During his rugby league career, fullback for the Sydney Roosters Antonio Minichiello He was one of the fastest players on the field.
But that speed has not been replicated when it comes to his dreams of renewal now that he is retired from football.
Minichiello and his wife Terry Biviano He bought a derelict mansion in the heart of Vaucluse more than a decade ago and knocked it down with plans to build a modern three-storey replacement.
Fast forward to today and the renovation is still not complete, much to the frustration of neighbors who have regularly complained about the “eyesore”, Daily Mail Australia reported.
Given Minichiello’s competitive sporting background, perhaps a new renovation that has begun right next door is the spark the couple needs to “win the race to finish first,” as one close neighbor told Inside Mail.
An additional floor is being added to the property next door and the structure has been rapidly expanded.
Anthony Minichiello and Terry Biviano bought a dilapidated mansion in the heart of Vaucluse more than a decade ago

But work on the house (pictured in November 2024) is not yet finished, to the frustration of neighbors who have regularly complained about the “eyesore”
Given his pedigree as a player, we’d normally back Minichiello in this matchup, but ten years is a long time to not finish a residential build.
Minichiello and Biviano initially hoped to move into the Hopetoun Avenue property, which they bought for $3.1 million in 2014, within two years.
But delays in development applications and changes to plans (a renovation turned into a demolition and reconstruction) delayed the construction process and then Covid hit.
Unexpected costs, labor shortages and supply chain issues caused by the pandemic contributed to further construction delays.
Neighbors then raised objections to their plans over the loss of harbor views, dashing the NRL power couple’s hopes of having the house completed by Easter 2023.
With what remains to be done (work on the interiors has only just begun), we think renovators who have lived next to a construction site for the last decade will be able to enjoy canapés and champagne on their new second-floor balcony completed before Your new(ish) neighbors even move in.
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