Three Melbourne Penthouses For Sale
A look inside the pinnacle of Melbourne’s luxury apartment market.
By Terry Christodoulou
Tue, Jun 8, 2021 4:15pm
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True to form, Melbourne’s luxury penthouse market is awash with effortlessly appointed elegant abodes.
Here, we’ve collated three of the best on the market right now.
Level 59, Aspire Residences, 299 King Street, Melbourne
Arriving in timeless style is this full-floor 5-bedroom, 5-bathroom, 4 car garage residence. Located above Aspire Melbourne, the upper-most 14 levels are dedicated to some of the most luxurious apartment living on offer, with level 59 – listed here – offering the full floor.
Uninterrupted views of Flagstaff Gardens, Melbourne CBD, Port Phillip Bay and beyond are at hand, while the residence’s central location puts it at the fingertips of the best Melbourne has to offer.
Inside, cutting-edge contemporary style permeates the 639sqm apartment, which has been designed by acclaimed interior architect David Hicks. Here, the lift opens to the apartment’s private lobby and formal lounge, dining room, cocktail lounge, complete with a fireplace.
The open plan kitchen arrives with the butler’s pantry and includes top of the range Gaggenau appliances and fully integrated Sub-zero refrigeration.
Elsewhere the master bedroom offers views across Melbourne CBD and Port Phillip Bay and features expansive customisable robes as well as a master ensuite with custom curved bath and double vanity.
The luxurious penthouse is set for completion early 2023 with an asking price of $9,983,000; aspireresidences.com.au
The Penthouse, 7 Bowen Crescent, Melbourne
Located in a prestigious Gurner development that encompasses the city skyline arrives yet another David Hicks penthouse.
The spectacular in scale entrance foyer features dark stained parquetry floors that leads one through to the open plan living, dining and entertaining space surround by 270-degree full height glass affording sensational views.
From here, the living area extended to a mammoth private sun-terrace, perfect for entertaining.
The premium kitchen is a chef’s delight arriving in Carrara marble with Gaggenau and Liebherr appliances throughout.
A lavish main bedroom lands with a dressing room, marble ensuite alongside two additional bedrooms with coordinating ensuites and built-in robes.
Up the curved staircase, or via the private lift, one arrives at the 4th bedroom or retreat with a built-in robe.
Situated within walking distance to the Botanic Gardens, the Domain a, Albert Park and more, the home features a 4-basement car space and access to Albert Place’s hotel-style amenities.
The listing is with Marshall White’s Nicholas Hoo with a price guide of $7-$7.7 million; marshallwhite.com.au
Residence 6.01/409 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Positioned on the corner of Toorak Road West and St Kilda road this podium floor residence arrives with sweeping north facing views of the CBD, Botanic Gardens and Fawkner Park.
The oversized, 3-bedroom, 5-bathroom, 5-car parking podium Penthouse offers 530sqm of internal living plus a further 200sqm external. Arriving with soaring ceilings, the main living space is decorated with European oak timber flooring in a herringbone pattern and floor to ceiling windows to take in those expansive views.
Also here is the large, luxuriously appointed kitchen featuring stunning oak cabinetry, top-grade marble, Gaggenau and Sub Zero appliances and a Christopher Boots pendant light as a feature.
The bedroom wing is informed by a large master with marble ensuite and bathtub, walk-in robes, while two more large bedrooms with ensuites while a guest room rounds out the offering.
Residents of The Muse will have the ability to access hotel-style services and facilities including 24/7 concierge services, 5-star wellness centre including spa, retreat, gym, swimming pool and also a luxurious club lounge with private meeting room facilities.
The listing is managed by Daniel Cashen, with an asking price of $16,500,000; themusemelbourne.com.au
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A vibrant 1954 Palm Springs home featuring eight colorful murals by late artist Shawn Savage is on the market for $2.295 million. The 2,237-square-foot property features bold hot-pink doors, three bedrooms, a pool, mountain views and playful interiors blending modern glamour with classic Palm Springs style.
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A bold 1950s home in Palm Springs, California, adorned with eight colorful murals by the late artist Shawn Savage, is coming to market ahead of the city’s annual Modernism Week.
The white stucco home on El Camino Way, built in 1954 and recently renovated, has an asking price of $2.295 million. Its staggered facade features three playfully abstract murals on either side of double-height hot pink doors.
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The sellers are Los Angeles-based partners John Freeman and Mathieu Faure, who knew it was “the one” when they saw it after several months of searching in the winter of 2023. “It’s a happy house,” Freeman said. “We really liked the feel of the house: the uniqueness, the openness, the brightness—and the art.”
Located in the Mesa neighborhood of Palm Springs, which backs up to the San Jacinto Mountains, the 2,237-square-foot house features three bedrooms, an angled bonus room and a yard with a pool, desert mountain views and another colorful mural running alongside the pool.
“I never thought in my life I would have a house with pink doors,” said Faure, a producer at Apple TV who is originally from Paris. “It’s so colorful, it’s so different. And so Palm Springs.”
The layout of the home creates a smooth flow from the front doors through the open-plan common area—a foyer, bar, and living and dining room—into the kitchen around a fireplace wall and out to the yard. A corridor leads to a private bedroom wing, where the primary suite has floor-to-ceiling windows and the primary bath is only a tad smaller than the bedroom.
Faure has filled the home with Jonathan Adler furniture, rugs and accessories, riffing on the energetic California vibes of the house to create an aesthetic of “modern American glamour,” he said.
“It was enjoyable for me to play with different types of furniture and make this house ‘happy chic,’ as I describe it,” he said.
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“He did a fantastic job,” said Freeman, who is an attorney and consultant. “It does kind of bring a smile to my face whenever I walk into the house.”
Since the furniture and decor were chosen for the particularities of the space, the couple is open to selling them with the home. Their West Hollywood house is already furnished; the collection doesn’t match the vibes of a Houston loft they bought near family; and Faure can’t imagine these pieces in New York—where he’s lived in the past—he said.
The duo bought the Palm Springs house for $1.925 million in 2024, according to property records, and will list the home Monday. They are represented by Stewart Smith, Patrick Jordan and Kevin Stanley of Bennion Deville Homes/Luxury Portfolio International.
The previous owners had purchased the home in 2021 for $975,000 and then spent more than two years and $700,000 on the renovation, according to Realtor.com. They commissioned Savage, a local Palm Springs artist and painter known for his joyful abstract work, to decorate the home.
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Savage, who died in 2024, lived in the Coachella Valley from 2003, and his work can be found in various local institutions and is on exhibit at the Illumine Gallery in Palm Springs. “Some artists pass through a place. Shawn Savage became a part of it,” the gallery’s description states.
Unsurprisingly, the murals invite lots of friendly conversations, as well as guided tours and interested lookers, but never to a degree that it disturbed the peacefulness of their home or the neighborhood, the sellers said. “It felt like living in an art gallery, and you have the exterior that you would share with the world,” Faure explained.
The neighborhood also played a role in their decision to buy, because of its access to the hiking trails of the San Jacinto Mountains, the lack of through-roads and the neighborly environment.
“It’s a very friendly place,” Faure said.
