Son of Blackmores founder lists one of two homes on same street for $13m

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-10 · by Kristy Johnson

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Marcus Blackmore, son of Blackmores founder Maurice Blackmore, and his wife Caroline are selling one of their two homes in Bayview for between $13 million and $14.3 million. The property was purchased in 2023 for $5.7 million, and extensive renovations costing nearly $1.1 million were completed with the help of architect Walter Barda and builder Peter Schooley. The home features modern interiors, a boathouse, rooftop entertainment area, and views overlooking Pittwater and Scotland Island. Marcus Blackmore is known for his significant stake in the Blackmores vitamin brand and has recently been involved in philanthropic work through the Blackmore Foundation.
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Marcus Blackmore, son of Maurice Blackmore who founded Blackmores, and his wife Caroline have listed one of their two homes in Bayview for $13 million to $14.3 million. The couple bought an existing two-story house on the site for $5.7 million in 2023, which they demolished to build a new three-story property with construction costs estimated at almost $1.1 million. This project was handled by architect Walter Barda of Walter Barda Design and builder Peter Schooley from Touchstone Construction Group, who also worked on their other Bayview house. Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty confirmed the sale for around $75 million, though he did not reveal the exact price or buyer's identity, while a caveat was recently lodged by Steven and Carol Moss.

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🔮 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 $75 million guide, but would not divulge the exact sales price nor the buyer’s identity. However, a caveat on the title was lodged last week by Steven and Carol Moss.
🔮 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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Blackmores ORG · 6× Marcus PERSON · 5× Caroline PERSON · 3× Maurice PERSON · 2× Mosses PERSON · 2× Steven PERSON · 2× Caroline Blackmore PERSON · 1× Marcus Blackmore PERSON · 1× Maurice Blackmore PERSON · 1× Walter Barda PERSON · 1×

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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 $75 million guide, but would not divulge the exact sales price nor the buyer’s identity. However, a caveat on the title was lodged last week by Steven and Carol Moss.
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🔮 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 $75 million guide, but would not divulge the exact sales price nor the buyer’s identity. However, a caveat on the title was lodged last week by Steven and Carol Moss.
2026-10-10 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Son of Blackmores founder lists one of two homes on same street for $13m · assertive framing

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Marcus Blackmore, the son of the late Maurice Blackmore who founded the Blackmores vitamin brand, and Marcus’ wife Caroline Blackmore, have listed one of their two Bayview homes with a price guide of $13 million to $14.3 million. asserted
who → found → million
Caroline told this masthead they never intended to live in the three-bedroom, five-bathroom property which is now on the market. asserted
which → tell → market
Records show the Blackmores bought an existing two-storey dwelling on the site for $5.7 million in 2023. asserted
Blackmores → show → 2023
Approved DA plans lodged with council reveal demolition of the house and construction of a new three-storey abode, with estimated cost of works to be almost $1.1 million. asserted
plans → approve → works
The Blackmores were inspired to undertake a renovation on the property using another renovation project with the same architect and builder behind their other Bayview house, Walter Barda of Walter Barda Design and Peter Schooley of Touchstone Construction Group. asserted
Blackmores → inspire → Group
It was a big project, but the whole process was seamless and a joy,” Caroline said. asserted
Caroline → say → ?
“Once again, this project has been stress-free, and we are thrilled with the outcome. asserted
we → thrill → outcome
It’s such a unique property. asserted
It → ’ → ?
The existing dwelling on the site was bought for $9.25 million in 2016, records show, from Matthew Gilmore, the co-founder of OzForex, an online foreign exchange portal. asserted
records → exist → OzForex
Approved DA plans reveal demolition of the abode and construction of a new home with a pool, with estimated cost of works to be around $3,375,000. asserted
plans → approve → works
Marcus’ late father Maurice, a naturopath, established Blackmores in 1932. asserted
father → establish → 1932
Marcus took over leadership in 1975, two years before Maurice died, serving as executive chairman until 2017. asserted
Maurice → take → 2017
Marcus was then executive director until 2020, with a brief stint as interim CEO in 2019, and stepped down from the board as a director in 2020. asserted
Marcus → step → 2020
When Japanese conglomerate Kirin agreed to buy Blackmores for $1.88 billion in 2023, Marcus, who owned an 18 per cent stake in the business, collected a reported $344 million from the bid. asserted
who → agree → bid
Marcus and Caroline are now focused on philanthropic endeavours, having established the Blackmore Foundation in 2006. asserted
Marcus → establish → 2006
Monika Tu and Phillip Sheh of Black Diamondz Property Concierge are selling the Bayview home. asserted
Tu → sell → home
Point Piper buyers revealed Steven Moss, the son of the late Sam Moss, who co-founded the Katies women’s clothing empire, and Steven’s wife Carol, have emerged as the buyers of a Point Piper mansion, the highest residential sale so far this year in Sydney. asserted
wife → reveal → Sydney
Property tycoon and Rich Lister Robert Magid and his wife Ruth sold the five-bedroom, five-bathroom house for an undisclosed figure, believed to be around the $75 million guide, on September 30, the same day the Reserve Bank hiked the cash rate to a 15-year-high. asserted
Bank → sell → high
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 $75 million guide, but would not divulge the exact sales price nor the buyer’s identity. However, a caveat on the title was lodged last week by Steven and Carol Moss. asserted
caveat → sell → Moss
The exact sales price will be revealed at settlement. asserted
price → reveal → settlement
The Mosses also own a four-bedroom, four-bathroom Bellevue Hill home, purchased for $14.5 million in 2024 from Anthony Tzaneros, of the ACFS freight family, and his interior designer wife Poppy O’Neil Tzaneros. asserted
Mosses → own → family
The Mosses made headlines in 2022 when they sold their Scottish baronial mansion, Uig Lodge, in Point Piper, for $130 million to Scott Farquhar, the co-founder of the software giant Atlassian, and his wife, investment banker, Kim Jackson. asserted
they → make → giant
Writer’s new chapter Award-winning author Libby Hathorn has sold her Centennial Park home for a figure around the $11.5 million guide as she looks to downsize locally, local sources say. asserted
sources → win → guide
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 Australian actress Judy Davis. asserted
novel → write → Davis
Hathorn’s accomplishments include The Lady Cutler Award for distinguished services to Australian children’s literature and a Centenary Medal for work in children’s literature. asserted
accomplishments → include → literature
A sold sticker went up on the listing for the six-bedroom, four-bathroom residence, indicating a sale on September 29 with the sale price withheld. asserted
price → sell → September
It will be left to settlement to reveal the exact sale price and buyer’s identity, as the listing agents were tight-lipped when contacted. asserted
agents → leave → price
The circa 1924 property, purchased by Hathorn and her late husband John Hathorn, was offered to the market for the first time in 45 years. asserted
property → purchase → years
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. asserted
plans → approve → 40,000
Maclay Longhurst and Robert Le of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty sold the home but declined to comment on any aspect of the sale. asserted
Longhurst → sell → sale
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