Ex-The Block Kara, Kyal Demmrich sold one duplex for about $2.7m

The Block couple Kyal and Kara Demmrich have secured the sale of one of their duplexes - but the another sale is still in limbo.

The duplex, which has a glassed-in wine cellar, was bought for $2.67m from buyers downsizing from acreage on the Central Coast.

The former popular contestants of The Block, Kyal and Kara Demmrich have secured the sale of one of their new Long Jetty duplexes.

They secured $2.67m from buyers downsizing from acreage on the Central Coast through Carl Baker and Trevor Hamilton of McGrath Terrigal.

The three-bedroom, three-bathroom Eloora Road dwellings were initially listed in May for June auction.

Former The Block contestants Kara and Kyal Demmrich have sold one of their duplexes for almost $2.7 million.

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Both came with a $2.5m price guide, well above the three-bedroom $1,005,000 suburb median price calculated by PropTrack.

Indoor and outdoor living maximised the 348 sqm blocks.

The sold duplex came with a wine room, plus a one-car garage, pool and spa. There is 302 sqm internal living space on each of the 348 sqm blocks.

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The couple had bought the 696sq m building block in 2021 for $1.31m.

It took over a year to secure development approval from the Central Coast Council in NSW.

Set 500 metres from Blue Bay Beach, carpenter Kyal and designer Kara filmed the construction of the side-by-side coastal homes in a series on YouTube called Bay Builds.

It took more than a year to get council’s DA approval.

The remaining Eloora Rd offering has a $2.5 million to $2.7 million price guide.

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PropTrack’s overall median house prices sits at $1,275,000 which is up 15 per cent annually.

Since coming third on the Nine Network’s series The Block: Fans v Faves in 2014, and taking home a profit of $567,250 in prize money, the celebrity renovators have been involved in dozens of projects.

Their first renovation project after The Block was a four-bedroom property at Killarney Vale in 2015. It sold for $735,000, having been bought for $285,000 in 2008.

In 2018 the couple flipped a property at 82 Pacific St, Long Jetty, which fetched $1.59m, having bought the “asbestos shack” for $710,000 earlier that year.

The bathroom inside the Long Getty property

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In June it was reported that Kyal and Kara Demmrich had built a duplex in Long Jetty and planned on selling them both in auction.

They have been listed through McGrath Terrigal agent Trevor Hamilton, with McGrath boss John McGrath auctioning the properties on June 29.

Open-planned living areas in the duplex.

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Both 1/89a Eloora Rd and 2/89b Eloora Rd, come with a $2.5m auction guide – well above the three-bedroom $1,025,000 suburb median price calculated by PropTrack.

They were built 500 metres from Blue Bay Beach during 2023 to 2024 with Rams construction loan financing.

Both 1/89a Eloora Rd and 2/89b Eloora Rd, came with a $2.5m price tag.

It took over a year to secure development approval from Central Coast Council, highlighting the concerns being regularly raised by Planning Minister Paul Scully about construction delays.

They bought during Covid restrictions in 2021 for $1,310,000.

There is 302sq m internal living space on each of its 348sq m blocks.

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House 1 has three bedrooms and three bathrooms plus a wine room and a long pool and spa.

House 2 has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a wine room, a media room and a circular pool.

Kyal and Kara Demmrich sold the first of their Long Jetty homes.

“But each has its own unique style interior,” Ms Demmrich said at the time.

“House 1 is light, bright and French-inspired; House 2 is warm, moody and has a coastal villa feel.

“Both homes boast luxurious resort-style living with our signature coastal look,” she said.

Since coming third on The Block: Fans v Faves in 2014, and taking home a profit of $567,250 in prize money, they have been involved in dozens of projects.

Their first renovation project after The Block was a four-bedroom property at Killarney Vale in 2015. It sold for $735,000, having been bought for $285,000 in 2008.

The airy kitchen was designed by Kara.

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“We hear a lot of horror stories, but it’s often the smaller jobs where people run into trouble,” they recently noted.

“Many fall into the trap of assuming they can do everything themselves.

“It’s interesting to see the hipages research say Aussies are most likely to make DIY mistakes in the bathroom,” they added.

A grand stairwell inside the Long Getty property.

Originally published as Ex-The Block Kara, Kyal Demmrich sold one duplex for about $2.7m