Linda and Allen Hammond, founders of the sunglasses company Otra Eyewear, are selling their contemporary home in Byron Shire, priced between $13.5 million and $14.5 million. The Hammonds previously sold Quay Australia to a US private equity firm for an undisclosed amount in 2016 after launching the brand at the Falls Festival in Melbourne in 2004. Their Coopers Shoot property, which they purchased for $2,085,000 and extensively renovated with Zaher Architects in 2019, includes luxury features such as a gym, pool, and Japanese-style bath, offering hinterland and coastal views from its balconies.
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Eyewear moguls Linda and Allen Hammond have put their contemporary home in Coopers Shoot in the Byron Shire on the market with a price guide of $13.5 million to $14.5 million.
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Linda is the founder, designer and chief executive officer of sunglasses business Otra Eyewear, and before that co-founded another sunglasses company, Quay Australia, with her husband Allen.
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They sold Quay Australia to a US private equity firm for an undisclosed sum in 2016.
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Quay Australia has collaborated with numerous A-listers including Kylie Jenner, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton and Chrissy Teigen.
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It launched in 2004 at the Falls Festival in Melbourne, Victoria.
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Linda and Allen’s son Zak later joined the brand, and by 2009 it had entered the global market.
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Linda said they have decided to sell the home as they have another property on the Gold Coast.
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“It’s a lock and leave as we spend most of our year travelling,” she said.
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Records show the Hammonds purchased the existing dwelling on the site for $2,085,000 in 2016, which they then knocked down, enlisting Zaher Architects to design a stunning four-bedroom, two-bathroom build over two levels.
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Approved DA plans lodged with council in 2019 reveal works with an estimated cost of $2,677,860.
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The existing pool was retained, and three sculptural feature staircases were included in the design, along with timber-lined ceilings and Italian porcelain tiles.
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Leisure zones include a gym, pool, Japanese-style bath, fire pit and balconies with hinterland and coastal views extending to Lennox Head.
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The NSW North Coast’s house price record was broken in 2023 when the Coopers Shoot hinterland home of Tom and Emma Lane, of the Oroton fashion empire family, sold for $33.65 million.
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The buyer was a company in which tech entrepreneur Ben Bray, co-founder of Nakatomi, and architect Grace de Rome are listed as directors.
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The luxury farmhouse on 48 hectares with six bedrooms and eight bathrooms is complete with a mineral-based infinity pool and spa, an infrared sauna, gym, fire pit, macadamia grove and stable area.
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Will Phillips and Denzil Lloyd of Byron Bay Sotheby’s International Realty are accepting expressions of interest for the Hammonds’ residence.
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Author lists Centennial Park home
Award-winning author Libby Hathorn has listed her Centennial Park home in Sydney with a buyer’s guide of $11.5 million as she looks to downsize locally.
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Hathorn has written more than 80 books for children, young adults and adult readers, and her young adult novel Thunderwith was made into a movie called The Echo of Thunder, starring Judy Davis.
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Hathorn’s accomplishments include The Lady Cutler Award in 2020 for distinguished services to Australian children’s literature and a Centenary Medal in 2003 for work in children’s literature.
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The circa 1924 property, purchased by Hathorn and her late husband John Hathorn, has been offered to the market for the first time in 45 years.
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Approved DA plans lodged with council over the years reveal $99,000 worth of alterations and additions and a replaced tile roof for $40,000.
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The main residence has high ornate ceilings, parquetry floors, timber architraves, bold feature walls and leadlight windows.
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Maclay Longhurst and Robert Le of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty are selling the home and an auction has been scheduled for October.
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Former advertising bigwig to offload residence
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Retired ad executive Peter Hamilton and his wife Christine have put their grand Southern Highlands home on the market with a price guide of $12 million.
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Peter was an esteemed ad executive, with roles including worldwide executive vice president and regional director for Asia-Pacific at McCann Erickson, which is now called McCann.
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Records show the couple purchased the address in Fitzroy Falls for $460,000 in 2001, and Peter’s time working abroad in New York’s Manhattan inspired the design for the five-bedroom, five-bathroom house which they built from scratch.
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Across 100 acres of countryside, the rural estate features American Georgian architecture, a style known for its symmetry and classical entryways.
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There are wraparound verandahs, a pool, and a gym that could be made into an office.
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Christine was an avid horse rider and so ample equestrian areas were included, such as stabling, tack and feed facilities, and a sand arena.
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The couple also own another property on the same street in Fitzroy Falls, a slightly smaller one on 75 acres with a three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence, which is on the market with a price guide of $3.2 million through the same listing agent.
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The Southern Highlands residences are being sold by Elizabeth O’Brien of Atlas Southern Highlands.
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