201 / 365 Cotham Road
KEW

THE DEAL

Employing sculpted flow, seasoned craft, and sunlit sophistication, this remarkable penthouse doesn’t conform to apartment norms. It celebrates the details, stays subtle chasing perfection, and offers a sun-soaked haven of panoramic luxury the likes of which Kew has never seen before.

Exteriors and interiors both align with a single vision from renowned Cera Stribley, harnessing the leafy prestige of coveted Kew as a backdrop for everyday life. With accommodation occupying its own southern wing, sizeable second and third bedrooms both enjoy a private ensuite, extensive robe space, and sweeping views to wake up to, while a hotel-style ensuite with fluted screens, twin basins, and a soaker bath joins a full-size walk-in robe in serving a scenic, sumptuous, and altogether sensational master.

More eight-figure estate than luxury penthouse, a vast kitchen delivers masses of Dakar quartzite and bespoke cabinetry, an island brilliant for social evenings, scullery, and the finest appliances money can buy from industry leaders V-Zug. An ethanol fire, all-day sun, and open space create mood, airiness, occasion in entwined living and dining areas, merging seamlessly with a north-facing terrace great for barbecues under blue skies.

Other highlights include further quartzite across the kitchen, bathrooms, and an oversized study, honed granite in a statement powder room, abundant storage, a 272-bottle wine display case, engineered oak floors, Rogerseller tapware, limestone pavers, double glazing, heating/cooling with individual room controls, a large laundry, and three basement car spaces.

In Melbourne’s elite school belt headlined by Genazzano, Camberwell Grammar and Girls’ Grammar, Preshil, Carey, MLC, Ruyton, Trinity, and Xavier, it’s never more than a short stroll to the Anniversary Trail, Deepdene shops and cafés, and 109 and 72 Trams to rapid access to Camberwell and Kew Junctions, lively Richmond, and the city centre.

SEALS THE DEAL

From the top floor of brand-new ‘The Bradford’, views of sunsets over the Melbourne skyline lift appeal beyond anything else.