Domain Prestige – February 13, 2019

13 FEBRUARY / 2019

PRESTIGE THE BEST IN AUSTRALIAN PROPERTY

MAKING A SPLASH New luxury territory

B y K ATE FARRE LLY

Mosman Sydney 5

J E N M E LO CCO

$12 million-$13 million

4

10

Auction: February 26 Agent: Belle Property Neutral Bay, Helen Wilson 0404 742 852 Built from sandstone quarried in Mosman in the In changing times, luxury homes are still a strong buying proposition,

1880s, Allowah is a beautifully restored and

with traditional high-end locations popular. However, there is still a desire

modernised Victorian Gothic home with views

to know about the next big thing. In that light, throughout this year we’ll look

over the bay and city skyline. The elegant

at the upcoming prestige suburbs in our cities. In this edition we head to

interiors by Lisa Burdus feature oak floors, high

Queensland – in particular Brisbane and the Gold Coast – to look at the

ceilings, an island kitchen with integrated Wolf

suburbs that are building their luxury profile. We also catch up with

appliances and custom cabinetry throughout.

Australian jazz legend James Morrison in his home base of Mount Gambier in Living In. “People talk about a sea change or a tree change, well we’ve got the best of both worlds,” says Morrison of the South Australian city he

Open your camera and hover

and his family relocated to three years ago. And if you are looking for the

your phone over the app code

ultimate car to park in your luxury home’s garage, Luxe Life writer Stephen

to see the address

Corby test-drives the new Porsche 911.

Editor: Jen Melocco Jen.Melocco@domain. com.au Editorial producer: Isabelle Chesher Managing editor: Alice Stolz Senior designer: Colleen Chin Quan Graphic designer: Emma Staughton Residential sales: Queensland Brad McLeod, 0429 571 826 New South Wales Jon McConkey 0407 909 739 Victoria & Tasmania Mitch Armstrong 0438 820 767 Western Australia, South Australia & Northern Territory Jeroen van de Peppel 0427 292 797

HOT PROPERTY

TOMAS FRIML \ MARSHA GOLEMAC

COVER STORY The next big things

DESIGN DIGEST Curves ahead

6 9

Digital edition Visit domain.com.au/ digitaledition

LUXE LIFE O U R COVE R

Porsche perfection

Paddington.

Listed by Place West.

PAG E 6

2

PR E ST IGE

LIVING IN Musical Mount Gambier

10 11

Use the Domain app codes to see more of your favourite properties

Seaforth Sydney 6

$15 million

7

4

For sale Agent: The Agency, David Rothschild 0414 606 666; Dunne Realty Mosman, Sandie Dunne 0414 243 352 The family can spread out across more than 900 square metres of accommodation at this five-level waterfront residence. With views over Middle Harbour and the Spit Bridge, the home also has an infinity pool.

Open your camera and hover your phone over the app code to see the address

Hamilton

Applecross

Brisbane

Perth

5

4

EOI

4

4

$5 million +

3

5

For sale: By expressions of interest

For sale

Agent: Ray White Ascot, Dwight Ferguson 0412 385 720

Agent: Mont Property, Matthew Podesta

One of the finest examples of a Tudor revival home in Brisbane, Lynford was

0408 950 039

built in 1928. Extended and renovated by Richard Groves, it offers multiple

Designed by Shane Le Roy architects to make

living spaces, a tennis court and a pool. Agent Dwight Ferguson says

the most of sweeping river views, this ultra-

comparable sales have been around the $6 million mark.

contemporary home comes with a home cinema.

Open your camera and hover Open your camera and hover your phone

your phone over the app code

over the app code to see the address

to see the address

PR E ST IGE

3

Queensland’s new prestige hotspots

COVER STORY

The Sunshine State’s strong economic performance is driving an expansion of top-end housing. B y SU E WILLIAMS

A

n influx of interstate migrants to Queensland as well as a rise in its fortunes from record gas exports, infrastructure spending and tourism has boosted the prestige property markets in its major centres, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

With the latest Deloitte Access Economics report, Sunshine State Shadows Southern States, saying that the public and private sectors have driven the expansion of Queensland’s economy at a faster rate than the rest of Australia, its top-end housing is also spreading over a larger area.

