Aussie NBA star Andrew Bogut puts his Beaumaris home on the market for $12million after a battle with the council over development plans
Aussie basketballer Andrew Bogut is selling his grand home in Melbourne’s bayside suburb of Beaumaris, along with the plans for a mansion on the property.
The former NBA star is open to price offers between $11million and $12million, which will include the house and the mansion plans that were previously locked in a lengthy battle with the local Bayside council.
It was not an easy decision for Bogut, 36, who is making the move mainly due to privacy concerns, but admits he will sorely miss his 401 Beach Road home.
A basketballer’s paradise: Aussie NBA great Andrew Bogut has put his luxurious Beaumaris home on the market after a lengthy battle with the local Bayside council
‘I just wasn’t comfortable with people knowing exactly where I lived… that was the main thorn in my side,’ he told the Herald Sun.
The former Olympian purchased the home in 2015 for $4.7million and the nearby block soon after.
The property has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and basement parking for up to 16 vehicles on a massive 2370 sqm lot.
Features: The home includes four bedrooms, three bathrooms and basement parking for up to 16 vehicles, plus a subterranean wine cellar and tasting room, an Olympic-size swimming pool, a home cinema, fitness centre, steam rooms and a sauna, all on a massive 2370 sqm lot
There is also a subterranean wine cellar and tasting room, an Olympic-size swimming pool, a home cinema, fitness centre, steam rooms and a sauna.
Bogut’s mansion plans, which were approved by VCAT after the sportsman’s long battle with Bayside Council and the Beaumaris Conservation Society, include a rooftop terrace, terrace house and half-sized basketball court.
‘We wanted to fight and win and I was definitely motivated by that,’ he said of the red-tape conflict with the council and the move.
‘We went back and forth with this decision over the past 12 months, even before the VCAT result. We got it specified exactly how we wanted it and finally got all the hard stuff done.’
Future plans: Bogut’s mansion plans, which were approved by VCAT after his long battle with Bayside Council and the Beaumaris Conservation Society, include a rooftop terrace, terrace house and half-sized basketball court. Pictured: an image from Bogut’s planning application
Bogut said the dispute was ‘just one of those things’ and he and his family had decided to ‘move on from it’.
He added that he was ‘somewhat sad’ to leave the ‘beautiful property’ behind, as his family plans to move either interstate or across Victoria.
‘I’m very disappointed and we do it with a heavy heart,’ he said.
It is now up to the new buyer if they want to continue building Bogut’s dream home or tear the project down and start anew.
‘We do it with a heavy heart’: Bogut said he was ‘somewhat sad’ to leave the ‘beautiful property’ behind as his family plans to move either interstate or across Victoria
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