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Tian Zhen, China’s queen of soft rock who cites the late Tina Turner as her musical inspiration, has listed her Point Piper apartment with a price guide of $15.5 million.
The Beijing-based star purchased the three-bedroom, four-bathroom unit for $11.65 million in 2016 from John Gleeson, QC, and his wife Denise, records show.
Tian Zhen, China’s queen of soft rock who cites the late Tina Turner as her musical inspiration, has listed her Point Piper apartment with a price guide of $15.5 million. Credit:
It’s not the first time the artist, whose hits include Persistence and Cheers My Friends, has tried to sell the home, previously listing it in 2024 with an $18 million guide that was later reduced to $16 million.
Listing agents declined to comment on Zhen’s decision to relist, with it left to local sources to shed light. It is understood Zhen bought the home to focus on her health after feeling overworked in China. Now that she’s back performing in China there’s less need for the unit.
China’s soft rock queen Tian Zhen Credit:
The two-storey property with about 406 square metres of internal space has parquetry floors, high ceilings, a marble kitchen, leopard-print carpet in the main bedroom, and a marble-floored balcony with uninterrupted harbour views.
Residents in the complex are greeted by a grand reception with European oak floors, a Baccarat chandelier and wall sconces. There is also a heated indoor pool.
Maggie Tang and Steven Zoellner of Laing+Simmons Double Bay hold the listing alongside Michael Pallier of Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, and are accepting expressions of interest.
The Beijing-based star purchased the three-bedroom, four-bathroom unit for $11.65 million in 2016 from John Gleeson, QC, and his wife Denise, records show. Credit:
Ex CBA chairman sells home
Dr John Schubert, the former Commonwealth Bank chairman, and his wife Prue, have sold their Palm Beach home for $25.5 million in an off-market deal.
Dr John Schubert, the former Commonwealth Bank chairman, and his wife, Prue, have sold their Palm Beach home for $25.5 million in an off-market deal.Credit: Louie Douvis
Updated settlement documents reveal Vanessa Priest, director at SW Accountants and Advisors, as the cash buyer. LJ Hooker Palm Beach’s BJ Edwards and David Edwards confirmed a sale but declined to comment on the sale price, vendors or buyer’s identity.
Dr John SchubertCredit: Louie Douvis
The Schuberts bought the multi-level abode on 1177 square metres for about $8 million in 2003 from celebrity businessman and Shark Tank’s Andrew Banks.
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There are four bedrooms, four bathrooms and al fresco entertainment zones with uninterrupted coastal views.
John is now retired and his resume of former chairmanships not only include the Commonwealth Bank but also the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, BHP, Qantas and WorleyParsons. He officially stepped down from CBA in 2010 after five years as chairman.
The Palm Beach house price record was reset in 2022 by Rich Lister garbo Ian Malouf who paid $40 million for the home of Doug Shears, founder of Uncle Toby’s. Shears bought the property for $15 million in 2007.
Malouf’s reported wealth is $1.3 billion, according to The Australian Financial Review’s 2025 Rich List.
Auto garage owners’ selling spree
Mechanic Steve Davidson and his wife Carmen, owners of the Bondi Junction Auto Services garage, are selling another Vaucluse mansion, this time one they have owned for less than a year.
Mechanic Steve Davidson and his wife Carmen, owners of the Bondi Junction Auto Services garage, are selling another Vaucluse mansion, this time one they have owned for less than a year. Credit:
The pair sold a six-bedroom, seven-bathroom abode in the blue-chip suburb for $23 million last November, local sources with knowledge of the deal, but not authorised to comment publicly, confirmed at the time.
The Davidsons, who also own a string of other businesses on and around Oxford Street in Bondi Junction, are rumoured to be downsizing.
Their latest offering to have hit the market is a five-bedroom, three-bathroom house with harbour-to-city views. It was left to local sources to reveal a price guide in the “early to mid $20 millions”, as D’Leanne Lewis of Laing+Simmons Double Bay declined to comment on any aspect of the listing.
Their latest offering to have hit the market is a five-bedroom, three-bathroom house with harbour to city views. Credit:
Records show the Davidsons bought it for $22.25 million last April from mining company chief executive Ben Mayo and his wife Catherine, equating to a stamp duty of about $1.48 million. The Mayos renovated the property.
Refreshed interiors include a Calacatta marble kitchen, American oak floors and statement lighting. There is a mineral pool and cabana, indoor and outdoor entertainment zones, a wine cellar, mud room and laundry with a chute.
An auction has been scheduled for 6pm on Wednesday, March 25.
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The Davidsons have done well in the eastern suburbs market since 2016, when they sold the Macquarie Lighthouse Keeper’s Cottage in Vaucluse for $7.5 million to a wealthy Chinese aviation executive.
Their next purchase, a $17 million Vaucluse mansion, was sold for $37.5 million in 2021 to former Labor MP Ros Kelly and her husband, former Westpac chief executive David Morgan.
That same year the Davidsons bought a property in Bellevue Hill for $28.5 million from film producer Antoinette “Popsy” Albert and later sold it for $34.75 million in 2023.
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