Buyer of epic mansion ‘The Lighthouse' revealed

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24-06-2025

A fitness power couple has been revealed as the buyers of a glitzy Gold Coast mansion complete with a rooftop pool, casino and gaming arcade.
Influencers Lauren Simpson and Mark Carroll paid $9.5m for a Sovereign Islands property known as The Lighthouse.
Simpson, who is a world bikini champion and has 1.8 million Instagram followers, and Carroll, a successful fitness trainer, have shared clips of the house with their followers.
The Lighthouse changed hands for $9m in March, 2024 and was listed for sale late last year with Ivy Wu and Isaac Kim of Ivy Realty.
Mr Kim described the four-level home mansion as 'iconic'.
'The buyers wanted a bigger house and were absolutely blown away with the Broadwater views and obviously the scale of the house and all the features,' Mr Kim said.
'It only took them one inspection and then they bought it.'
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Named The Lighthouse for the glass pyramid on its rooftop shining over the Broadwater, the house was crowned Master Builder's Gold Coast Home of the Year when it was completed in 2017.
The home comprises about 1,380 sqm of internal living space including four bedrooms and nine bathrooms.
Its bold black facade, trimmed in white with pops of red, features turrets and porthole-like windows, while the home's top level hosts a full-floor party deck, complete with rooftop pool, barbecue kitchen and teppanyaki bar.
'The swimming pool on the rooftop is incredible,' Mr Kim said.
'Imagine swimming in that pool and overlooking the Broadwater.'
Property features include a luxurious Hamptons-inspired kitchen with marble benchtops, executive office, lavish master bedroom with walk-in dressing room, boudoir, ensuite and private balcony, wine cellar, gym, and lift servicing all levels.
The sellers last year renovated the basement and put in a cinema room, fully fitted casino and gaming arcade.
Property records show Simpson and Carroll own another house on Sovereign Islands that they bought in 2021.
Mr Kim said the prestige market on Sovereign Islands was strong following a string of mega sales including 44 Knightsbridge Parade West, which sold for $8.5m through Ivy Realty.
Another property known as the castle, at 55 Knightsbridge Parade West, Sovereign Islands, sold in a $14.5m deal via Coastal agent Edin Kara last month.
The highest recorded sale on the Sovereign Islands is $20m, paid by Clive Palmer in 2021 for 7-13 King Arthurs Court.