After more than 10 years, thousands of man hours and the generosity of hundreds of Canberra businesses and volunteers, the Raize the Roof charity house has finally sold.
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The four-bedroom house on Clancy McKenna Crescent in Bonner sold on Friday for $855,000, after the home was passed in at auction in October last year.
The home was bought by a Canberran, with all of the money going towards the Starlight Children's Foundation and SOS Children's Villages Botswana, a charity for orphaned children in the African nation.
The charity home, the brainchild of Canberra siblings Danielle and Lincoln Dal Cortivo, began in 2009, with an aim to raise money by building a home using donated materials and labour.
Ms Dal Cortivo said the road to get the charity house sold was a long one, but it was a joy to see the challenge completed.
"It has been the most challenging, difficult, inspiring, rewarding and incredible experience of my life," Ms Dal Cortivo said.
"We have been absolutely blown away by the generosity of Canberra and we'll never be able to express our sincere gratitude to the hundreds of Canberrans who have helped to make it happen.
"It really is the house that Canberra built."
Among the features of the home are walk-in-robe bathrooms, a stone fireplace and a separate children's retreat.
While more than 100 bidders registered for the home's auction last year, the home was passed in, but Ms Dal Cortivo said she never lost faith that the home would be sold to the right person.
Real estate agent Jason Roses, who had been part of the charity home project since the beginning, said the right people had come along for the sale.
"We all achieved a strong result in the current market and I'm very proud to have been part of such an amazing initiative," Mr Roses said.
"It's been incredible working with Raize the Roof since its inception and watching the community contribute and build such a spectacular home."
The proceeds from the home's sale will be split evenly between the two charities after the land is purchased from the ACT government.