Sydney publican Ben May has had a busy 12 months expanding his hospitality empire, but he has also found the time to dabble in residential property. The co-owner of Joeys, which is the born-again Barrenjoey Boatshed in Palm Beach, and the proposed beachside mega-venue Terrigal Pavilion on the central coast, is looking for a buyer for his Tamarama pad that comes with an asking price of $16 million. The Tamarama home is a stone’s throw away from the beach.
Since it was last purchased, the five-bedroom home has had a full renovation designed by architect Kelvin Ho of Akin Atelier, who has worked on the likes of Merivale venues and Camilla and Marc stores, turning it into a quintessential designer beach pad. May bought the 386-square-metre home in 2020 for $5.45 million from producer Jonathan Shteinman, who has worked on films like Rabbit-Proof Fence .
Restaurateur and publican Ben May has taken on new ventures in Palm Beach and Terrigal. Credit: Alex Marks It looks like he will be staying in the area though, claiming a stake in the billionaire enclave of North Bondi. May’s company emerged as the $7.
85 million buyer of the three-bedroom unit of Naomi Fuzi , wife of Grant Fuzi , co-chief executive of Blue River, an impact investment service. But the unit is far more humble compared to his $10 million Palm Beach pad, Porta Rossa, that he purchased from fashion designer Heidi Middleton , founder of Sass & Bide, late last year. May’s Tamarama home is being sold through McGrath�.