From the inside, the apartment feels much bigger than its exterior width would suggest.
A Melbourne apartment in what is believed to be Australia’s skinniest residential tower has hit the market with surprisingly big views on offer and a multimillion-dollar asking price.
At just 6.8m wide, the Phoenix Melbourne tower is considered the city’s only true pencil tower.
It’s so slender every home inside it has a full floor to itself, as well as its own private lift access, which means the apartments are surprisingly big, with the currently for sale 2401/82 Flinders St featuring a 134sq m floorplan.
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Bonn. Real Estate’s Trent Bonnici said the slender home messed with your mind a little as the huge open spaces visible beyond the windows left it feeling much bigger.
“It can play tricks, as it doesn’t feel like it is that slender,” Mr Bonnici said.
“You can touch one side, take three steps, and you are touching the other side.
“But it doesn’t feel small at all, you stand there just behind the balcony and you feel you are out there with the view.”
The views across Melbourne are spectacular.
The apartments modest width still leaves a surprising amount of room for features, including a walk-in wardrobe.
The second bedroom saves space with a fold-up bed.
The apartment complex has featured in the BBC’s How Did They Build That?
“And the University of Melbourne recognised it as one of the top 10 buildings in Australia for its design,” Mr Bonnici added.
Fender Katsalidis architects designed the complex, while a design-flair ribbon was added to the facade by Garry Emery.
On the 24th floor of the 28-storey building, the home is currently for sale with a $2.37m-$2.6m asking price.
The same room with the bed stashed away.
The kitchen is ready to cater to a crowd.
“And there’s only 28 in the complex, so it’s pretty low density,” he said.
Mr Bonnici said he expected it would suit a downsizer, or someone looking for a showpiece city base.
Expressions of interest close at 4pm on March 19.
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