6

PR E ST IGE

In Brisbane, the usual prestige areas – Hamilton, Ascot, New Farm, Teneriffe, Clayfield, Hawthorne and Bulimba – are now being joined by newly rising suburbs such as Paddington, Hendra, the Chandler-Gumdale acreage precinct, Indooroopilly and Ashgrove.

“Paddington is very much a prestige suburb now with a lot of sales around $3 million and up to $3.5 million from before Christmas,” says Place West agent Simon Wheelans.

Wheelans is currently selling a four-bedroom home in Paddington, which has panoramic views from the city to Mount Coot-tha and with

its own saltwater pool and fountains. “There are a lot of very high quality buildings going up here now and with traffic congestion, its location so close to the city is in even stronger demand, while it's also so close to the inner-city bypass to the airport, north coast and Gold Coast,” he says.

Judi O’Dea, of Ray White Paddington, sees another huge driver in the quality schools in all these new rising prestige suburbs.

“Families are moving up from the south because they see they get so much more value for their money in Brisbane, knowing it’s such a liveable city, and looking for good schools for their children,” O’Dea says.

“All these areas have good schools and they each have their own character, too. Paddington is like an inner-city village, for instance, while you have larger family blocks in Ashgrove and Hendra.”

On the Gold Coast, prestige buyers similarly have more options, these days checking out beautiful homes in Broadbeach Waters, Coolangatta, Bundall, Clear Island Waters and

YOUR AGENT Simon Wheelans, Place West

“This is a house that has all the benefits of a penthouse apartment with stunning views from its elevated position ... but with none of the disadvantages, like a body corporate.”

Paradise Point. “There's now so much more demand for high quality homes from successful businesspeople moving here from Sydney, Melbourne and Hong Kong, and international expats wanting to return home,” says Tony Coughran, of Gold Coast Property Advisors, who recently bought a home in Broadbeach Waters for $2.25 million.

“We’re a young city and the demand is for high spec and very prestige homes, so there’s a lot of knockdown and rebuild going on in prime beachfront locations.

“There’s also plenty of opportunity to rent them out as holiday homes too, until the owners are ready to live in them,” Coughran says.

Michael Kollosche, of Kollosche Prestige Agents, feels there are pockets in each of these suburbs that are now prestige – on the beach front or beach side, on canals and rivers or with wider streets – while other parts still have a way to go.

“But we’re now seeing a lot of people migrating up from the southern states that we hadn’t seen for a while,” he says.

“They’re relocating their families here, or retirees or people are buying so they’ll live here eventually. We’re now seeing a lot of demand for higher quality homes.”

Paddington Brisbane 4

2

$2.95 million +

4

For sale Agent: Place West, Simon Wheelans 0417 799 963

Open your camera and hover your phone over the app code to see the address

PR E ST IGE

7

DESIGN DIGEST

By the book Exquisite style meets contemporary design and materials for an appeal that will defy the years. C o m p i l e d b y ISAB E LLE CH E SH E R &TRADITION AT CULT This Danish brand has come along since launching in 2010 as a lighting studio. Having expanded into furniture, their blend of traditional and contemporary Nordic design, including their signature lighting, can now be found at Cult’s flagship store in Sydney. cultdesign.com.au

TOM BLACHFORD

VILLAGE BELLE This St Kilda landmark has perhaps never fitted its title more thanks to Techne Architecture + Interior Design redevelopment. Behind a Victorian facade, contemporary trends now rule, where bright colours pop against brick, metal and marble backdrops. villagebelle.com.au

NEW HEIRLOOMS CERAMICS We love

KITCHEN LIVING Some of the world’s most enviable kitchens strut their stuff in this new coffee table book. Curated by Tessa Pearson and the

an exclusive

gestalten team, it explores why the kitchen continues to evoke such potent

collaboration,

sentimental value. gestalten.com

particularly where ceramics are involved.

Some of Australia’s most talented makers, from Nicolette Johnson to Hearth Collective, have teamed up with Modern Times to produce a collection of exquisite limitededition pieces. moderntimes.com.au

TOMAS FRIML / MARSHA GOLEMAC

PR E ST IGE

9

YOU MAY LIKE ...

