Developer splashes $12m on rare Prahran corner block in secret deal<\/a><\/p>\n Chapel St, Melbourne, auction stunned as brawl erupts mid-sale<\/a><\/p>\n He\u2019s known for high-profile stories including an interview with the president of war-town Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, from a secret bunker in the country\u2019s capital Kyiv, in 2022.<\/p>\n He also followed Donald Trump on the campaign trail in the lead-up to the 2016 US elections; covered former professional sprinter\u2019s Oscar Pistorius\u2019 murder trial in South Africa and twice gained access to the secretive communist state of North Korea.<\/p>\n On a lighter note, Mr Steinfort sang a karaoke version of the song Jolene with country music legend Dolly Parton during a 2019 interview.<\/p>\n Mr Steinfort has received several accolades including the 2022 Kennedy Award for Foreign Correspondent of the Year, which recognises Australian journalists covering global events.<\/p>\n A book he wrote about Dubai\u2019s ruling dynasty, plus the country\u2019s human rights issues, censorship and the lack of women\u2019s rights, titled The Sins of the Sheikh, was published in 2021.<\/p>\n Mr Steinfort and Ms Jukic farewelled their Victorian-era Prahran residence in an offmarket deal which Whitefox\u2019s Jesse Jones described as the \u201csuburb\u2019s best sale of 2026\u201d, in a social media post earlier this week.<\/p>\n However, Mr Jones, who did not name the abode\u2019s owners in his post, declined to comment when contacted by the Herald Sun.<\/p>\n But records show that Mr Steinfort and Ms Jukic own the home, which had a caveat placed on it under the name of Catriona Larritt, on May 21. <\/p>\n Catriona Larritt is same name as the chief customer officer of Australia\u2019s largest network of liquor retailers and licensed hotels, the Endeavour Group.<\/p>\n That Ms Larritt is also an Essendon Football Club director, Australian Athletics board member and a former Qantas Group chief customer and digital officer.<\/p>\n Separate records show that Mr Steinfort and Ms Jukic paid more than $2m for the Prahran house, in 2024.<\/p>\n According to its online listing, the residence features cornices, period fireplaces, American oak floors, marble surfaces and an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area fitted with a six-burner oven.<\/p>\n In March, model and clothing designer Nadia Bartel, who was previously married to Geelong player Jimmy Bartel, sold a house in the same Prahran street after listing it for $3m-$3.2m.<\/p>\n And in February, Mr Steinfort and Ms Jukic farewelled a three-bedroom Bondi home <\/a>for about $3.2m through PPD\u2019s Alexander Phillips and Vince Licata.<\/p>\n Sign up to the Herald Sun Weekly Real Estate Update. Click here<\/a> to get the latest Victorian property market news delivered direct to your inbox.<\/p>\n MORE: Bert Newton\u2019s former Burwood home for sale after 20-year renovation<\/a><\/p>\n Celebrity chef Shannon Bennett lists lavish $6.1m Melbourne sky home<\/a><\/p>\n Famous jeweller Millie Savage sells creative Fitzroy house<\/a><\/p>\n Originally published as Channel 9 presenter Tom Steinfort sells Melbourne home<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n