Olympian Owen Wright and pop star wife Kita Alexander list Byron beach shack with $7 mill-plus hopes! 

A concrete and timber cubist beach shack with Tesla batto!

It’s been six years now since Owen Wright, the one-time world title contender, bought an unremarkable beach shack a few hundred metres from The Pass in Australia’s Byron Bay for $5.1 million. 

Owen Wright and Kita Alexander saw more than the Morning of the Earth country soul utopia.

For O and K, the little idyllic timber beach shack surrounded by almost half-an-acre of grass and trees where vegetables are grown and chickens are humanely employed to harvest their protein-rich eggs, was ripe to be bulldozed and developed to create something greater. 

Owen, who survived a traumatic brain injury at Pipe in 2015 as well as having a slice of his fortune swindled by a horse racing enthusiast a couple of years back, saw a fleet of four cubist villas built of concrete and timber and with Tesla batteries and swimming pools and gardens that “blur the boundaries between indoor and outdoor living to create a refined subtropical sanctuary ideal for all seasons.” 

Three years back, when the four cubist masterpieces were completed, O and the other developer kept one apiece, and the others were sold for $6.5 mill. 

O and Kita and chillun were gonna stay but according to the real estate press, they’re shipping out to their next adventure.

The joint is in a part of  Byron that allows 365-day-a-year holiday letting with a potential gross of 200 gees a year on vacay rentals. 

“A rare opportunity to secure your own private sanctuary surrounded by some of the world’s most iconic beaches – The Pass, Clarkes, Wategos, Main Beach and Tallow Beach,” according to the sales lit. 

“Inside, roasted peat blackbutt flooring, stone benchtops and bespoke finishes exude understated elegance. All four bedrooms feature custom-built walnut veneer joinery and private balconies, while two luxurious master suites each include ensuites – with one boasting a generous walk-in robe and a luxe bath for indulgent relaxation.

“A second living space on the upper level offers a peaceful retreat for quiet moments or family connection. Home chefs will be inspired by the bespoke designer kitchen, showcasing an induction cooktop, extended stone benchtops, wine fridge and a walk-in pantry – beautifully balancing style and functionality.

A double garage, additional storage and separate laundry provide effortless practicality, while solar power accompanied by a Tesla battery ensures sustainable, energy-efficient living without compromise.

Agent is talking six-five mill, but think seven plus, I mean the joint even got a Tezzy batto, even if the Byron market is starting to teeter a little.

Owen and his storied sis and bro were last on these pages in March when their family home on the beach at Skenners Head a little outh of Byron fetched a staggering $4.5 million. 

The joint at 5 Skennars Road, Skennars Head, was built back when the little sub-division was all undulating green fields and long before the place got turned into the usual shitbox housing development that pockmarks Australia.

The place got listed for sale when family patriarch Rob Wright’s dementia got so bad his boy Owen, who’d been caring for him for the last five years, had to put him into a dementia unit.

I doubt if we’ll see a family like the Wrights within surfing ever again, at least in my lifetime.

Three surfers on the tour, including a duel world champ, and all of ’em with their own aesthetic.

For added spice, mysterious illnesses have derailed two thirds of the pack. These include Owen’s so-rare-it-didn’t-have-a-name delayed brain trauma that resulted in a push for compulsory helmets and Tyler’s potentially career-ending Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Ongoing spinal issues with Mikey, meanwhile, has kept that firecracker’s fuse unlit.