Benjamin Packer Barham, the son of philanthropic heiress Gretel Packer and Monaco-based financier Nick Barham, has spent $8.4m on a record setting Bondi penthouse.
It’s the first property acquisition of the eldest grandson of the late media billionaire Kerry Packer and his widow, Ros.
The low-key 24-year old who spends much of his time at the Ellerston estate in the Hunter Valley, is four years younger than his sister, Francesca, who has called a Horizon, Darlinghurst, sub-penthouse home since 2019 which cost $16.75m.
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Ben Barham, Kerry Packer’s grandson and eldest son of Gretel Packer, has just splashed out on a Bondi Beach pad.
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Benjamin Packer Barham’s 370 sqm two-level penthouse was bought from adventure tourism marketer Andrew Denman and his partner Jenna Singer, who had paid $6.43m in 2019 to buy into the Kew Bondi development.
The three-bedroom, three-bathroom, three-garage apartment has Harbour glimpses across Rose Bay to Dover Heights, Ben Buckler and Bondi Beach.
The surfside home also boasts harbour glimpses.
And a superb summer entertaining area.
Glass is a feature throughout the home.
The pavilion-style apartment features 250 sqm internal space with glass-encased casual and formal living spaces that open to a 120 sqm Palm Springs-inspired terrace landscaped by Stone Lotus.
It was sold by estate agent James Ledgerwood who was recently headhunted from Ray White Double Bay to McGrath Double Bay.
There is a mortgage attached to the title through Perpetual Horizon which is co-directed by the engineering graduate and his mother. It was the same arrangement that Francesca had via Platinum Summit which funded her purchase.
Inside one of the apartment’s three bedrooms.
Palm Springs inspired terrace.
The pavilion-style apartment features 250 sqm internal space.
The siblings have a brother, William, still at home with their mother in Bellevue Hill.
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