An Opulent Penthouse In The Heart Of Melbourne
The private terrace is built for entertaining.
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Emanating luxury, this breathtaking penthouse at 7 Bowen Crescent, in Melbourne offers elevated finishes, grand proportions and uninterrupted views of the city skyline, Port Phillip Bay and Albert Park Lake.
The David Hicks designed penthouse sets an opulent benchmark in apartment living offering 4-bedrooms, 4-bathrooms and 4-car parking spread across 439sqm and two floors.
Upon entry, the residence features dark stained American oak parquetry flooring across a palatial open plan layout. It’s here the living, dining and entertaining space is surrounded by 270-degree full height glass – giving access to the aforementioned sensational views and highlighting the penthouse’s soaring ceiling heights.
The living area then extends out on to an expansive, private, sun-terrace – ideal for entertaining – especially come time for the Australian Grand Prix (when it returns).
Inside, the kitchen offers Carrara marble finishes alongside Gaggenau appliances and integrated Liebherr refrigeration.
Also on the main level is the main bedroom, complete with a deluxe dressing room and bespoke cabinetry, alongside a marble ensuite. Elsewhere, two additional bedrooms arrive with marble ensuites and built-in robes.
Further, the living space features a sculptural spiral staircase – leading up to the versatile fourth bedroom, replete with office space – and a gas fireplace. There is also an internal lift servicing both levels.
The residence also offers underfloor heating in the bathrooms, video intercom, remote blinds, and powder room.
Purchasing the penthouse gives owners access to the Albert Place’s hotel-style amenities including the indoor pool and sauna, valet parking, concierge and lounge amenities and two private Vintech wine fridges offering approximately 300 bottles of storage.
The home is enviably located within walking distance of the Botanic Gardens, the Domain, Albert Park Lake, South Yarra and South Melbourne shopping and restaurant precincts.
The listing is with Marshall White’s Nicholas Hoo (+61 435 728 272) and Mark Harris +61 414 799 343. Price guide $8-8.8m.
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.
His stallion once won the Melbourne Cup, now this late legendary horse owner’s thoroughbred harbourside home is on the market.
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A perfectly-positioned harbourside residence, formerly the home of a late Melbourne Cup-winning horse owner, has come to market with $14 million price expectations for its February 22 auction.
Sitting in one of Sydney’s most coveted enclaves on Waiwera St in Lavender Bay, the duplex with never-to-be-built-out gunbarrell views of both the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House was home to championship thoroughbred owner Michael Fergus Doyle. The Irish-born entrepreneur was part owner of Protectionist, the 2014 Melbourne Cup winner.
Bought by Doyle in April 2020, in an off-market deal totalling $11 million according to CoreLogic data, the two-storey Lavender Bay property is being sold by the racing legend’s family through Atlas Sydney & East Coast. Doyle, a prominent character in Sydney’s Irish community for more than 50 years after arriving down under in the 1960s with a 10 pound boat ticket, sadly passed away in November 2023 at the age of 77.
Doyle built his fortune by building a construction company from the ground up that eventually employed more than 300 people and had a contract with Sydney Water worth A$100 million a year. By 2009, Doyle sold the business to a company owned by the Singapore Government and breeding horses through Doyles Breeding & Racing became his next passion.
The contemporary four-bedroom three-bathroom property features 304sq m of internal living space with additional outdoor entertaining areas on both levels.
Beyond the impressive grand entrance foyer with a personalised floor medallion, the layout opens up to reveal a large everyday living level with a formal lounge room and casual sitting space featuring walls of windows to frame the Harbour City’s top icons. Thanks to a central skylight tower, this main living zone is also flooded with natural light.
A spacious chef-grade kitchen anchored by a long island bench is equipped with Gaggenau appliances, gas burners, dual ovens, and a grill plate. The adjoining dining area spills out onto a terrace with an integrated bar table plus a Luna Park and bridge backdrop. The entry level also houses a home office or guest bedroom with a Juliette balcony and integrated desks opposite a full bathroom.
In the main bedroom suite upstairs there is a deep full-width balcony with more landmark views, a vast walk-in wardrobe, plus a spa ensuite complete with twin vanities, heated floors and warming towel racks. Two more bedrooms on the upper level each have access via French doors to a shared street-facing terrace and built-ins with a common family-friendly bathroom.
Added extras include automatic awnings and privacy screens to the outdoor areas, marble floor tiles, and a double lock up garage with storage.
The designer duplex is located close to harbourside dining venues, foreshore parks such as Bob Gordon Reserve and Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Gardens, Kirribilli Markets and North Sydney’s bustling CBD.
Property 2 at 9-11 Waiwera St is on the market with Adrian Bridges and Daniel Chester of Atlas Sydney & East Coast with a price guide of $14 million. It is set to go under the hammer on February 22.
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.
