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Sting's $4m treehouse escape on the market
A spectacular holiday home that hosted 80s rock icon Sting has hit the market.
The Gold Coast property was formerly owned by local film industry veterans, Michael and Sally Tolerton, and became a celebrity favourite for its treehouse appeal and private location with stunning ocean views.
Last sold for $4.025m in 2022, the unique home at 23 Katta Ave, Currumbin is for sale via an expressions of interest campaign with Elk Realty and Capital agent Lisa Papadopoulos.
The elevated property comprises two self-contained homes over four levels, with a total of seven bedrooms and four bathrooms across a 567 sqm parcel surrounded by nature reserve.
It held the title of Currumbin's most popular holiday rental through online platform Stayz for 15 years, and was described by English musician and activist Sting as 'peaceful, beautiful and inspiring', according to listings.
Meanwhile, a French actor who stayed during a 'difficult' local film production left a poetic note in the property's guest book: 'even in hell you can sometimes find heaven'.
Ms Papadopoulos' listing said Katta on Currumbin was 'a home beyond compare'.
'This is one of the most tightly held locations on the Gold Coast.
'From the moment you arrive, you'll feel it.
'The air is different here – clean, crisp, alive with the scent of the ocean and rainforest.'
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Designed by architect Shane Denman, the house was completed in 2004 and features soaring ceilings and walls of glass providing a seamless connection between indoor and outdoor entertaining spaces to maximise views.
'Katta on Currumbin offers one of the most spectacular coastal views in Australia – uninterrupted from Currumbin Estuary to Palm Beach, Surfers Paradise, and beyond to Stradbroke Island.'
The fourth floor is accessed from street level and features an open-plan living and dining area leading out to a large balcony, along with a designer kitchen and butler's pantry, plus a front retreat space with a study nook and garden courtyard.
Three bedrooms are on the level below, with the two lower levels together offering flexibility for dual living or rental with a separate entry and second full kitchen and laundry.
The second residence was leased at more than $1000 a night during peak seasons by previous owners, the Tolertons.
The couple had worked in the film industry for 40 years as an art director and makeup artist and said Hollywood stars, directors and producers would often visit their home.
Currumbin house prices were up 9 per cent over the past 12 months to a median of $1.69m, according to PropTrack.
Sting has visited Australia several times over the decades, both as a solo performer and as the lead singer of the Police before the band split in the late 1980s.
Now aged 73, he most recently brought his My Songs tour here in 2023.
