Views From Every Quarter
The Age
Saturday September 9, 2000
SOUTH MELBOURNE - 50/161 Sturt Street
This apartment can be called a penthouse in the true sense of the word. It really is at the top of a tall building and takes up an entire floor. It also fulfils the 1960s idea of a big city pad able to host all-night parties without disturbing the neighbors.
The penthouse is surrounded by wide terraces, with 360-degree views across Melbourne's landmarks: the Arts Centre spire, Government House, the MCG, Royal Botanic Gardens and the Westgate and Bolte bridges.
Two of the terrace walls have openings framing outlooks to the CBD and Port Phillip Bay, to Williamstown. As the building is not hemmed in by surrounding towers, the views are uninterrupted and provide a bird's-eye view of Melbourne's new commercial and residential developments and road systems. The building is located in Sturt Street, near the CUB Malthouse theatres.
The penthouse is the top level of an apartment building called Cityview, developed in 1993. A private stairway leads up from the lift lobby to the penthouse's entrance.
Inside, the main living space forms a large open-plan area with glass sliding doors opening to the terracotta-tiled terraces.
The dining section is delineated from the carpeted sitting spaces by shiny parquetry floors in dark and light woods.
The timber galley kitchen is well-equipped and forms a screen between the living areas and the entrance.
Away from the living space are three bedrooms opening from a hallway. The main room has glass doors opening to the terraces and has its own ensuite. The other two bedrooms share a large bathroom.
Other amenities are a laundry, reverse-cycle air-conditioning and two car spaces. The penthouse also has access to the building's gymnasium.
Auction: 1pm tomorrow, by TBM.com.au (9826 0000).
Inspect: 12.30-1.15pm today and from 12.30pm tomorrow
Expect: $500,000-plus.
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