Sydney Swans midfielder Isaac Heeney has submitted plans to transform his recently acquired Maroubra property into a modern three-level home.
The 28-year-old footballer purchased the original-condition semi in February 2024 for $3 million, located just 200 meters from Maroubra Beach. This acquisition places Heeney close to his first Sydney home, a two-bedroom garden apartment he bought in 2018 for $1.56 million, approximately 400 meters away.
Randwick City Council is now reviewing Heeney’s ambitious renovation plans, which would completely reimagine the three-bedroom property. The proposed redesign by ARCM Design, initially sketched last June, comes with a construction cost of $478,500.
The plans reveal a sophisticated three-story home featuring Lohas Roman handmade external brickwork. The redesigned property will include four bedrooms—three on the upper level and one on the entry level—along with an open-plan kitchen, living, and dining area that extends to an alfresco deck with access to the rear lawn.
In a significant layout change, the plans call for demolishing the existing four-car garage at the rear of the narrow 340 square meter block. New double garaging will instead be positioned at the front of the house, which will occupy 162 square meters of the site.
Timeline indicators suggest Heeney had been planning this redevelopment for some time, having placed the double-brick property on a six-month rental lease shortly after purchase.
The 206-game veteran, who performed strongly despite the Swans’ recent loss to Collingwood, has been with the team since 2015 after playing junior football with the Cardiff Hawks in his native Maitland.
Heeney appears to be following the property development path of former Swans captain Luke Parker, who recently joined Melbourne. Parker and his interior designer wife Kate are currently undertaking a major reconstruction of their nearby Malabar home.
Published 14-April-2025