• A derelict waterfront mansion in Mosman, that had been left abandoned for decades, has sold for $6.6 million.

The crumbling mansion owned by the estate of Anthony Carlton Parer, who died last year, sold to a Sydney-based Chinese buyer on Thursday evening.

On the Mosman foreshore where designer statement homes with manicured gardens and swimming pools compete for the best views over Sydney Harbour, the Morella mansion has been a standout for all the wrong reasons.

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Morella has crumbling walls, an overgrown garden that extends inside, missing floors and graffiti art on the walls. Photo: Droneworx