Property of the Week: 6601/35 Queensbridge Street, Southbank
This showstopping Melbourne penthouse offers the perfect vantage point for enjoying new year’s eve fireworks
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High above Melbourne’s vibrant Southbank precinct on the 66th floor of Prima Tower, there is a stately sky high home capturing sweeping views of the city’s best assets.
Developed by Schiavello Group, with interiors by Bates Smart’s renowned director of interior design Jeff Copolov, this bespoke fully-furnished penthouse is an inner city box ticker residence.
Jamie Mi, co-listing agent and head of the international division at Kay & Burton, said the house-sized apartment is an unrivalled Melbourne listing.
“This property offers hotel-style living with amazing entertainment spaces, lounges, and an infinity pool with what is probably the best 360-degree view of Melbourne,” she says, adding that the penthouse had already garnered global attention, particularly from across Southeast Asia.
“The masterpiece delivers breathtaking views and a rare opportunity to enjoy an unparalleled lifestyle in what is arguably Melbourne’s finest penthouse.”
A high-speed elevator soars to the top floor where the single-level four-bedroom apartment features 660sq m of living space with walls of windows and panoramic views of Southbank, Albert Park, Royal Botanic Gardens, Port Phillip Bay, and the rest of Melbourne’s skyline.
The heart of the home is its north-facing living space, characterised by clean lines, timeless design, and sophisticated finishes. This area seamlessly integrates multiple formal and informal living and entertaining zones, offering the ultimate vantage point for New Year’s Eve fireworks.
Built in 2015, the penthouse has been held onto by the developer and is only now coming to market for the first time.
Not quite a decade old, the premium finishes are state of the art with a food connoisseur’s dream kitchen and butler’s pantry featuring 2 Pac polished cabinetry, marble surfaces as well as Gaggenau and Liebherr appliances.
A central dining room is flanked by an expansive formal living area and separate family room with ample space for a study to one side and a meals area to the other off the kitchen.
There are two accommodation wings including a lavish main bedroom suite with a spa ensuite, dressing room and views of the city and Yarra River. Another bedroom on the same side of the floor plan has a built-in wardrobe and ensuite while the two additional bedrooms on the alternative wing have adjoining bathrooms.
A second living space with a full kitchen means the versatile footprint offers up the option to create a self-contained apartment with its own private entrance.
Prima Tower residents have access to a host of hotel-style amenities including an infinity pool with spa, a gym and lounge area, private dining room, a second pool with an outdoor terrace, a private cinema, plus a 24-hour concierge service.
The Prima penthouse has five car spaces on title and is close to luxury boutiques, five-star restaurants such as the acclaimed Nobu and Rockpool, and the Crown Entertainment Complex.
The estimated sale price: $15.5 million and $17 million.
Agent: Jamie Mi on 0450 125 355, Ross Savas on 0418 322 994 or Rae Mano on 0413 768 163 of Kay & Burton Stonnington.
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.
This sky-high home on the Sunshine Coast with iconic shipping container pool is a testament to modern design and engineering.
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A breathtaking view and a lush quarter-acre block are high up the wish list with any lifestyle property, but this contemporary Buderim residence takes things to another level.
Designed and built by owners Stu and Nat Faid, the Sunshine Coast home reflects their vision and incredible attention to detail.
As an architect and designer, Nat believes a prime position deserves an incredible project.
“The heart of the house is undoubtedly the living area and expansive deck. At over 100sq m and elevated more than 6m above the ground, you literally feel like you’re floating. We love how the views stretch from the Glass House Mountains along the coastline to Mooloolaba. Across the ocean, you can even see the sandbanks on Moreton Island,” she says.
While the views and the 1024sq m land parcel make their mark, it’s the suspended 12m heated shipping container swimming pool that’s making waves locally.
“When people arrive, the first thing they do is look up,” Nat adds.
After purchasing the property in 2021, the pair knew the existing house wouldn’t live up to their family of four, but they fell in love with the location and outlook so decided to adapt.
Initially, the pool’s unique design was simply a reaction to an everyday Queensland problem, but ultimately became a feature.
“The pool was at first a product of practicality. We wanted to be able to watch the kids in the pool from the house, but to do that required elevating the pool more than six meters off the ground,” Stu says.
“When we looked at the engineering required, it conflicted with our minimal-touch ethos in preserving the land and the visual aesthetic of the finished design. What followed was a lot of searching for a solution, and as luck would have it, the answer was almost on our doorstep.”
Shipping Container Pools seemed like a no-brainer answer to the pool problem. Having moved internationally multiple times, the couple saw an opportunity to weave their personal story into the fabric of their new home.
“The opportunity to incorporate a nod to that chapter of our life into the build was too good to miss,” he says.
“It also unashamedly reinforces the origins of the pool construction, which ties into the rest of the design in the house. Throughout the home, we have embraced where the old meets the new, we have not tried to blend, cover or hide the origins of the home, we have chosen instead to make sure the evolution of the house is clear to see.”
The Faids’ global family journey is evident throughout the home, from the grand Middle Eastern entry doors sourced from Dubai where the couple once lived, to the remarkable views from the Glass House Mountains to Mooloolaba.
Created to enjoy every season, the house has a space for all eventualities with an open plan living area spilling out to the full-width deck and pool, a sleek kitchen with an Ilve integrated fridge and freezer, Bosch ovens, an induction cooktop, built-in coffee machine and microwave, two dishwashers, filtered water and a butler’s pantry.
Four spacious bedrooms each have built-ins, the main features a large ensuite with twin vanities and two more bedrooms share a“Jack and Jill” style bathroom. There is also a third full bathroom.
The Buderim home is 12.5kms from Mooloolaba and the Mooloolaba River National Park with the Sunshine Coast Airport 13.5kms to the north, however Stu adds that there is rarely a reason to leave.
“It would be fair to say that apart from popping down the hill to go to the beach, we often go days without ever leaving the village. It’s really is a wonderful spot.”
Packed with mod cons, the Buderim home also features six-zone ducted air-conditioning, engineered oak floors and a double-sided Stuv wood-burning fireplace, a mudroom, heated floors and sensor lights in the bathrooms. There is also a private elevator, solar power and battery, as well as landscaped gardens and a large lock up garage and shed.
The property at 10 Orient Court, Buderim is listed with Zoe Byrne and Greg Ward from Ray White Buderim and will go to auction on September 22 at 9am at Mercedes-Benz Sunshine Coast, 65 Maroochy Blvd, Maroochydore.
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.
