Publican’s movie star hideway up for sale with $16m price hopes

A publican’s unique home, which has just played host to a Hollywood heavyweight, has come to market in Woollahra with price expectations of $16m.

61A Wallaroy Rd, Woollahra, which is super private, has a $16m guide in an expressions of interest campaign.

A uniquely mid-century home, which has just played host to a Hollywood heavyweight, has come to market in Woollahra with price expectations of $16m.

Built in 1959, the private Palm Springs-style residence was recently revived by renowned architect Iain Halliday of BKH and offers an alternative lifestyle to its more modern eastern suburbs contemporaries.

It’s likely this point of design difference that attracted movie star Rachel McAdams to stay at the secluded five-bedroom house at 61A Wallaroy Rd while in Sydney filming Send Help, a Sam Raimi-directed horror film also starring Dylan O’Brien.

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Rachel McAdams recently stayed in the home while in Sydney filming the upcoming horror film Send Help. Picture: Instagram.

”It’s so cool, and right in the middle of Woollahra,” says agent Alex Lyons.

Open-plan living areas open to the terrace.

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McAdams, who sources said paid $14,500 per week, has also starred in Mean Girls, About Time, The Vow, Wedding Crashers, Doctor Strange and Disobedience.

Vendors Natasha Stanley and Kingsley Smith know how to play host as owners of well-known Sydney pub The London Hotel and restaurant China Diner in Bondi Beach.

The high-profile pair purchased the Modernist house in 2018 for $6.55m in an off-market deal and have now engaged Alex Lyons of Raine & Horne Double Bay/Bondi Beach and Maclay Longhurst of Sotheby’s International Realty Sydney to call for expressions of interest before the May 2 closing date.

Vendors Kingsley Smith and Natasha Smith at the launch Of Yum Cha At China Diner Bondi. Picture: Kai Godeck

“The way it’s finished is incredible,” Lyons says.

“Then there’s the privacy down a long driveway, and that’s evidently why Rachel and other celebrities have chosen to stay at the home.

“It’s just so cool, and located right in the middle of Woollahra.”

The rare period property on a large 930sq m block retains many of its original design elements, with a host of 21st century inclusions.

Behind its signature red front door, the two-storey home has a grand open-plan living and dining area crowned by a double-height ceiling.

This everyday entertainment zone flows out to both a balcony and a private patio.

The Carrara marble kitchen is illuminated by a skylight.

Elegant dining, inside ...

... and out.

The main floor also houses a sleek rose terrazzo and Carrara marble kitchen illuminated by a skylight with an island bench, Wolf appliances, two Miele dishwashers, plus a butler’s pantry.

Three bedrooms on the same level each have built-in wardrobes and ensuites.

Downstairs a guest bedroom has its own ensuite, while an adjoining multipurpose media room or rumpus feeds out to the pool terrace and the 13m heated pool surrounded by established tropical gardens.

Packed with modern features, the VIP home also has heated floors in all the bathrooms, a powder room, herringbone timber floors, ducted airconditioning, several storage spaces, a back-to-base alarm, a video intercom, a Control4 smart home system, driveway sensors and secure off-street parking for four cars.

Originally published as Publican’s movie star hideway up for sale with $16m price hopes