Wategos' comfortable White House listed
Boorowa farmer John Arnott has listed his Byron Bay district dress circle property, dubbed The White House on Wategos.
Positioned metres from the sand on Marine Parade, the beach house getaway has ocean views from all living areas and four out of the five bedrooms.
The three-level, open-plan property has multiple terraces.
It cost $5.5 million in 2009 when Arnott acquired the property from the founder of Sausage Software, Steve Outtrim, who had paid $2.2 million for it in 2000.
Its been listed for November 17 auction through Ray White agent Lloyd Lawton.
Lawton says the owners are motivated to sell the 434-square-metre property as they wish to pursue investments closer to home.
The five-bedroom home attracts as much as $14,000 per week in holiday lettings and has played host to the likes of Kate Moss, Elle Macpherson and countless other celebrities.
Not that it's ostentatious.
“It was a little unloved when we bought it, our intention was to bring it back to life and retain the integrity of an authentic beach house,” owner Angelica Arnott said.
“We let the light in, but you can still hear the wind whistle enough to soothe you to sleep. It’s not so much state-of-the-art, more of a state of grace.”
Meanwhile, next door, Skilled Engineering group boss Greg Hargrave is still seeking to offload his property, which was bought from the Albury medico David Kirwan for $7.55 million in 2009.
Kirwan had bought the property for $900,000 in 1996.
