On The Market: 26-32 Knightsbridge Parade East Is A Monstrosity
— Updated on 15 December 2020

On The Market: 26-32 Knightsbridge Parade East Is A Monstrosity

— Updated on 15 December 2020
Garry Lu
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Garry Lu

The Gold Coast, with its silicon housewives, unregistered massage parlours, and post-high school debauchery, gets a bad rap. But every so often, a glimmer of something breaks through and plays right into the gaudy stereotype. This $40 $45 million mansion situated at 26-32 Knightsbridge Parade East, however, is far from a glimmer – it’s a blinding supernova.

With design cues that draw inspiration from what I can only assume is a combination of Scarface, bastardised Grecian antiquity, and the wet dreams of every single flog who’s been to Ibiza once – it almost defies belief that anyone would actually want to live here. As in with their family, to build a life, watch those quiet afternoons pass by, etc.

If Vegas is a two-night town, this is a two-night stay at best. The first six hours would be spent attempting to get cosy, invariably failing, perhaps dipping a toe into the pool, before realising you can’t possibly run away from yourself – not even here. The remaining forty-two hours would be spent trying to find your way out of this lurid and over-the-top labyrinth.

Spread across 4,254 square metres with 106 metres of sheltered waterfrontage that could “… easily accommodate two 90+ foot vessels…”, if nothing else, this estate has a whole lot of space and a whole lot of symmetry going on for it.

Inside this wildly confronting mis-en-scene, you’ll find:

  • A master suite accompanied by a his and hers bathhouse, with French doors opening onto a balcony overlooking the main focal point
  • 6 “oversized” ensuite bedrooms with their own views of either the river or park
  • Several formal lounge and dining rooms
  • Hampton’s-style kitchen
  • Turkish bathhouse
  • Master office suite
  • Personal library
  • Wine cellar
  • Pool
  • 12 car garage
  • and Kone commercial-grade lift servicing all levels

Additionally, the roads are patrolled 24/7 for your complete protection. The threats being whatever the outside world may throw at you – disgruntled former spouses, debt collectors, blokes you mouthed off over the old PS4 chat – as well as the ever-dangerous idea of subtlety. Certainly can’t have any of the latter wandering around these parts…

Check it out for yourself below.

To confirm whether 26-32 Knightsbridge Parade East is real or not for yourself, visit domain.com.au.

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Garry Lu
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After stretching his legs with companies such as The Motley Fool and the odd marketing agency, Garry joined Boss Hunting in 2019 as a fully-fledged Content Specialist. In 2021, he was promoted to News Editor. Garry proudly retains a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, black bruises from Muay Thai, as well as a black belt in all things pop culture. Drop him a line at [email protected]