GC’s best rooftop pool
Is this the Gold Coast’s best private rooftop pool?
Buyers will have to splash the cash if they want this Broadbeach penthouse with its own private rooftop pool, on the market for the first time in 20 years.
The 897sq m apartment at 177 Old Burleigh Rd is on level 30 and is being marketed by Ray White Burleigh Group agents Elly Malan and Rachael Crompton.
“It’s absolutely gorgeous up there,” Ms Malan said.
“It’s just so calm and peaceful, particularly at sunset, and looking down on the waves rolling in, it’s almost like they’re in slow motion. It’s a one-of-a-kind location – I’m calling it, it’s the Coast’s best private rooftop pool.”
The full floor five-bedroom five-bathroom penthouse also includes a bath with 180 degree windows overlooking the Hinterland, while the crystal Swarovski chandeliers and imported Italian marble floors give it a uniquely European feel.
“The grandeur just hits you when you walk through the foyer – it’s almost impossible to describe,” Ms Crompton said.
“The chandeliers, the marble flooring, the oversized formal living and dining areas – to say it’s opulent is an underbath statement. The master bedroom suite is a spectacle in itself with that freestanding under the domed skylight in the ensuite.
“The views are just incredible. I have never seen such a beautiful residence in all my years of selling property.”
Recent luxury apartment sales in Broadbeach include a 438sq m residence at 4501/1 Oracle Blvd which traded for $5.7m last month while a 262sq m apartment at 801/4 Australia Ave sold for $5.5m in January.
Last year, a buyer dropped $12m on a 650sq m apartment in the 272 Hedges building in neighbouring Mermaid Beach.
“Sky-homes rarely come on the market on the Coast, particularly in beachfront towers, making this (Carmel by the Sea) an exceptional opportunity,” Ms Malan said.
“The building itself sits on 8000sq m of land, with an indoor and outdoor pool, tennis court, gymnasium, and steam room.”
“The prestige market remains buoyant, and there are still a lot of cash buyers out there. We don’t anticipate the market changing with so much demand and not much supply.”
PropTrack data shows units have jumped 5.2 per cent in Broadbeach over the past 12 months with the median price now at $832,000.
The Carmel by the Sea penthouse goes to auction on May 8.