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All 50 lots at Breen Property’s Shearwater Landing have now sold in the stage one offerings.
The 44 hillside lots, ranging in size from 560 square metre to 1,109 square metre, were sold for between $950,000 to $1.55 million.
All 50 available lots at Shearwater Landing, have now sold in stage one following on from the success earlier this month when six auction lots sold ranging in prices from <a href="/expert-insights/building/beach-building-blocks-at-2-2-million-plus-sellout-at-shearwater-landing-greenhills-beach-auction">$2.2 million to $2.65 million</a> through Nigel Napoli at Savills Residential Projects .
Nigel Napoli noted "not even the NSW State Election kept buyers away."
“Throughout the entire day there was a flow of couples and families, all eager to sign on the dotted line.” 
Napoli added Savills had been working with clients since the initial pre-registration campaign in 2013
The next release of Shearwater Landing will be the auction of 12 ocean view lots in mid-May, followed by 14 hillside lots which will be sold via an expressions of interest campaign. 
Shearwater Landing, Sydney’s newest beachside suburb, is a master-planned development with a total of 160 torrens title lots within a master-planned, landscaped residential precinct overlooking the Pacific at Greenhills Beach, some 30 to 40 minutes south of the Sydney CBD.
 
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Latest Shearwater Landing land sellout at Greenhills Beach

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Bellamont Forest near Cootehill, County Cavan, described by Mark Bence-Jones in A Guide to Irish Country Houses as "one of the most perfect examples of a Palladian villa", has been listed for sale.
<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/bellamont-forest-cootehill-co-cavan/3117572" target="_blank">There is</a> an asking price of €1.35 million on the 18th century palladian villa.
It was Australian John Coote who bought back his ancestral home in 1987 for a reported IR£500,000, then restoring Bellamont before putting it on the market in 2010 with overly ambitious €7.5 million expectations.
Coote died suddenly in 2012, and the house is now for sale on the instructions of receivers for Coote's company, Thameside Holding, this time with its reduced price of €1.35 million.
Designed by Edward Lovett Pearce and built between 1725 and 1730, architectural historian Dr Maurice Craig (Country Life, 1964), wrote Pearce's design was based on Palladio’s Villa Rotonda at Vicenza and Villa Pisani at Montagnana. 
The Irish National Trust, An Taisce, has noted the 290 year old building has been vacant for a number of years and "<a href="https://www.antaisce.org/buildingsatrisk/bellamont-forest-cootehill?page=1" target="_blank">does not appear to be maintained</a>." 
Most of the external fabric remains, but there are obvious signs of deterioration, particularly water penetration. 
"There is no immediate danger of collapse but the condition is such that unless urgent remedial works are carried out the building will sharply deteriorate," the Trust noted. 
<a href="https://search.knightfrank.com/gwr100023" target="_blank">Bellamont Forest</a>, the first Palladian house in Ireland, is set amid one thousand acres of parkland, woods and lakes, including sporting rights in the surrounding forestry.
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It was built for Thomas Coote, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, designed by his nephew, Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, whose other works include the former Houses of Parliament in College Green, now The Bank of Ireland. 
He later became Surveyor General of Ireland, a post which he held until his death in 1733. 
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The house is four bays square, built over two storeys, with a basement. The internal floor area is approximately 1,032 square metres. The house is built of red brick with ashlar facings, and has a Doric limestone portico, with pediments over the windows. 
Title Tattle especially loves the exquisite overhead oval cupola. 
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Bellamont Forest is 110 kms from Dublin and 75 minutes from Dublin International Airport, so listing agent Ganly Walters expect strong international buyer interest.
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The late John Coote, the jetsetting international designer of Classical 18th-century houses, came from a notorious family.
The first to make his mark in Ireland was Sir Charles Coote, a military adventurer who died in battle at Trim, Co Meath, in 1642, leaving estates in four counties to his four sons. His youngest son, Col Thomas Coote, was granted the O’Reilly lands in Co Cavan at the Act of Settlement in 1662. 
He married a Miss Hill from Hillsborough in Co Down and founded the town of Coote Hill (now Cootehill). On his death in 1671, his estate passed to his nephew, also Thomas Coote, who became a Lord Justice of the Kings Bench in Ireland, and was made a Knight of the Bath ‘in testimony of his good and laudable service in suppressing tumultuous and illegal insurrection in the northern parts of Ireland’. He also established Cootehill as a prosperous linen town.
On marrying his third wife, Ann Lovett, in 1697, Coote became the uncle-in-law of Sir Edward Lovett Pearce, a cousin of Vanbrugh, and by far the most important architect working in Ireland in the early 18th century. 
Its name was later changed to Bellamont Forest by Coote’s grandson, Charles, who inherited in 1764 and became the Earl of Bellamont of the 2nd creation in 1767.
The new Lord Bellamont was a complex figure, being variously described as a man of ‘the highest refinement’, but also as a ‘tyrant’, ‘madman’ and ‘a person of disgusting pomposity’. An inveterate womaniser, he sired at least six illegitimate children, all of whom were provided for in his will. He was tried in 1764 for murdering a man during the 'Oakboy' rebellion which he helped to repress brutally. He got off and is immortalised in a camp portrait by Joshua Reynolds in the National Gallery.
On his death in 1800, the estate passed to these descendants who lived on at Bellamont Forest, becoming gradually ever poorer.
In 1874, Edward Smith JP, having amassed a considerable fortune from the coal trade between Liverpool and Newry, bought the Bellamont house and lands for £145,000. Following his death in 1880, the estate passed through various members of his family until 1984, when what <a href="https://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/property-news/luxury-property-in-ireland-for-sale-24455" target="_blank">Country Life</a> described as the ‘troubles’ in the North finally persuaded the last of them to leave. The IRA had used the estate as a training ground.
Three years later, John Coote seized the chance to buy it.
It was listed in 2010 after Coote’s three children all returned to settle in Australia. John Coote, noting the architect spent three years in Italy in the early eighteenth century where he toured the Veneto and Palladio’s villas, thought La Rotunda was his great inspiration.  
There was considerable sadness at John Coote's death given he was one of the great interior designers who buoyed Melbourne's property credentials, especially during the 1980s. 
His Melbourne client list included the Lews, Foxes, Elliotts and Kimberleys. 
His 1987 Corrie Perkin Good Weekend piece was headlined: "John Coote turns new money into old". 
The Australian born, RMIT-trained, Pimlico Road, London interior designer was last in the local headlines during his divorce from Andrea Coote over the settlement of what was dubbed "Coote Castle."
The local paper noted this week that some months after Coote's death, Cavan County Council issued enforcement orders regarding the removal of marble busts from the house. The statues, which occupied alcoves in the entrance hall, depicted generations of old Cootes. 
Their whereabouts are known.
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John Coote's 18th century Bellamont Forest, Cavan Ireland ancestral trophy home relisted

