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Former Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns is set to farewell his 'dream' property on the NSW coast.
The vacant lot in Merewether, a prestige beach suburb 3 km from the CBD of Newcastle, has hit the market with a $2.7 million–$3 million price guide.
Johns, 47, appeared to be preparing to build a new pad on the site after demolishing his old five-bedroom home in 2025, which he purchased in 2000 for $1.4 million.
After dividing the cleared property into two lots, the hitmaker offloaded one of the blocks for $3.2 million last August, after it was on the market for just 24 days, the Newcastle Herald reported at the time.
According to the publication, the four-bedroom home next door to Johns' block sold for an impressive $3.7 million in July 2025.
The remaining 968 square metre property sits on high ground in a secluded cul-de-sac and boasts stunning ocean views, including Merewether Beach.
Former Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns is set to farewell his 'dream' property on the NSW coast
The vacant lot in Merewether, a prestige beach suburb 3 km from the CBD of Newcastle, has hit the market with a $2.7 milllion–$3 million price guide
Johns, 47, appeared to be preparing to build a new pad on the site after demolishing his old five-bedroom home in 2025, which he purchased in 2000 for $1.4 million
Johns has not revealed the reasons behind the sale of his Merewether property on any of his social media.
He demolished his old home to 'unlock the site's full potential'.
He had said in a statement: 'This place has been a huge part of my life and creativity, but it's time for something new that reflects where I'm at now and what's next.'
The new sale comes after Johns sold another nearby investment property in 2024 for a hefty $2.75 million - after listing it for $3 million.
Still, the price was right since Johns had purchased the four-bedroom, two-bathroom home at age 17 for just $360,000 in May 1996.
On Tuesday, Realestate.com reported that Johns also owns two other investment properties in Newcastle.
Last year, Johns announced that he is taking a hiatus from social media, as he celebrated his birthday.
He posted to Instagram to mark the occasion, but added a cryptic message that implied he was in need of solitude, perhaps to work on a new art project.
After dividing the cleared property into two lots, the hitmaker offloaded one of the blocks for $3.2 million last August, after it was on the market for just 24 days, the Newcastle Herald reported at the time
The new sale comes after Johns sold another nearby investment property (pictured) in 2024 for a hefty $2.75 million - after listing it for $3 million
'As an artist, you never know what time it is. It's an ongoing quest to interpret happiness and sadness with a sprinkling of absurdity. It's drama. It's comedy. It's poetry. It's a song. It's cinema,' he continued.
'Everything is beautiful if you let it be.'
Johns concluded the post: 'I have to go back in time to finalise something and as a result I won't be on socials, my team will keep an eye on things. I will have my phone. All is love.'
The rock star has stayed largely out of the spotlight in the past few years, following highly publicised legal and substance abuse issues.
Johns and his former Silverchair bandmates rose to fame as 15-year-olds and took the world by storm with their debut album Frogstomp in 1995, before splitting in 2011.
The musicians have said they had 'drifted apart' from Johns since Silverchair disbanded.
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