By Tawar Razaghi

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Salmon, who founded online education company Skwirk in 2005, bought the waterfront mansion in 2014 from fellow hotelier Sam Arnaout.

Arnaout commissioned the palatial residence following his purchase of the 700-square-metre property in 2007 for $6 million.

Salmon’s purchase in 2014 coincided with his sale of the Wentworth Hotel in Homebush and the One World Bar in Parramatta to Arnaout’s Iris Capital hospitality group.

The 65-year-old, a two-time Bathurst 12 Hour winner, has dealt with even bigger commercial real estate transactions as he bought and sold a number of hotels to the tune of $100 million in 2022. He also been a director of Chatswood Hotel since 2019.