Former luxury car dealer sells renovated Bellevue Hill home for about $31m

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-09-26 · by Kristy Johnson

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Greg Duncan, former owner of luxury car dealership Trivett, and his wife Glenda sold their renovated Bellevue Hill home for approximately $31 million in September 2025. The couple had purchased the four-bedroom house in 1996 for $1.45 million and significantly renovated it over the years, with major updates costing around $742,000 in 2013. Recently, they bought a Point Piper penthouse for $29.5 million. The Bellevue Hill property was listed by Darren Curtis and Hui Xu of Forbes Global Properties, who did not provide additional details about the sale or buyer's identity.
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Greg Duncan, former owner of luxury car dealership Trivett, and his wife Glenda sold their Bellevue Hill home for approximately $31 million on September 22, 2025. The couple originally bought the four-bedroom, four-bathroom house in 1996 for $1.45 million. The property underwent significant renovations; initially by architect Ercole Palazzetti and later in 2013 by Alexander Tzannes. Approved development plans showed alterations and additions with an estimated cost of $742,000. This sale follows the Duncans' purchase of a Point Piper penthouse for $29.5 million from Sue Ingham last May. The Bellevue Hill home’s current owners are the Harron family, who bought it from David Ansell and his wife Jodi in 2019 for $5.75 million.

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🔮 William Brush of Manor Real Estate, who holds the Dural listing, declined to comment on the listing, vendors’ identities and decision to sell when contacted by this masthead. Inner-city living Angela Fleming, wife of the late Jim Fleming, who launched the Jewel supermarket chain, has bought into the new residential development at Castlereagh Street in the CBD, the former site of the David Jones menswear store. Settlement documents that emerged last month reveal Angela bought two four-bedroom, five-bathroom units, one for $15,215,000, and the other for $4.2 million.
🔮 One sold for $20.5 million and the other for $19.5 million, both to retirees. Jason Boon and Geoff Cox of Richardson & Wrench Elizabeth Bay and Potts Point sold both residences but could not divulge the buyers’ identities when contacted by this masthead.
🔮 Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, who sold the residence alongside Pillinger’s Brad Pillinger, confirmed it sold for a figure around the latest guide but would not divulge the exact sales price nor the buyer’s identity. However, he did say the sale puts “confidence in the market” and that when there are price adjustments and vendors willing to meet the market, properties sell.
🔮 The sale comes after the Duncans in May last year paid $29.5 million for a Point Piper penthouse previously owned by Sue Ingham, widow of poultry business millionaire Jack Ingham.
🔮 It was briefly listed with another agency in May and is now on offer with the original agency with a guide of $19 million.
🔮 Will Phillips and Denzil Lloyd of Byron Bay Sotheby’s International Realty are accepting expressions of interest for the Hammonds’ residence.
🔮 Eagle-eyed buyers may notice photos of Cooper and his current wife, Elizabeth Adams, a former UBS banker whom he wed in 2023, in photos on the walls of the listing.
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Australia Bellevue Hill NRL Trivett the Penrith Panthers

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Bellevue Hill GPE · 3× Alison PERSON · 2× Cleary PERSON · 2× Duncans PERSON · 2× Greg Duncan PERSON · 2× NRL ORG · 2× Sue Ingham PERSON · 2× Trivett ORG · 2× the Penrith Panthers ORG · 2× Glenda PERSON · 1×

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Records show the Harron family bought the six-bedroom, six-bathroom residence for $5.75 million in 2019 from David Ansell, chairman of food manufacturer Openway Food Co and the former chairman of Taylors Wines and Campos Coffee, and his wife Jodi.
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🔮 The sale comes after the Duncans in May last year paid $29.5 million for a Point Piper penthouse previously owned by Sue Ingham, widow of poultry business millionaire Jack Ingham.
2026-09-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Former luxury car dealer sells renovated Bellevue Hill home for about $31m · assertive framing

