Jessica Origliasso sells in Brisbane

Jessica Origliasso, one half of Australian pop duo The Veronica's, has sold her Brisbane bolthole for $599,000.

She made a profit on the New York loft style apartment having paid $465,000 in 2009.

It was a chance to own a piece of Brisbane music history, according to selling agent Go Gecko selling agent Brendan Terry, who suggested it was the apartment where the Brisbane raised singers penned some of their most famous hits.

Located in the 1930's heritage listed McWhirters Building, the Art Deco apartment had three bedrooms, a modern kitchen and a sunroom

Jessica and her sister Lisa burst onto the pop scene in 2005.

The Los Angeles based singer recently said she missed the smell of the Brisbane air.

This article was first published in The Weekend Australian.