In 2014, Chris Hemsworth and wife Elsa Pataky bought the 4.2‑hectare coastal property at Broken Head for A$7 million and razed the eight‑bedroom Balinese‑style home that had sat there since 2005.
The couple filed a development application with Byron Shire Council in late 2016; the council approved the plan in March 2017, and construction kicked off later that year.
Architecturally, the new six‑bedroom mansion features a 50‑metre rooftop infinity pool, a gym, steam room, media room, and a mural by Indigenous artist Otis Hope Carey titled Darrundang Gaagal.
Local residents split over the scale; some decried the estate as a "concrete palace," while others defended the project, citing local tradespeople and council approval.
The 2026 Express Gazette report cites aerial images and planning documents that add a tennis court costing nearly A$150,000 and a dirt‑bike track, pushing the property's value past A$75 million.
Pataky has yet to comment on the Gazette's claims, and the couple has not confirmed whether the additions were built under the original permit.