St Kilda: Real estate guru Catalano selling his $36m Saint Moritz penthouse

Media and property guru Antony Catalano is selling his $36m penthouse in the luxury Saint Moritz building in St Kilda, where homes have been linked to Shane Warne and Sam Newman.

The penthouse in the luxury St Moritz building is for sale.

Media and real estate guru Antony Catalano is selling his $36m penthouse in a St Kilda tower of power where other homes have been linked to Shane Warne and Sam Newman.

Mr Catalano bought the penthouse off the plan from high-profile developer Tim Gurner for $30m in what had been a record apartment purchase for Melbourne in 2019.

But after about two years living in the home at the top of the Saint Moritz development, he and wife Stefanie are selling it for $33m-$36m — enough to set the suburb’s home price record, again.

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Mr Catalano is the former boss of the Domain real estate group and currently executive chairman at View Media Group as well as Australian Community Media.

He is also the owner of the popular venue Raes on Wategos in Byron Bay, where he bought a $9m home in 2023 and is reportedly seeking to build a $55m mansion.

Anthony Catalano at the Portsea Polo. Picture: Nicki Connolly

The huge living room with floor-to-ceiling windows.

One of the home’s six bedrooms.

Marshall White’s Marcus Chiminello and John Bongiorno are handling the penthouse sale at Saint Moritz, developed on the site of the former Novotel hotel and Saint Moritz ice skating rink on The Esplanade in St Kilda.

The sprawling 700sq m property is set over two levels with views that take in the bay and Melbourne’s CBD.

There are soaring voids above some of the home’s living areas, a 175sq m outdoor terrace, a private pool looking towards the city skyline, and basement carparking for eight to 14 vehicles.

The home is in immaculate condition.

The rooftop pool has city views.

The marble kitchen/

There are six bedrooms, all with ensuites, including a main with a gas log fireplace and marble ensuite.

Mr Chiminello said the unparalleled apartment would appeal to a mix of more established buyers looking for a Melbourne base, or a young and newly wealthy entrepreneur coming out of the tech world.

It’s also possible it will be someone flying in from overseas, or who owns offshore businesses.

Antony Catalano with his wife Stefanie at Oaks day at Flemington Racecourse in 2018. Picture: Aaron Francis/The Australian

Sam Newman also owned a property in the building.

... as did Shane Warne.

The agent noted that with the Australian dollar down against most major currencies in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s tariff moves in the US, there was a building international interest in Melbourne which had long had global appeal and now had global value.

“Compared to a couple of weeks ago they are getting a discount, based on the exchange rate,” Mr Chiminello said.

“Those buyers are driven by product, not by location, and this will be hard to find in any other building.

“This is the first time something like this has been sold as a finished product.”

A closer look at the kitchen.

A theatre/living room.

However, while the next owner could be new money, the agent said it was good to see that even the luxury future of Saint Moritz was still paying homage to the suburb’s past by retaining the name of the ice skating rink that used to stand at the site.

Saint Moritz apartments also have access to the building’s amenities, including a 25m lap pool, valet parking and a concierge, as well as an in-house anti-ageing and wellness retreat with a mix of cryotherapy, salt rooms, saunas and plunge pools available.

The building’s residents and guests are also welcomed via either a luxury hotel-style valet carpark, or via a glass cube modelled on tech company Apple’s famous New York flagship store.

Space to dine with you and 13 friends.

The views from the penthouse look straight out to the St Kilda foreshore.

When the complex’s apartments were being sold off the plan, famous faces that committed to purchases included AFL great Sam Newman and Test cricket legend the late Shane Warne — though Warne’s family had his acquisition on-sold privately after his passing in 2022.

Mr Catalano also sold a nearby house in St Kilda West house for $15.5m in 2022.

Expressions of interest for the property are being sought.

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