LUXE LIFE GARAGE

Toorak

Steered towards perfection

Melbourne 4

5

$7.75 million-$8.5 million

5

B y S TE PH E N CO RBY

T

here are only two types of car enthusiast: those who dream of owning a Porsche 911, and those who have not driven one yet. The 911 has been pursuing perfection since its first generation, in 1963, and its latest iteration, just launched to a giddy gathering of media in Spain, is so close to achieving that goal that you have to wonder how they'll ever make one better.

It will, effectively, be the last of its kind, though, because this 911 has space under its now-longer, wider and more aggressive-looking body for the addition of an electric motor, and has confirmed that a hybrid variant is coming.

For now, though, we were only allowed to drive the latest and greatest version of its exhilarating turbocharged 3.0-litre six-cylinder boxer engine.

With its unique horizontal cylinder layout, the 911 makes a sound like no other – a kind of rasping yet riotous metallic caterwaul – and this new one has grown more powerful than you can possibly imagine, jumping 22kW over the outgoing model, to 331kW, and up 30Nm

10

PR E ST IGE

of torque to 530Nm. The result is that a car that was already supremely quick is now even faster, leaping to 100km/h in 3.5 seconds or from zero to 200km/h in just 12.1 seconds, 0.8 of a second faster than the old one.

But what enthusiasts will love most is the way the new 911 feels sportier and more focused than ever, with a firmer brake pedal, a wider more planted stance providing even better atthe-limit handling and the fact that its rear wheels are now bigger than the front ones, meaning more grip and go out of corners.

Best of all, though, is that Porsche has once again improved the best steering in the world, making it a very Germanically accurate 11 per cent more direct. It is, for many, the steering of this car that sets it above all others.

What price, then, this driving dream?

Well, the good news is that, despite being arguably as good as any super car half a million dollars can buy, the new 911 range starts at just $265,000. If you don’t want one already, you really should.

Expressions of interest: Close February 25 Agent: RT Edgar Toorak, Rudy Van Der Berg 0405 204 450 Yes, Porsche’s 911 is close to perfect, as long as you only have one friend. At other times you’re going to need other, less-awesome cars, so you’ll need at least a five-car garage like the one in this almost Germanically sleek, modern Toorak pile.

The iconic Porsche 911

Open your camera and hover

Carrera S has a sound

your phone over the app code

like no other.

to see the address

LIVING IN

37.821° S, 140.810° E

MOUNT GAMBIER ISTOCK

It’s a rural city that has something for everyone – a relaxed pace, a picturesque coastline and all that jazz. B y K ATE FARRE LLY When virtuoso multi-instrumentalist James

smell the air – you know you're in the country,”

knew exactly where it should be. Morrison has an

he says. “You walk from the plane straight to your

association with Mount Gambier stretching back

car, with no waiting, and it's a six-minute drive

more than 30 years via the Generations in Jazz

into town any time of the day. When you get into

festival, which he supports with an annual

town, you know everybody and everything seems

scholarship.

easy.” sleepy, but not hectic like his former hometown

the University of South Australia, and the third

of Sydney.

5

3

$900,000-$950,000

2

“It's a beautiful part of the world and when I do

“We've had enough time to get to know the

have a weekend off here I love that we're close

place and see if it's all working,” says Morrison

to the ocean. People talk about a sea change or

of the academy, which is housed in the Old Town

a tree change, well we've got the best of both

Hall, an impressive 1880s building of dolomite

worlds. It's such a nice lifestyle.”

and limestone. “The council and the community

Mount Gambier

Morrison says he loves the pace of the city – not

Morrison Academy of Music, a partnership with year for Morrison's Jazz Club.

Worrolong

“It begins when you get out of the plane and

Morrison decided to open a jazz academy, he

This year marks the fifth year for the James

YOU MAY LIKE ...

have been so supportive. They were already

Cooler climes

For sale

supporting jazz and education – Generations

Agent Al Lamond of Key 2 Sale says Mount

Agent: Key 2 Sale, Al Lamond 0418 849 266

in Jazz is now the largest event of its kind in the

Gambier offers a cooler climate than Adelaide,

Showcasing local limestone, this family home

world. We get 6000 teenagers here on the first

fertile countryside supporting the farming of

boasts three large living areas with hardwood

weekend in May, all playing jazz. It creates an

cattle, sheep and timber, and a short drive to

floors, a timber-topped kitchen and a wrap-

atmosphere you don't get anywhere else.”

