One of Walter Burley Griffin’s last masterpieces lists for $9.5m-plus

November 7, 2026 — 5:00amThe final residential commission in Australia completed by late American architect Walter Burley Griffin before he left for India in 1935 has hit the market with an auction guide of $9.5 million to $10.45 million.Called Juniper Green, the six-bedroom, six-bathroom house was part of a double project for Griffin as he was commissioned to design two properties on a dress circle street in Pymble for brothers David and Eric Pratten. Their father, Frederick Pratten, gifted his sons two parcels of land and the funds to build their own homes.Juniper Green in Pymble is for sale with a guide of $9.5 million to $10.45 million. The current vendor is Kelvin Sherwood, founder of Air Brake Corporation, one of Australia’s largest trucking suspension and brake specialists. Records show he and his late wife, Mary, purchased the residence for $2.4 million in 1999. He is retired and downsizing.The home was built around 1935 and is of the Prairie School architectural style, known for its horizontal design focus, open floor plans and use of natural materials. There are parquetry floors, chandeliers, a banquet hall and games room with a bar area, pool and poolhouse.Griffin was commissioned by two brothers, David and Eric Pratten, to design two homes on a dress-circle street in Pymble. This is one of the homes. Nick Muzha and Andres Jaramillo of Belle Property North Shore are selling the home alongside Aaron Del Monte of LJ Hooker Double Bay.Coincidentally, the other property in the pair completed by Griffin, a home called Coppins that was designed for Eric Pratten, is also on the market with a price guide of $17 million.This is the other home commissioned by Griffin. It’s also on the market with a price guide of $17 million. The current vendor of the restored six-bedroom, five-bathroom estate is Stuart Grimshaw, the former chief executive for both fintech company Humm and the Bank of Queensland, and his wife, Annalise. Records show the Grimshaws bought the property for $13 million in 2020 from David Burns, chief operating officer of Sharon AI, and his wife, Edwina, and did a lavish renovation.Glenn Curran, Amelia Deer and Patrick Cao of The Agency are selling the Grimshaw home.Insurance brokers settle on Rose Bay home Millennials Yianni Gourlas and John Angelis, the co-chief executives of Clearlake Insurance Brokers, have emerged as the buyers of Sydney’s second highest residential property sale of 2025.Two insurance brokers have emerged on settlement documents as the buyers of an $80 million-plus Rose Bay mansion. Settlement documents in October this year reveal the business partners paid $82.5 million for the Rose Bay mansion of property developer Orazio Camuglia and his wife, Yolanda.It was left to settlement to reveal the exact sales price and buyers’ identities as listing agents Ken Jacobs and Hui Xu of Forbes Global Properties could only confirm a sale of more than $80 million to this masthead, in October last year.The home consists of three separate residences with a total of eight bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and four car spaces, set on 1138 square metres. There’s a pool, gym and sauna.Gourlas and Angelis, who both have more than 10 years of experience in the insurance sector, also sold their Dover Heights home for an undisclosed sum in May this year.Millennials Yianni Gourlas and John Angelis paid $82.5 million for the residence. Sydney’s top residential property sale of 2025 belongs to billionaire Alex Birkenstock, heir of German cult sandal brand Birkenstock, who paid cash for an $83.5 million waterfront estate, also in Rose Bay.Yianni GourlasLinkedInThe five-bedroom, six-bathroom abode was purchased in December last year from Lawrence Myers, chief executive of James Packer’s family office Consolidated Press Holdings, and his wife, Sylvia. The sale was handled by The Agency’s Steven Chen and Pillinger’s Brad Pillinger, while Simon Cohen of Cohen Handler is understood to have represented the buyer.In more recent news, Rose Bay’s median house price surged 22.1 per cent to $6.35 million in the year to September 2026, on Domain data, defying the weak Sydney market.Big unit sale in blue-chip suburb A three-bedroom, three-bathroom apartment in a new boutique block of seven in Sydney’s Mosman sold for $16 million this month to a local downsizer, within the $15 million to $16.5 million price guide.In the well-heeled suburb of Mosman, a mystery buyer has splashed $16 million on an apartment with knockout views. Adrian Bridges of Raine & Horne Mosman, who sold the residence alongside Luke Arnold, confirmed the sale price but declined to comment on the buyer’s identity. It will be left to settlement to reveal.Those that have bought off the plan in the building include Matt Kennedy, head of Rothesay Asset Management Australia, and his wife, Ellen, and O’Linda Young, widow of AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young.The three-bedroom, three-bathroom unit is in a new boutique block of seven, built by Trescon and designed by Studio Johnston with interiors by Mim Design. The $125 million complex was developed by Prosker, built by Trescon and designed by Studio Johnston with interiors by Mim Design. Landscaping is by Dangar Barin Smith.Bridges said during the property campaign that brand-new luxury apartments were appealing as they reduced the burden of maintaining a large home while not compromising on space, quality or amenity.“Developers are increasingly responding to this shift, too, incorporating facilities such as golf simulators, wellness spaces, landscaped gardens and shared entertaining areas, which make apartment living feel like a genuine lifestyle upgrade rather than a compromise,” he said.Property alerts are now available in the SMH app. Turn them on to receive the latest market news and trends.Property listingsFrom our partners