Karl and Jasmine Stefanovic move out of their $4.5m Castlecrag home

Karl and Jasmine Stefanovic are finally ready to start work on their dream home.  

The pair are set to renovate their Castlecrag, Sydney property to the tune of $4.5million, after a major win in court in March.

On Monday, Jasmine could be seen removing items from the house, including a lamp shade and child’s bike, as the family move out so that work can begin. 

She made a few trips, carrying a tote, and at one point appeared to dispose of a pair of sneakers in a nearby bin. 

Jasmine dressed down in a black puffer jacket and tights, skipping the makeup to get her chores done.  

Karl, 49, had a lengthy wrangle with Willoughby Council over  plans to redevelop his modest home into a four-storey mansion.

A design sketch shows the finished property will feature a stunning contemporary design, spacious surroundings, French windows and an indoor circular staircase.

It will also boast a stylish outdoor dining terrace with adjacent stairs and a host of gorgeous architectural touches including high ceilings and slanted windows.

A sprawling garden display across the length of the house will be included, and is the perfect place for Karl and his wife Jasmine Yarbrough, 40, to raise their four-year-old daughter Harper.

Melbourne-based Architecture design firm Studio Kennon also shared a photo of the mockup to social media, and Karl and Jasmine were quick to comment on it.

‘Can we have it nowwwww,’ asked Jasmine and Karl posted a love heart emoji. 

In March, Karl and Jasmine finally got the tick of approval for their lavish $4.5million renovation on Sydney’s north shore.

After a two-day hearing earlier this year the Land and Environment Court found in favour of the celebrity couple, reported the Daily Telegraph.

The decision came after Stefanovic first lodged a development application with the council in March 2023, for the Castlecrag property, in one of Sydney’s most sought after postcodes.

Neighbours responded to the DA with a series of concerns including overshadowing ‘loss of views’, and reflection from solar panels. 

The Channel Nine Today star bought the 1960s brick-built home in March 2021 for $3.2 million.

The application revealed the couple’s plans to build a four-storey home on the site, including 102square metres of living space below ground level.

The DA claims ‘the living quality’ for the occupants will ‘improve’ under the plans, while the proposal aims to ‘enhance the streetscape and contribute positively to the locality’. 

The celebrity couple’s legal team stated that the renovation ‘generally complied’ with the planning laws set out by Willoughby Council.

However, it did not comply with floor plan space ratio controls consistent with local planning regulations. This is where the ratio of a site’s floor area to the size of land that the building sits on.

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