source : the age
Not long after news broke earlier this month that former Domain chief executive and Australian Community Media chairman Antony Catalano had been charged with assaulting a woman, his real estate agent quietly de-listed the media operator’s six-bedroom Melbourne penthouse.
On Monday, the $29.95 million property, which is located in St Kilda’s Saint Moritz building, went back on the market.
The re-listing emerges as only the latest in a string of developments following news of the charges.
Until earlier this month, Catalano was the executive chairman of ACM, which he bought in 2019 alongside Melbourne investor Alex Waislitz from Nine Entertainment, owner of this masthead, for more than $125 million. He also controls the real estate classifieds business, View Media.
Days after Catalano was charged with assault, he was stood down at ACM, and his Melbourne home was pulled from the market by his selling agents, who this masthead previously reported cited “sensitivities” over the alleged assault.
Police attended the luxury penthouse on March 12, with the entrepreneur returning there briefly after he was granted bail at a court hearing the following day.
This is not the first time the property has been on the market. Catalano previously listed it in April last year, with a reported price guide of $33 million to $36 million. But it was later taken off the market for family reasons, according to the Australian Financial Review.
The property then hit the market once more in February, with a slashed asking price of $29.95 million. The property’s selling agent, John Bongiorno of Marshall White, declined to comment.
“One of Australasia’s most spectacular penthouses, this extraordinary residence in the prestigious Saint Moritz complex offers a unique fusion of contemporary design, luxury, and coastal elegance,” the listing reads.
“Spanning approximately 700sqm across two breathtaking levels, this exclusive penthouse boasts unrivalled 360-degree views of the bay, St Kilda Marina, and Melbourne’s iconic city skyline. Designed by renowned architects Fender Katsalidis and Koichi Takada, and enhanced by the bespoke interiors by David Hicks, this residence sets a new standard in high-end living.”
The media figure has since checked into a rehabilitation facility after being charged by Victoria Police with dragging a woman around an apartment by her hair and ankles and swinging a clothes iron at her head, in an alleged assault. A representative of Catalano didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
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John Buckley is a CBD columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.Connect via email.