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After less than two weeks on the market, Platypus Asset Management's co-founder Nick Wright and his wife Elizabeth have sold their Mosman home.
They wanted more than $8 million for their Mistral Avenue mansion. Title Tattle gleans $8.25 million was secured by the downsizers for the six-bedroom house with tennis court and 24-metre swimming pool <a href="https://www.mcgrath.com.au/buy/house-mosman-nsw-2088/175259/?searchID=49003683" target="_blank">through McGrath's Claudia Portale</a>. The trophy home property had been listed in early 2013 without success, pulled from marketing after three months in May 2013.
The near 1,700 square metre, level block with rear lawn last traded in March 1997 for $2.18 million before the house was built to a design by architect Caroline Pidcock. 
It was snapped up by an upgrading Mosman family who were among the 24 groups through in the first two weeks during which five contracts were issued. Title Tattle gleans there was keen interest from the Messara family.
The home was built in 2000.
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Quick Mosman sale by Platypus co-founder Nick Wright

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A Cherrybrook six-bedroom home with a tennis court has sold for a reported $1.72 million record.
The cul de sac 1990s property at 20 Rossian Place was inspected by 65 groups with 13 contracts issued through David Choy from McGrath Estate Agents.
It last sold at $990,000 in 2004, having failed to sell when listed for 20 December auction late last year. It sits on a 1,227 square metre holding.
The previous record was $1.68 million for 8 Norwich Place in October 2014. It was a 1995 built five bedroom house on 1,000 square metres that previously sold in 2005 at $945,000.
Set within the Cherrybrook Technology High zone, it was bought by a family seeking the school.
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Cherrybrook record as school zoning underpins price growth

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AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young and his wife O'Linda have bought a Palm Beach beachfront property.
Its sale through Noel Nicholson of LJ Hooker Palm Beach broke on the News Ltd website yesterday.
Ranked as the biggest on the northern beaches for two years, the five-bedroom home on 520 square metres was sold by the recently retired mining executive Geoff Plummer and his wife, Ingrid, who bought the property for $7.5 million only a year ago.
The undisclosed price purchase was done without any registered mortgage. The reported price has been put at around $10 million.
Last year the rock'n'roll legend retired after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
The Pittwater property which was constructed as a triplex is expected to be used by O'Linda and the couple's two children while Malcolm Young is in a full-time care facility.
The guitarist founded the band with his brother, Angus in 1973.
It is the highest Palm Beach sale since 2013 when the private equity funds boss Chris Hadley paid $10.6 million for his weekender.
The Young purchase was the early 2000s project of the property developer Andrew Richardson who created a beachfront Balinese-style Palm Beach retreat.
The two-storey, four-bedroom Lee Hillam-designed house, with separate guest quarters and views along Pittwater, was finished in 2003.
It stands on 525 square metres in Iluka Road, with a central garden between the two living quarters. 
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AC/DC's Malcolm Young spends $10 million at Palm Beach

