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One-car garage sold for $500,000

In another eyebrow raising Sydney real estate deal, a one-car garage has sold for $500,000.

A one-car garage has been sold for $500,000
A one-car garage has been sold for $500,000

An oversized garage in Roslyndale Ave, Woollahra, has been sold off market by retired estate agent Robert McGuaig.

Ben Collier at The Agency secured $500,000.

The separately titled 30sq m offering was a few doors away from where a family spent $6 million in 2022 with no enclosed parking.

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It’s almost as expensive as parking in council spot. Source: realestate.com.au
It’s almost as expensive as parking in council spot. Source: realestate.com.au

The garage has power. There was a pesky section 39 strata schemes restriction to be a Claverton apartment owner.

Roslyndale Ave, Woollahra is one of Sydney’s oldest streets and boasts some of its grandest homes.

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Lock it up at night. Source: realestate.com.au
Lock it up at night. Source: realestate.com.au

That includes the celebrated but mysterious Hawthornden. The grand colonial five-bedroom Georgian residence — it was built in 1858 — sits in a century-old garden with a pool and tennis court on a massive 6,521 sqm block.

In 1995, the then-owner had plans to demolish the historic house and replace it with 11 five-storey dwellings — fortunately there was community uproar and the house was saved.

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The incredible Hawthornden, which was built in 1858.
The incredible Hawthornden, which was built in 1858.

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Originally published as One-car garage sold for $500,000

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