We represent architecturally significant residences across twelve markets and four continents — sold discreetly, often before they are ever seen publicly.
Notable — Cantilevered infinity pool, private cliff stair to a sheltered cove, wine vault for 3,000 bottles, staff wing with separate approach.
Villa Meridian
The Meridian Coast
$28.5M
New listing
The Basalt House
Guide price
$16,900,000
Interior
9,100 sq ft
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
6
Land
38 acres
Completed
2019
Notable — Rammed-basalt walls, sunken observatory court, 40-metre lap pool aligned to the winter solstice, off-grid solar with nine-day autonomy.
The Basalt House
Duna Reserve
$16.9M
Off-market
Chalet Aurelia
Guide price
$21,400,000
Interior
10,800 sq ft
Bedrooms
7
Bathrooms
7
Terrace
2,600 sq ft
Rebuilt
2023
Notable — Direct piste access, thermal spa carved into bedrock, double-height great room in reclaimed two-century timber, ski room for twelve.
Chalet Aurelia
The Aurelia Range
$21.4M
Penthouse
Penthouse Noir
Guide price
$34,000,000
Interior
8,600 sq ft
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
5
Terrace
3,100 sq ft
Floor
61st, full
Notable — Private elevator core, wraparound terrace on all sides, gallery walls engineered for museum loads, dedicated concierge floor below.
Penthouse Noir
Skyline District
$34M
Waterfront
The Glass Fjord
Guide price
$19,750,000
Interior
7,900 sq ft
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
5
Shoreline
640 ft, private
Completed
2022
Notable — Heated glass floor over the waterline, private deep-water mooring, aurora lounge with retracting roof, boathouse guest quarters.
The Glass Fjord
The Fjordlands
$19.75M
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The Obsidian Standard
Discretion is not a service. It is the practice.
Most remarkable homes never reach a listing portal. They pass between families, foundations, and offices that value silence over spectacle — and they pass through us. Since 2007, Obsidian Estates has placed more than $4.2 billion of residential property, the overwhelming majority without a single public photograph.
We accept fewer than forty mandates a year. Each is led personally by a senior partner, supported by our valuation desk, architecture panel, and a network of private buyers cultivated over two decades. When we take a house on, we already know who should own it next.
I.
Provenance first
Every residence is researched like an artwork — architect, lineage, alterations, easements — before a value is ever discussed.
II.
Quiet markets
Nine in ten placements close off-market. No portals, no open houses, no photography that outlives the sale.
III.
One partner, end to end
The partner who values your home negotiates its sale. Nothing is delegated to a junior desk.
IV.
Aligned incentives
Flat, published fees. We are paid on completion, never on introduction — our advice has no side to it.
Private Office
Four disciplines, one door
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Sale & Placement
Confidential valuation, positioning, and introduction to a curated shortlist of qualified buyers — typically three to five parties, never a crowd.
They sold a house we had not decided to sell, to a buyer we would have chosen ourselves, at a number we did not think possible. Nobody ever knew it was on the market.