Manly Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler buys Kirribilli unit
His heart has long been at Collaroy Beach but increasingly it appears Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler’s head is in Kirribilli.
The NRL legend, who played more than 300 first grade games including two premiership wins, bought a two-bedroom Federation-style harbourfront apartment in Kirribilli for $3.1 million.
Agent chatter on the lower north shore cannot confirm if Hasler and his wife Christine will leave behind the northern beaches home they have lived in since 2014 to downsize in Kirribilli.
But one thing is certain, the harbourside suburb is an attractive investment for the footy coach.
Hasler bought a five-bedroom Victorian terrace in prestigious Carabella St, Kirribilli in December 2014 for $5.01 million and flipped it 18 months later after a thorough renovation for $6.2 million.
His latest investment in Holbrook Ave is in the 1918 boutique block The Walder and features high ceilings, oak floorboards and a bay window overlooking the harbour across to the eastern suburbs.
But it is unlikely Hasler will leave behind his long-term home right on the sand at Collaroy Beach, a postcode he shares with fellow NRL legends Matty Johns and Greg “Brandy” Alexander, and which is nice and close to the Sea Eagles training grounds.
Hasler bought the beach house in 2014 for $2.82 million and built up a retaining wall, which has allowed the home to survive storms.