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Greg Duncan, the former owner of luxury car dealership Trivett, and his wife Glenda, have sold their Bellevue Hill home for about $31 million, local sources say. asserted
sources → sell → million
The sale comes after the Duncans in May last year paid $29.5 million for a Point Piper penthouse previously owned by Sue Ingham, widow of poultry business millionaire Jack Ingham. uncertain
Duncans → come → Ingham
A sold sticker went up on the listing for the Bellevue Hill abode, indicating a sale by private treaty on September 22 with the price withheld. asserted
price → sell → September
It will be left to settlement to reveal the exact sales price and buyer’s identity as the listing agents were tightlipped when contacted. asserted
agents → leave → price
The Duncans purchased the four-bedroom, four-bathroom Bellevue Hill house for $1.45 million in 1996, records show. asserted
records → purchase → 1996
The residence was renovated by late architect Ercole Palazzetti before the couple purchased it. asserted
couple → renovate → it
Approved DA plans lodged with council reveal alterations and additions to the existing dwelling with estimated cost of works to be around $742,000. asserted
cost → approve → works
Sue Ingham bought the unit for $12,245,000 in 2010. asserted
Ingham → buy → 2010
Greg Duncan sold Trivett, one of Australia’s largest prestige automotive groups, to vehicle importer and UK dealer group Inchcape for $116 million in 2013. asserted
Duncan → sell → 2013
He took complete control of the company in 2001 after serving as a director and shareholder. asserted
He → take → director
The Bellevue Hill home was sold by Darren Curtis and Hui Xu of Forbes Global Properties, who both declined to comment on any aspect of the sale. asserted
who → sell → sale
The Point Piper property was sold by Luke Hogan and Frazer Watson on behalf of McGrath Double Bay. asserted
property → sell → Bay
Star player scores coastal home Nathan Cleary, star halfback at NRL club the Penrith Panthers, has bought a house in Curl Curl for $5.5 million. asserted
Cleary → score → million
Settlement documents show Cleary paid the figure in June to children’s charity Stewart House, after the property was sold in April. asserted
property → show → April
The four-bedroom, one-bathroom cottage has ocean views and is a short stroll to the beach. asserted
cottage → have → beach
Records show Cleary also owns a four-bedroom, two-bathroom home at Leonay, at the foot of the Blue Mountains. asserted
Cleary → show → Mountains
He purchased the property from his father, Penrith Panthers head coach Ivan Cleary, for $1.7 million in 2022. asserted
He → purchase → 2022
The Penrith Panthers will compete against the Newcastle Knights at Accor Stadium in an NRL preliminary final. asserted
Panthers → compete → final
The Curl Curl abode was sold by Paul Franks of Area Specialist who declined to comment on any aspect of the sale when contacted by this masthead. asserted
who → sell → masthead
Equestrian estate for sale Bloodstock agent James Harron and his wife Alison have put their grand Dural estate with equestrian infrastructure on the market with a price guide of $11 million to $12 million. asserted
Harron → put → million
James is the managing director of James Harron Bloodstock and Alison is the marketing and creative director. asserted
Alison → manage → Bloodstock
The company offers services including auction bidding, private acquisitions, stallion brokerage, racehorse management, mating recommendations and valuations, according to their website. uncertain
company → offer → website
Records show the Harron family bought the six-bedroom, six-bathroom residence for $5.75 million in 2019 from David Ansell, chairman of food manufacturer Openway Food Co and the former chairman of Taylors Wines and Campos Coffee, and his wife Jodi. asserted
family → show → Wines
The couple is selling as they are travelling more frequently because their kids are now grown. asserted
kids → sell → ?
Their goal now is to purchase a turnkey property. asserted
goal → purchase → property
The Hamptons-inspired home lies behind a sweeping driveway and features polished timber floors and plantation shutters. asserted
home → inspire → floors
The couple’s focus was to bring the garden to the next level with a new irrigation system. asserted
focus → bring → system
Equestrian infrastructure includes fenced paddocks, a dressage arena, stables, and tack and feed rooms. asserted
infrastructure → include → paddocks
The property is being sold by Darren Curtis of Forbes Global Properties in conjunction with William Brush of Manor Real Estate. asserted
property → sell → Estate
“Of all the finest Sydney acreages I’ve represented, the property is perhaps the most balanced,” Darren Harron told this masthead. asserted
Harron → represent → masthead
“It has something for everyone with a tennis court, stables and pool.” asserted
It → have → court
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