Photos show huge scale of Chris Hemsworth’s $9 million Byron Bay mega-mansion

STUNNING photos have revealed Chris Hemsworth’s vast, $9 million mega-mansion described by Byron Bay locals as “inappropriate”.

STUNNING aerial photographs have revealed actor Chris Hemsworth’s nearly completed coastal mansion, with the vast structure looking more akin to a shopping centre than a family home.

Construction on the mega-mansion, located at Broken Head near Byron Bay on the NSW north coast, began late last year to replace the existing eight-bedroom Balinese-style resort home.

The original property on 4.2ha was bought for $7 million in 2014. The 35-year-old Thor actor and his wife Elsa Pataky, 42, are spending nearly $9 million to build the new structure.

The imposing property has been likened to a shopping centre. Picture: Media Mode

One local described it as ‘inappropriate’ for the area. Picture: Media Mode

The build is costing nearly $9 million. Picture: Media Mode

Elsa Pataky and Chris Hemsworth. Picture: @elsapatakyconfidential/Instagram

It is expected to feature a gym, steam room, an infinity pool and spa with ocean views overlooking Seven Mile Beach, a media room, a games room, vast outdoor living and play areas and six bedrooms.

In June, the Herald Sun reported concerns among locals about the enormous build.

Darren Birch told the paper the mansion was “inappropriate” for the area. “It seems excessive but there’s not much we can do about it — nothing surprises me in this town these days,” he said.

A development application for the knockdown-rebuild 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.

Hemsworth and Pataky married in 2010 after meeting through a dialect coach in Hollywood. They moved back to Australia from Los Angeles four years ago to escape the paparazzi.

“We couldn’t take it anymore,” the Spanish-born actress said last year.

“In LA, my kids had a camera in front of them all the time and it made my daughter [India] become very scared of photos. She didn’t want pictures taken and didn’t want to be in photos.”

The couple have three children, India and twin boys Tristan and Sasha. “Byron is more relaxed than in LA for us,” she said.

“But they [paparazzi] do bother you … and it’s something we find all the time but there’s nothing you can really do about it. At least here they [paparazzi] aren’t right in front of us and in our face.

“I really wanted to be in a place where I’m out of reach to the media … and in Byron we just feel like locals. People really respect us … and it’s what I always dreamt of giving to my kids.”

Actor Matt Damon also recently purchased a property next door to his mate. The 47-year-old was reportedly telling friends earlier this year he was considering moving his family to Australia.

The two families have regularly been spotted hanging out together in the area — in May, a lucky fan snapped a selfie with Damon at a Kmart in Ballina.