of dollars to build their dream Byron Bay mansion, there are rumours the Hemsworths are moving on.

After spending years building their vast Byron Bay mansion, there are rumours celebrity couple Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky might be looking to sell and move elsewhere.

According to The Courier Mail, the couple’s beachside mansion – worth an estimated $30 million – might soon be listed on the property market.

Byron Bay has become synonymous with the Hollywood superstar in recent years, however, it appears that despite Thor’s plan to sell his home, he’s not planning on leaving the area.

The glamorous husband and wife duo tried to buy a large five-bedroom place at Lennox Head, which is only 18km away from Byron Bay.

However, they were outbid by a cashed up couple from Sydney, who purchased it for between $15 million and $16 million.

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The huge home above Byron Bay was a mammoth building project. Picture: MEDIA-MODE.COM

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky’s move to area has turned it into a celebrity hotspot.

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The building of the six bedroom home was a mammoth project and was only fully completed in January this year.

It includes a gym, steam room, media room, games room, and vast outdoor living and play areas. It also has its own two-lane 10-pin bowling alley.

Hundreds of solar panels have also been incorporated into the design to power the home.

The house features an infinity pool, gym and bowling alley. Picture: MEDIA-MODE.COM

Chris Hemsworth gave a tour of his house on social media in June last year.

Chris Hemsworth shows off his bowling alley.

Their renovations are expected to have cost around $18 million.

The Hemsworths bought the 4.2 hectare property for $7 million in 2014 and lived in the original eight-room Balinese-style home before deciding to knock it down and rebuild.

A development application was first lodged with Byron Shire Council in late 2016 and approved in March 2017.

The application estimated the total cost at $8.8 million, but that number since ballooned out to a further $10 million.

The house itself is now worth around $30 million.

Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky at a party earlier this year at the house. Picture: Instagram

The project attracted scrutiny throughout construction and was branded “obscene, greedy, flashy and vulgar” by irate locals.

Those same locals also slammed the property as being like a suburban shopping centre, a refurbished RSL club and even a regional airport terminal.

In 2019, Hemsworth was named Hollywood’s second highest paid actor with a salary of $US76.4 million ($103.5 million) for his roles in the Avengers finale and Men In Black: International.

Since the Covid-19 pandemic began, Byron has become known as a celebrity hotspot or the new LA, attracting Hollywood A-listers to the sleepy beachside town.

Zac Efron, Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg have all lived there in the past year.

The Hemsworths have been snapped hanging out at Top Shop and Bayleaf Cafe while everyone from Elle Macpherson to Tom Cruise has dined at the Instagramable haunt Rae’s down at Wategos.