Stephen Nicholls, Property Journalist
First published 13 Nov 2026, 10:34am
1 Major St, Coogee sold for $26.5m pre-auction.
An oceanfront home that featured in an Australian mini-series has sold for a record-breaking $26.5m pre-auction.
Gordons Bay House at 1 Major St, Coogee , which was in The Usual Subjects on SBS four years ago, hit the market in early September with a $35m price guide via James Ball and Michael Pallier of Sotheby’s.
Neither agents are disclosing the actual price, though it’s common knowledge among those in-the-know, and it easily surpasses the $20m Coogee record, set in 2024 by the developer Central Element for an off-the-plan penthouse in Ballamac House.
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1 Major St, Coogee. NSW Real Estate.
1 Major St, Coogee. NSW Real Estate.
Gordons Bay House, on a 740sqm block, is owned by Lisa Scoble, the director of affordable co-living accommodation provider Bungalow Co.
She and former husband neurosurgeon Ralph Mobbs had bought it for $6.9m in in 2010.
They’d knocked down the original property and called on Renato D’Ettore to design a sculptural concrete and glass residence, which won the Wilkinson Award in 2019.
1 Major St, Coogee. NSW Real Estate.
1 Major St, Coogee. NSW Real Estate.
Described in the listing as “reminiscent of the architecture of the Aegean Islands”, the property offers multiple ocean-view living areas and terraces, a whole-floor master suite, wellness zone with steam room, a waterfall with fishpond and a heated infinity pool with swim jets.
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