150 Beach St, Coogee has sold for $3.025m, three weeks ahead of its scheduled auction.
A Coogee property owned by the family of former prime minister’s wife-turned-artist Annita van Iersel cost $139,000 in 1982 — it’s just sold for $3.025m.
The three-bedroom strata residence with one bathroom and no parking at 150 Beach St had a $3m price guide via The Agency’s Bethwyn Richards and Jess McGrath for an August 12 auction.
But it was snapped up by a young couple on July 21, three weeks before it was set to go under the hammer.
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The property was snapped up by a young couple on July 21.
Another young couple, Paul and Annita Keating, claim victory in the 1993 Federal election.
Van Iersel’s family bought the unusual three-level residence with ocean views the year before Labor’s landslide win of 1983, when the late Bob Hawke was elected PM and Paul Keating, Van Iersel’s former husband, was Treasurer.
Paul Keating was Prime Minister between 1991 and 1996, when Van Iersel was known as Annita Keating.
The kitchen was neat and a decent size.
The open-plan living area on the ground floor.
Paul and Annita Keating with their four children,, Katherine, Patrick, Caroline and Alexandra at the Australian Labor Party policy launch in 1993. Photo by Patrick Riviere/Getty Images.
They separated in 1998 and she later resumed her maiden name, with Van Iersel living at their former Woollahra home, St Kevins.
The Coogee property, right opposite Grant Reserve, features an entry level with a large living area and kitchen and an upper level with the three bedrooms and bathroom.
There’s also a lower ground floor described as a second living or mult-purpose room, with laundry.
Property data indicates the property was listed for rent in June for $1700 per week.
PropTrack indicates Coogee’s median house price was $3,525,0000 over the past year, down 3.4 per cent, with a median apartment price of $1,275,000, down 11.1 per cent.