EXCLUSIVE How Jennifer Hawkins' $30m mega mansion construction project has infuriated neighbours in one of Australia's wealthiest areas - as they fume over 'Taj Mahal-sized' landmark...
and rumours swirl about the blowout cost READ MORE: Jennifer Hawkins causes uproar over $30million mega-mansion By Jimmy Briggs For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:58, 28 October 2024 | Updated: 01:58, 28 October 2024 e-mail View comments Neighbours of a mega-mansion being built by Jennifer Hawkins say it is way too big and out of character with its surroundings, dubbing the structure 'the Taj Mahal of Whale Beach'. Hawkins and her husband Jake Wall began work on the $30million Westfield-style compound in December 2022 after receiving approval from Sydney 's Northern Beaches Council for $3.3million worth of construction.
After almost two years the project has still not been completed and locals claim the ongoing work costs would have far exceeded the power couple's original planning submissions. One upset resident told Daily Mail Australia they were sick of the ongoing construction and described it as 'the biggest thing in the whole peninsular at the moment'. 'It's so huge,' they said.
'It's out of character with Whale Beach, it's too big and unnecessary. I have anxiety now.' The resident added they were worried Northern Beaches Council was not receiving the right fees and taxes on the project, which they believed would be now well over the budgeted $3.
3million. 'I'd say the costs now would.