Surfers Paradise 
The Glitter Strip’s lavish skyhomes have dominated Queensland’s top apartment sales, with buyers willing to splash millions on residences that offer a slice of the high life.
Six Gold Coast pads were among the state’s top 10 apartment sales last year.
A palatial Surfers Paradise penthouse at 3250/23 Ferny Ave fetched the highest sale, selling for $9.5 million in March.
It was sold by property development company owner Ron Bakir.
The four-bedroom apartment spanned the 39th and 40th floors of the Towers of Chevron Renaissance and featured five bathrooms, 20 car spaces, a gym, bar, steam room, home cinema and panoramic beach views.
Kollosche director Michael Kollosche said a couple from Paradise Waters secured the keys, and the sale was the highest price paid for an apartment on the Gold Coast.
“Luxury penthouses and boutique prestige apartments have become highly sought after,” Mr Kollosche said.
“There’s not a lot that would compare to it at the moment, but it doesn’t mean we won’t see something of that calibre built in the near term.”
Taking fourth place was the $6.5 million sale of one of Australia’s largest and highest penthouses, owned by Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung.
Atop the beachfront Soul building, 7001/4 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise, was a concrete shell sold at a loss by Mr Fung who purchased it for $7 million in 2015.
An apartment within an exclusive Main Beach seaside development was another of the Gold Coast’s top sales.
Lot 6/3533 Main Beach Pde sold for $5.6 million in March but isn’t the development’s priciest, withthe penthouse on the market for $8.95 million.
Two further sales above the $5 million mark in Main Beach and one in Mermaid Beach also featured on the highest sales list.
Queensland’s top 10 apartment sales in 2018
1.3250/23 Ferny Ave, Surfers Paradise $9.5m
2.11/37 Hastings St, Noosa Heads $7.2m
3.5/81 Moray St, New Farm $6.5m
4.7001/4 The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise $6.5m
5. 4/63 River Esplanade, Mooloolaba $5.85m
6. Lot 6/3533 Main Beach Pde, Main Beach $5.6m
7.3/63 River Esplanade, Mooloolaba $5.58m
8. 4/3565 Main Beach Pde, Main Beach $5.5m
9.150/59 Pacific St, Main Beach $5.3m
10.702/252 Hedges Ave, Mermaid Beach $5.25m
Source: realestate.com.au
