Chemist Warehouse owner Sam Gance and his partner buy $43 million trophy home
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The owner of Australia’s largest pharmacy franchise retailer recently broke the record for the most expensive home ever sold at an auction.
Unlike his high-profile celebrity partner Roach, Gance is disinclined to appear before the cameras. Photo by Julie Kiriacoudis.
Chemist Warehouse co-founder Sam Gance and his partner, reality television star Janet Roach, spent a whopping $43 million for the two-storey residence at 47 Lansell Road, Toorak.
The couple seemed to have won against another bidder in a private auction to secure the grand mansion, which would look at home on the cover of any glossy luxury lifestyle magazine.
On Monday, the multi-millionaire couple bought the property from businessman Mark Healey, who founded British renewable energy infrastructure provider Blue Energy, and his Melburnian wife Kelly.
The Healeys bought it for $20 million off-market in 2015 and spent about $15 million upgrading it with Carr Design architects and Britain’s Helen Green Design Studio.
Premium agency Kay & Burton bestowed the sales honours and called the six-garage, two-level mansion “exquisitely crafted high-end luxury” in their advertisements.
The sale makes the property the most expensive home sold at an auction in Australia. Photo from Kay&Burton.
Leading designer Paul Bangay designed the five-bedroom, four-bathroom, six-car grand estate that is set on 3,330 square metres at the Yarra River end of Lansell Road.
The whole property features ten opulent living areas, which include a showpiece palatial 77 square metre family area, a cinema room, entertainment rooms including a billiards room with a bar and an adjacent kitchen with a wood-fired pizza oven, built-in chicken rotisserie and teppanyaki grill. The adjoining service wing contains a laundry, powder, mudroom, and housekeeper’s room.
Indoor cinema. Photo from Kay&Burton.
Billiards room with a bar. Photo from Kay&Burton.
Two adjacent children’s playrooms are on the ground floor. Combined, these two are larger than many inner-city apartments.
It also has a home gym, scullery, and staff room. Outside, there are gardens designed by landscape architects, a pavilion, a lap pool, a massage room, and even a tennis court.
Sam and Janet have been an item since 2016 and will be sharing their home with two miniature terriers, Bella and Boychik.
Outdoor area. Photo from Kay&Burton.
Unlike his high-profile celebrity partner Roach, Gance is disinclined to appear before the cameras. Photo by Julie Kiriacoudis.
Chemist Warehouse co-founder Sam Gance and his partner, reality television star Janet Roach, spent a whopping $43 million for the two-storey residence at 47 Lansell Road, Toorak.
The couple seemed to have won against another bidder in a private auction to secure the grand mansion, which would look at home on the cover of any glossy luxury lifestyle magazine.
On Monday, the multi-millionaire couple bought the property from businessman Mark Healey, who founded British renewable energy infrastructure provider Blue Energy, and his Melburnian wife Kelly.
The Healeys bought it for $20 million off-market in 2015 and spent about $15 million upgrading it with Carr Design architects and Britain’s Helen Green Design Studio.
Premium agency Kay & Burton bestowed the sales honours and called the six-garage, two-level mansion “exquisitely crafted high-end luxury” in their advertisements.
The sale makes the property the most expensive home sold at an auction in Australia. Photo from Kay&Burton.
Leading designer Paul Bangay designed the five-bedroom, four-bathroom, six-car grand estate that is set on 3,330 square metres at the Yarra River end of Lansell Road.
The whole property features ten opulent living areas, which include a showpiece palatial 77 square metre family area, a cinema room, entertainment rooms including a billiards room with a bar and an adjacent kitchen with a wood-fired pizza oven, built-in chicken rotisserie and teppanyaki grill. The adjoining service wing contains a laundry, powder, mudroom, and housekeeper’s room.
Indoor cinema. Photo from Kay&Burton.
Billiards room with a bar. Photo from Kay&Burton.
Two adjacent children’s playrooms are on the ground floor. Combined, these two are larger than many inner-city apartments.
It also has a home gym, scullery, and staff room. Outside, there are gardens designed by landscape architects, a pavilion, a lap pool, a massage room, and even a tennis court.
Sam and Janet have been an item since 2016 and will be sharing their home with two miniature terriers, Bella and Boychik.
Outdoor area. Photo from Kay&Burton.
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