CELEBRITY BUILDER GRAYA UNVEILS PADDINGTON MASTERPIECE
A striking new build in Paddington, Skyline pairs Graya’s trademark craftsmanship with Joe Adsett’s award-winning design.
A striking new build in Paddington, Skyline pairs Graya’s trademark craftsmanship with Joe Adsett’s award-winning design.
Paddington’s skyline has a new star. A collaboration between celebrity builder Graya and award-winning architect Joe Adsett, this recently completed luxury residence is turning heads with its commanding city views, sculptural design and extensive list of high-end features.
Now on the market with Ray White New Farm agents Matt Lancashire and Josh Brown, the five-bedroom home is one of only a handful of private commissions by Graya, better known for creating showpiece addresses for Brisbane’s sporting and social elite.
The two-storey residence with iconic city views has no official price guide, given Queensland’s restrictions on pricing, but the latest sale on Reading Street, Paddington, was made in April when a four-bedroom house on 562 sq m sold for $4.38 million.
Sitting on a much larger 810sq m block, Skyline is one of the rare private residences by Graya among a handful of homes built for Brisbane’s most famous residents.
The high-profile firm is known for creating show-stopping houses for VIP clients, including footballer Darius Boyd and his wife Kayla, Wallaby Israel Folau, basketballer Aron Baynes and model Erin McNaught and her husband, rapper Example.
Brothers Andrew and Rob Gray, the celebrity builders behind Graya Constructions, have also just wrapped on the landmark project Kloud at Palm Beach. The Gold Coast development includes an apartment bought off the plan by globetrotting tennis legend Ash Barty and a palatial penthouse that just fetched $9.1 million after only 15 on the market.
Graya-built homes have been making headlines for their impressive resale value during a Brisbane housing boom. In June, a Mediterranean-inspired Hamilton home built by the brothers turned a $4 million profit in just 12 months when it sold for $12.5 million.
Skyline’s 20m frontage cuts an impressive figure and, thanks to the sloping block, captures a sweeping panorama of the city.
Crafted using a palette of stone and timber, the house has a long list of luxury fittings and finishes throughout as well as grand walls of glass to frame the views and draw in loads of natural light.
The L-shaped footprint features an open plan living and dining zone off the gourmet kitchen, which houses Miele appliances, a vast eat-at island bench, and a butler’s pantry.
This everyday space flows seamlessly into an outdoor kitchen on the covered terrace, a large, level lawn, and a unique heated infinity pool and spa, designed by Jack Boyd and recognised as a Master Builders Award finalist.
Upstairs, the accommodation level is home to a spacious main bedroom suite with a private balcony, a dual shower en-suite with a freestanding tub, plus a walk-in wardrobe with a skylight.
A gallery-style mezzanine walkway creates a double-height void below and leads to three more bedrooms, two with en-suites. There is also a home office with built-in desks, a gym space with storage and another balcony.
Additional features of the Paddington house include an entry-level guest room with an ensuite and built-ins, a separate media room, a mud room, laundry with a chute and drying court, a four-car lock-up garage, an outdoor shower, a fire pit, a Control4 smart home system, extensive security, irrigation, and solar.
Skyline is close to cafes, restaurants, boutiques and galleries, as well as multiple sought-after schools.
Skyline at 9 Reading St, Paddington is listed via an expressions of interest campaign closing on September 12 at 5pm.
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The 7,145-square-foot apartment, with European-inspired interiors, hasn’t traded hands since it was built in 2008.
A Denver condo that hit the market earlier this week for $16 million is now the Mile High City’s most expensive listing.
The new listing by far beats the next-priciest home for sale, a condo in a new development that was put on the market at the beginning of the year for about $9.79 million.
The city’s most expensive single-family home is asking just shy of $9 million—the metro area’s priciest single-family homes tend to be in the Cherry Hills Village suburb.
At 7,145 square feet, the newly listed unit is nearly double the size of the one in the new development and more on par with the size of some of Denver’s most expensive single-family homes.
It’s on the top floor of a seven-story mixed-use building that was built in 2008 in the Cherry Creek neighbourhood, one of the most affluent areas of the city.
The last time the three-bedroom apartment sold was before it was even completed, though it’s been owned under a few different LLCs and trusts.
The seller, who Mansion Global wasn’t able to identify, bought the condo from the developer in September 2007 for $4.047 million, records show.
The design of the interiors is European-inspired, with decorative columns, elaborate millwork and ornate built-ins.
Plus, there’s a mahogany-clad study, a formal dining room that seats up to 30 guests and views of mountains and Denver Country Club’s golf course.
A private terrace adds 1,230 square feet of outdoor living space and features a fireplace and a built-in barbecue, according to the listing with Josh Behr of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty.
A representative for Behr didn’t respond to a request for comment.
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