Brisbane Heat star Chris Lynn should be in India smashing sixes in the IPL, but is stuck at home due to virus restrictions. But instead of mourning the lack of work, he’s turned to helping a mate sell a new house, and has even thrown in a luxury car for whoever buys it.
WHAT does a professional cricketer do when his livelihood is put on hold because of a global pandemic? He delves into property development of course.
Brisbane Heat skipper Chris Lynn has been beating the boredom of isolation by helping one of his best mates build a brand new home in the inner north suburb of Kedron.
The five-bedroom, three-bathroom house on 607 sqm at 8 Bloxsom Street has just hit the market, and the lucky buyer will also get a brand-new car for free.
Lynn should be in India playing for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, but was forced to come home in March due to COVID-19.
With a keen interest in the property market, Lynn decided to give his builder friend Michael Merker a hand finishing and marketing the project.
“Projects like this always excite me,” Lynn said.
“There’s always a good time to buy property I believe.”
Lynn, who owns a home in Windsor and another two investment properties in Kedron, is already on the lookout for his next project.
“It’s always been my outlook since I started playing cricket to have a balance, so it’s not just cricket, cricket, cricket, whether that’s work, study or other interests,” he said.
“I sometimes think Brisbane is saturated with units at the moment, so something like townhouses is probably preferred. I would also love to live up the coast.”
As an ambassador for Lexus, Lynn thought of the idea of asking Scifleet Toyota to throw in a brand new Lexus NX 300.
“With tough times at the moment, it’s good to have a feel-good story and help people out wherever we can,” he said.
He may also be persuaded to offer a free cricket lesson to the lucky buyer.
The property is Mr Merker’s first new build and he’s pretty proud of it, having laid the slab down back in August 2018 after the existing post-war house on the block was moved to Bundaberg.
“I was looking for about six months and went around with my grandma and mum and they actually picked it out because it was facing north and had lots of potential,” Mr Merker said.
“I didn’t really want Hamptons style, just contemporary and classic, so I’ve designed the home so it will stand the test of time and won’t date 20 years down the track.”
The property is being marketed by Ross Armstrong and Matthew Jabs of Place Newmarket and is for sale now without a price guide.
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