Club gurus’ home will rock buyer
GOLD Coast nightclub supremo Tony Rigas and partner Louise Huxham are selling their family home amid plans to relaunch cabaret club The Pink Flamingo.
The hospitality identities have listed their Ashmore acreage for $2.495 million.
The eclectic resort-style oasis occupies an elevated 4047sq m block with uninterrupted views of the Gold Coast hinterland.
The couple spent nine months clearing the garden and renovating the residence, which has been their family home with 12-year-old son Jonathan for the past nine years.
“Driving past you would think it’s just a normal house, but when you come inside the gates it opens up and identifies its own little personality,” Mr Rigas said.
A long-time fixture on the Gold Coast nightclub scene, Mr Rigas has had a hand in Shooters, MyBar, Quest Lounge Bar, East, Opium and The Oriental Whiskey, while Ms Huxham had popular Broadbeach haunt Love Nightlife.
The sale campaign comes as Mr Rigas prepares for the August 1 relaunch of The Pink Flamingo Spiegelclub at Broadbeach, which he co-owns with Sue Porrett.
The 1920s-style cabaret club was forced to close its doors in March due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Mr Rigas said the sale of the house met their need to downsize and give the Gold Coast club a cash boost before taking the concept to Sydney and Melbourne.
“One of the reasons for selling (the house) is to inject some money into that and get it up to the stage of reopening,” he said.