Prestige Property: 10001/70 Southbank Boulevard, Southbank, VIC
Luxury living at brave new heights.
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Perched above the clouds is a penthouse in Melbourne’s Southbank that goes beyond superlatives, elevating notions of luxury living to new heights.
A truly one-of-a-kind penthouse, it is located in Australia 108 — one of the country’s most spectacular developments designed by the acclaimed Fender Katsalidis, taking up nearly 800sqm, or, the entire 100th floor of Melbourne’s tallest residential tower.
Within the 4-bedroom, 5-bathrooms, and 5-car parking residence comes panoramic views encompassing the Melbourne CBD, Albert Park Lake and Botanic Gardens through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Throughout the penthouse is a collection of warm tones that decorate the open plan living zone inclusive of the kitchen, dining and living space on the north side of the residence.
The interiors, designed by acclaimed firm, Carr, pairs the home’s natural light to natural elements such as timber flooring and marble adornments echoed in the kitchen, which is fitted with European appliances and a butler’s pantry.
Further, the home offers a gallery space, office, home theatre room and multiple retreats.
Elsewhere the residence sees 4-bedrooms on its south side, with each with walk-in robes and ensuites, the latter fitted with marble adornments. Here, the master suite features both ‘his’ and ‘hers’ walk-in robes and oversized ensuite.
Living in one of the country’s finest residential towers comes with its perks with the building featuring three infinity pools, gyms a cinema, yoga room, dining rooms and golf simulator.
Southbank rests on the cusp of Melbourne’s CBD, nearby to the best dining and shopping precincts the city has to offer.
The listing is managed by Monika Tu (+61 409 898 888) with an asking price of $30.9 million. Blackdiamondz.com.au
This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan
Just 55 minutes from Sydney, make this your creative getaway located in the majestic Hawkesbury region.
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is selling his Northern California estate, which was listed Monday for $24.5 million.
Located in Atherton, an extremely affluent town northwest of Palo Alto and about 30 miles south of San Francisco, the 3.36-acre property is made up of three parcels that Schmidt acquired over the years, according to public records and Compass, who has the listing.
Schmidt, 69, and his wife, businesswoman Wendy Schmidt, purchased the main home in 1990 for $2 million, according to public records accessed via PropertyShark. They remodelled the 1969 home in 2007, and at that time, bought a neighbouring parcel of land, allowing an expansion of the main house and the addition of a guest house, according to Compass, who holds the listing. A third parcel was later acquired, on which the Schmidts added an English garden house and landscaped grounds overlooking the Eastern Hills.
“Finding three contiguous parcels in Atherton is rare. Even rarer are those with views of the Eastern hills,” said listing agent Katharine Carroll of the reSolve Group at Compass. “The location of this residence is ultra private, at the back of a cul-de-sac with the main house built into a hillside that provides privacy and very good security.”
Across the estate, there are five bedrooms, five full bathrooms and six half bathrooms.
The 5,265-square-foot main house also offers a number of private outdoor spaces on its upper level, including a large terrace off the primary suite, another large terrace off a secondary bedroom, plus a third smaller terrace and two balconies.
Behind the main house is a patio with a pool and spa. For even more outdoor space, there’s an entertaining pavilion, an open lawn and an outdoor fireplace area near the guest quarters.
The grounds themselves are also a standout feature, with an array of mature plants and specimen trees. The upper portion of the property’s landscaping is designed around an Amdega-designed conservatory, which was imported from the U.K. Around the greenhouse, there is a garden of raised beds and fruit trees, Carroll said.
“From the moment you step onto the grounds, it feels as if you’ve been transported to a private botanical sanctuary,” she said.
Schmidt served as Google’s CEO from 2001 to 2011, and then became the company’s executive chairman until 2015. He could not be reached for comment.
This article first appeared on Mansion Global
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