_Sky’s the limit in Seidler classic

Fresh from a complete overhaul, the largest apartment in the Harry Seidler-designed The Horizon tower in Sydney’s Darlinghurst has hit the market with agents revealing the whole-floor trophy home to scores of cashed-up local buyers just prior to Christmas.

The price guide for the apartment, which will be launched to the open market this week, is $20 million.

The luxury accommodation was once owned by developer Bob Ell, who bought it for $6.7m in 2009, and following that the Sutton car dealership family.

The 565sq m level 40 apartment, replete with eight car spaces, has never been fully occupied, rather it has been used for entertaining or as a weekender by its successive wealthy owners.

The present owners, the Graham family, who have an extensive pedigree in property development, have gutted the apartment, rebuilding it using Melbourne-based Mim Design for the extensive interior work that includes lavish amounts of Cote d’Azur marble in just about every room. As well, there are French oak floors and $65,000 worth of plush carpet in all five bedrooms, each of which has an ensuite.

The apartment also has a completely self-contained unit with bedroom, kitchen, lounge room, veranda and bathroom that can be accessed independently.

There’s also a wine room and a media room.

Core Logic records show the Grahams bought the apartment, which has eight lock-up garages, for a combined $9.83m last year.

The selling agents are Knight Frank’s Deborah Cullen and Belgravia Private’s Adam Ross and Trent Iverson. Mim Design said the interiors of level 40 Horizon have inherited a design philosophy that accentuates and pays homage to the forms of Seidler architecture, with particular reference to his return edge and asymmetrical curving.

“These details are used to soften the current extremities of the building’s interior while establishing clear lines of vision out to the surrounding sea and city views,” Mim Design said.

“A soft palette with accents of brass and warmer timber tones flow throughout the residence elevating it as a luxurious benchmark within the Sydney market.”

Expressions of interest in level 40 close on 26 March 2019.

For more information please visit our website, or contact the Prestige Residential team: 

Deborah Cullen

+61 401 849 955

deborah.cullen@au.knightfrank.com

Richard Sholl

+61 430 803 424

richard.sholl@au.knightfrank.com

Original article: The Weekend Australia by Lisa Allen