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Daily Mail
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Inside fitness influencer Lauren Simpson and Mark Carroll's $9.5million 'lighthouse' mansion
Fitness influencers Lauren Simpson and Mark Carroll have bought a stunning multimillion-dollar mansion on the Gold Coast 's ritzy Sovereign Islands. Lauren, who is a world bikini champion, and her fitness trainer partner bought the stunning mansion, known as The Lighthouse, for $9.5million earlier this year. Named The Lighthouse for its distinctive pyramid beacon that overlooks the Broadwater, the stunning house was awarded the Master Builder's Gold Coast Home of the Year in 2017. Spanning four levels, the house offers an expansive 1,380 square metres of internal living space. The property also boasts a casino and gaming arcade, as well as multiple entertaining spaces, a gym, library and home office. There is also a luxurious gourmet kitchen with a marble island bench, scullery and butler's pantry. The house boasts four bedrooms with the master offering walk-in dressing room, an ensuite and a private balcony. A spacious guest suite, complete with a walk-in wardrobe and ensuite, overlooks well-manicured gardens via a private balcony. The luxe inclusions don't end there, with a rooftop pool offering 180-degree views showcasing the Broadwater and Surfers Paradise skyline. The rooftop space also includes an outdoor kitchen, fireplace and Teppanyaki bar. The excited couple took to Instagram this week to show off their luxe purchase. Captioning his photo dump, Mark said that he wanted to buy the house when he first laid eyes on it four years ago. 'When Lauren asked me to move to the Gold Coast 4 years ago I said the only place I would move to was the Sovereign Islands,' he wrote. 'So we did… first day we moved here. Walking the dog I saw this house and said it was the 'true goals' house and one day we would get it 'Opportunity presented itself earlier in the year and I took the opportunity. Dream home achieved.' Mark also joked about owning a house with a casino, given he is not a gambler. 'PS the casino came with the house.. and we have 2 bars. Good thing I don't gamble and I don't drink alcohol haha,' he wrote. 'Looks cool but. My friends will enjoy it' Mark's envy-inducing post was met with a flurry of congratulatory comments from friends and followers. 'Nice. I had to Google Sovereign Islands as I'd never heard of it, and a picture of your place came up. Congratulations,' one offered. Another summed up the sentiment of many with: This house blows my mind!!! Take us all on a full tour if you're open to it and don't mind!' It comes after Lauren and Mark dropped $5.9million on another Sovereign Islands mansion back in 2021. Offering breathtaking views of the Coral Sea and the surrounding islands, the extravagant home spans four levels and features a limestone façade. This isn't the first time Mark and Lauren have been in the real estate spotlight. The fitness-loving couple previously bought the Sydney home of former NRL player Sam Burgess.
News.com.au
15-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Castle, beachfront mansion sold in twin mega deals
Twin mega deals have ignited the Gold Coast's prestige market, with local buyers dropping more than $30 million across two landmark sites. The week's richest sale was $17m for a mansion on Hedges Ave, Mermaid Beach, which had been held by the same family for 25 years. Ray White Malan + Co agents Dan Donovan and Conner Malan handled the off-market deal, which set an eye-watering benchmark for the coveted oceanfront stretch known as Billionaire's Row. Meanwhile, a sprawling waterfront estate on Sovereign Islands changed hands for $14.5m. The seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom house on a 1,458 sqm canalfront lot featured a distinctive medieval-style facade and was known locally as 'the castle'. Coastal agent Edin Kara negotiated the sale. Back at the beachfront, the sale of 129 Hedges Ave equated to $41,975 per square metre – eclipsing another 405 sqm block snapped up earlier this year for $16.75m. Records show the property had been owned by Louise Gordon since December 2000, when it was purchased for $1.55m. The owners enlisted architect Bayden Goddard, with the mansion one of the first of many he would design for wealthy clients along the Gold Coast's most famed stretch of sand. The agents would not comment beyond a social media announcement, in which the home was described as a 'timeless beachfront residence' with 10 metres of waterfrontage. The buyer was swapping a Main River residence for the prized oceanfront parcel. 'We were working with the buyer for a few months showing him a range of different options in the area,' Mr Donovan said. 'Ultimately, it was too hard to turn down this beautiful beachfront property.' Candyshop mansion is up for grabs again Buyer of $12m Dune mansion plans to give it away He said the sale, 'solidified the strength of the beachfront market'. PropTrack data shows house prices in Mermaid Beach were up 9 per cent over the past 12 months to a median of $3.59m. Sovereign Islands agent Mr Kara described the property at 55 Knightsbridge Parade West as 'spectacular'. Records show it last changed hands in 2012, when it was purchased for $5.325m by John Corbett. The house had been on the market several times since, but no buyer was secured. 'The market has moved, and I'd been talking to a local buyer who had shown some interest,' Mr Kara said. 'It was on the market but the price was a little too high, so it was really just a matter of getting the price and the conditions right. 'And really, when you look at construction prices and the land value of such a large block, this was spectacular value for money for such a solidly built five-level sandstone house.' Mr Kara said despite soaring home prices over the past few years, the Gold Coast's prestige market still offered great value, particularly for interstate and international buyers. 'I think the Gold Coast is still sort of a sleeping giant. Prices are still too low,' he said. A typical house in Paradise Point encompasssing the gated estate of Sovereign Islands costs $2.2m, up 20.4 per cent from last year.