the beach or the wineries of the Coonawarra.

around verandah. Only a few minutes’ drive from

The lure of country life

“A lot of people who move here are sick of city

the town centre shops and restaurants and six

life. They're looking for a more laid-back lifestyle

kilometres from the Blue Lake, the property sits

Morrison and his wife, Judi, made Mount Gambier

with city conveniences,” says Lamond.

on 4017 square metres of manicured gardens.

their home base in 2015 and he loves spending

Home to the Blue Lake and Valley Lakes craters,

time there when he's not touring around Australia

Mount Gambier is a magnet for nature lovers who

and the world. No matter how far or often he

visit the sinkholes, caves and national parks.

The Old Town Hall

Open your camera and hover

travels, he looks forward to returning to the

Increasingly, they also come for the sublime

in Mount Gambier,

your phone over the app code

region known as the Limestone Coast.

sounds of jazz.

South Australia.

to see the address

PR E ST IGE

11

20B Tivoli Avenue, Rose Bay Prestige harbourfront sanctuary with quintessential Sydney views Graced by effortless beauty in both style and setting, this prestige harbourfront sanctuary showcases the combined design mastery of Bruce Stafford and Hare + Klein. A home of unequivocal distinction, every exquisitely crafted space greets you with flourishes of contemporary finesse and quintessential Sydney views, sweeping from the turquoise shores of Rose Bay to the graceful arc of the city's famed Harbour Bridge. Accommodating diverse lifestyle needs, there is an internal lift to all levels, with indulgent bedroom suites, a premier marble kitchen and a private boatshed at the water's edge.

abc e 5

5.5

5

1

Expressions of Interest Close 22nd February 2019

Ben Collier 0414 646 476

View Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday 12:15 - 12:45pm theagency.com.au

41 Battle Boulevard, Seaforth Waterfront masterpiece with stunning vistas defines luxury across five levels A waterfront masterpiece capturing world class Middle Harbour views toward the Spit Bridge and beyond, this architect designed residence presents you with five levels of pure luxury. Interiors reveal walls of soaring glass designed to maximise light and outlook, while a home lift and sculptured curved staircase connects the floors. There are views from every level and multiple entertaining areas including an expansive terrace with a stunning infinity pool, spa and sauna. Spanning 1,429sqm, the property wonderfully descends through immaculate tiered Japanese gardens toward the jetty and boat house.

abc g d e 6

7

For Sale Contact Agent

View

By Appointment

4

2

1429 SQM

1

David Rothschild 0414 606 666 Lincoln McCarthy 0412 554 492 Sandie Dunne 0414 243 352

Price Range: $4,200,000 - $4,500,000

6

6

4

13-15 Palm Island Court, Patterson Lakes standard for f a life f of unsurpassed luxury. Complete with two boat moorings, fe stunning water views and sprawling over two titles combining for f approx. just over theatre , fully contained apartment, gas and solar heated pool and spa, pool house complete with wet bar,r,r power room and shower,r,r keyless entry, y security system, gas y, ducted heating, refrigerated cooling, ducted vacuum, C-bus and control four f smart wiring, motorised blinds, automatic garden watering system and remote-controlled f r-car accommodation. fou

Mitchell Torre Real Estate Pty Ltd,

P: 03 9772 0077, Shop 17, Lakeview Shopping Centre, Thompson Road, Patterson Lakes, 3197

Hamish Mitchell C: 0404 534 754

East Melbourne

A3 B2 C2

121 Ho H tham St S re r et

AUCTION Saturday 2nd March 11:30AM OPEN Saturday 16th Feb 12:00 - 12:30PM

Paul Caine 0407 393 900 Alex Subotsch 0447 393 014

Single level, double fronted, freestanding Victorian residence on 412 sqm site in one of East Melbourne’s ’ ’s pre-eminent streets. This appealing package provides a rare opportunity for a sensational lifestyle on one level or vast potential to enlarge and enhance to multi-levels (STCA).

caine.com.au

27 Barry Street Kew, Victoria

4

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

VIEWING

kay a burt ay r on.com.au rt a au

CONTACT

1

3.5

2