ONE of Bellevue Hill’s most distinctive homes, Chateau de Benelong, has sold for more than $6 million.

The property, listed with Paul Biller of Biller Property, sold before auction to a Chinese buyer with Australian residency.

The six-bedroom home at 12 Benelong Crescent has become a landmark in Bellevue Hill with its all white exterior featuring vast marble terraces and soaring columns.

The Hollywood Regency-style home was built in 1977 and has undergone extensive renovation in recent years.

The vendors Lynda Giang-Nguyen and Nhi Nguyen bought the place for $4.95 million in 2012.

It was listed last May with a price guide of more than $5 million, but the home, which has a distinctive Roman-style column ­facade, failed to sell.

It was set for a May auction with a price guide of more than $7 million, before being sold for more than $6 million this week.

Mr Biller confirmed the sale.

The six-bedroom house has five bathrooms, a self-contained apartment and a four-car lockup garage.

There is also a heated pool with spa jets, an outdoor poolside pavilion with barbecue, home office, gym, library and a media room over the three levels.

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