Luxurious Slice Of The Sunshine Coast
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Luxurious Slice Of The Sunshine Coast

This Queensland apartment offers the best in resort-style living.

By Terry Christodoulou
Fri, Feb 26, 2021 5:16amGrey Clock 2 min

Set on the dazzling Noosa River comes a world-class development of three luxurious apartments inspired by the idyllic climes of the Sunshine Coast.

On the market is the largest of the three, a ground floor residence offering 445sqm.

Here, exquisite craftsmanship and contemporary design meet in an intelligent layout that boasts expansive terraces and free-flowing living spaces throughout the 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom 2-car garage residence.

The work of multi-award-winning designer Chris Clout, the home sees natural light feature prominently with lofty ceiling heights and multiple, seamless connections to the outdoors. Elsewhere, wide eaves maximise the use of the wrap-around terraces while expansive outdoor entertaining spaces further elevates the offering.

Inside a considered, coastal palette is delivered by oak flooring and the use of timber fixtures alongside porcelain tiles, a stone finished kitchen and bathrooms – fitted with European appliance and bespoke joinery throughout.

The master suite proves a decadent retreat replete with a private balcony, large walk-in robe and luxurious stone and timber ensuite.

The residence is privy to a stunning horizon pool, while the park-like landscaped gardens highlight Noosaville’s sub-tropical appeal. The oversized terrace makes al-fresco entertaining effortless.

A basement offers secure parking while the complex is home to a gym, sauna and powder room.

The address is close by to the Sunshine Coast’s favourite cafes and bars, with a ferry stop to Hastings Street, Noosa Main Beach and Noosa Marina nearby.

The listing is currently with David Connolly (+61 438 259 956) and Lisa McKenzie (+61 417 776 361) of Century 21 Connolly Hay Group.
1/217-219 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, $6million; Century21noosa.com

 



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A five-bedroom Palo Alto home designed by Steven Ehrlich is listed for $44 million, making it the city’s most expensive listing. Built around a dramatic concrete spine, the home features four courtyards and a pool.

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Thu, Sep 24, 2026 3 min

For years, tech entrepreneur Asher Waldfogel and his wife, Helyn MacLean, dreamed of building a modern house in Palo Alto, Calif.

The couple, however, worried about clashing with the Mediterranean-style architecture typically associated with their neighborhood of Old Palo Alto.

So they tapped architect Steven Ehrlich to create a design that paid homage to its surroundings with stucco, mahogany and titanium zinc cladding. They spent $20 million over several years building the house, completed in 2005.

Designed for indoor-outdoor living, the house has matching mahogany paneling and limestone both inside and out.
Designed for indoor-outdoor living, the house has matching mahogany paneling and limestone both inside and out. Arthur Sharif/Sotheby’s International Realty

The dining room is between an outdoor garden and the staircase.
The dining room is between an outdoor garden and the staircase. Arthur Sharif/Sotheby’s International Realty

Now looking to be closer to their adult daughter on the East Coast, they are putting the five-bedroom home on the market for $44 million—the most expensive listing in Palo Alto.

Waldfogel is an angel investor who co-founded Redback Networks, a telecommunications-equipment company. MacLean previously had a career in fundraising.

The kitchen and family room open to the garden and pool.
The kitchen and family room open to the garden and pool. Arthur Sharif/Sotheby’s International Realty

Cast alcoves and mahogany shelves house the couple’s books and ceramics.
Cast alcoves and mahogany shelves house the couple’s books and ceramics. Arthur Sharif/Sotheby’s International Realty

The couple purchased the roughly 0.4-acre site for $7.1 million in 2000 and demolished a circa-1930s Spanish Colonial home. The house they built pinwheels around a central staircase. It has 7,900 square feet of livable space, with four distinct courtyards and a pool.

A key feature of the home is a cast-in-place concrete wall, or spine, that is two stories high and about 80 feet long. “There’s a little bit of controlled chaos in what comes out of the form,” unlike a perfectly uniform surface, Waldfogel said. “If you want that, you do it in plastic.”

Ehrlich said it took a few tries to get the concrete wall right.
Ehrlich said it took a few tries to get the concrete wall right. Arthur Sharif/Sotheby’s International Realty

‘It’s a really hard material to tame,’ Ehrlich said of concrete. Workers learned as they went, and Waldfogel and Helyn grew to appreciate the imperfect material.
‘It’s a really hard material to tame,’ Ehrlich said of concrete. Workers learned as they went, and Waldfogel and Helyn grew to appreciate the imperfect material. Arthur Sharif/Sotheby’s International Realty

A central staircase is housed in a glass tower.
A central staircase is housed in a glass tower. Arthur Sharif/Sotheby’s International Realty

Waldfogel said he and his wife are thinking about the next phase of life now that their daughter is grown, although they have not decided where they will move. They also have a home in Sun Valley, Idaho.

“Right now we’re just trying to emotionally let go and decide what to do next,” he said.

Arthur Sharif/Sotheby’s International Realty

Two wings of the house are connected by horizontal planes.
Two wings of the house are connected by horizontal planes. Arthur Sharif/Sotheby’s International Realty

Palo Alto, an epicenter of venture capital and tech startups in Silicon Valley, is home to some of the country’s biggest tech titans. Sales volume and prices are rising, with a median sale price of $3.5 million for the three months ending in August, up 5.8% year-over-year, according to real-estate brokerage Redfin.

Arthur Sharif of Sotheby’s International Realty—San Francisco Brokerage has the listing.