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The former bookmaker Alan Eskander has listed his Middle Park home, Widarra.
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The renovated Victorian terrace at<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-middle+park-119217515" target="_blank"> 36 Canterbury Road</a> has been listed through Marshall White agent Oliver Bruce who expects buyer interest above $4 million.
Eskander renovated after he bought the property five years ago, with interiors overseen by Beatrix Rowe and landscape by Rick Eckersley.
There's original features including arched entrance hallway and open fireplaces
The studio is above the double garage, an ideal teenager’s retreat or home office.
Offers close 31 March.
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There was an $8.15 million mid-week sale of Taynish.
Is Bellevue Hill the wakening giant? It went to a local buyer after his opening $7 million bid was met by competitive bidding. Auctioneer Peter Baldwin advised the crowd it was certainly for sale when bidding got to $7.8 million.
The six bedroom unrenovated 18 Victoria Road trophy home was the residence of the Finlay family for the past 48 years.
It sold at a bullish price through Richardson &amp; Wrench Double Bay agents Michael Dunn and James Dunn.
The local News Ltd paper, The Wentworth Courier has speculated it would fetched $7.5 million plus.
The property has harbour views from its prized north aspect.
The trophy home was designed by the architect F. Glynn Gilling on its 967 square metre block
It was sold by the family of the late Mervyn Finlay, a QC and judge.
At the University of Sydney, Finlay earned Blues in rowing and athletics, and later rowed for Australia in the Eights at the 1950 Christchurch Centenary Games, where the crew evolved their own form of haka, based on their initials, to answer the challenge of their New Zealand competitors. 
In 1952 Finlay was rowing sixth in the Australian Eight in the Helsinki Olympic Games. 
Mervyn David Finlay was born on June 17, 1925, the only son of Mervyn Finlay and his wife, Marjorie (nee Kirkwood), and he had a sister, Barbara. 
In 1955, Finlay married Prudence Teece, who was at auction with the children. 
His SMH obituary noted he was a highly regarded barrister. 
He served for 11 years in the Common Law Division of the court, conducting civil and criminal trials and also sitting as a member of the Court of Criminal Appeal. He was respected as a hard-working judge. After retiring from the bench in September 1995, he then undertook more work, including being appointed Inspector of the Police Integrity Commission.
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Does Taynish's sale signal the wakening of the Bellevue Hill giant?

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Magdala, one of North Fitzroy's most significant residences, remains for sale with a $4.45 million asking price having failed to sell at weekend auction.
The 1887 home was refurbished in the exuberant Art Nouveau times of 1905 by the Bendigo dentist David Watson overlooking the Edinburgh Gardens.
<a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/43-alfred-crescent-fitzroy-north/Property-Details-buy-residential-8363876" target="_blank">Topped by a tower</a> of the Mogul Imperial style, it was marketed as having truly opulent interiors. It last sold at $735,000 in 1996 and before that $136,600 in 1977.
It was also the Fitzroy North abode that the Dalai Lama stayed at during his first visit to Australia in 1982.
The 43 Alfred Crescent, Fitzroy North four-bedroom home was passed in on a vendor’s bid of $4 million at weekend auction through Nelson Alexander Fitzroy agent Arch Staver.
The neighbouring <a href="https://www.nelsonalexander.com.au/properties/buying/fitzroy-north-41-alfred-crescent#.VRKwCDpMIzU" target="_blank">1888 laced property, Mygunyah</a> sold in 2012 at $3.53 million through Nelson Alexander, the crescent record. Prices hit $3 million back in 2009. There was one sale above $3 million <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-fitzroy+north-116297247" target="_blank">last year at $3.14 million</a>, with the four bedroom terrace up for rent at $1,250 a week last December.
David Watson, died at 14 Dawson Avenue, Elwood, aged 68  years, having been born in Edinburgh in 1848. He arrived in Australia around 1870 heading to Bendigo in 1878, where he practised as a dentist until about 1891. He was later a dentist in Russell Street, Melbourne, and subsequently in Fitzroy.
The Watson's sold in 1914.
The house had been built for coach builder William Hobbs. 
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Magdala, Fitzroy North trophy home remains for sale

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The Campaign Brief publisher Michael Lynch and his partner Patsy Peacock, chairman of bestadsontv.com, are selling Kalimna Farm, their Burrawang home.
It is a five bedroom home set on one acre in the NSW Southern Highlands. Set overlooking flowing lawns, veggie plot, a wall of green hedges, camellias, rhododendrons, towering magnolia, and dry stone walls, the four to five bedroom homes has four modern bathrooms. 
The home has the charm of the old, with the original home being 100 years old, along with a contemporary feel.
The price expectations are above $2.3 million through <a href="https://www.kalimnafarm.com" target="_blank">Richardson &amp; Wrench Bowral agent Michael Maloney</a> in conjunction with Steve Myers at Myers Realty.
The marketing of the property reflects what you'd expect of two advertising specialists. 
Last weekend's open home was a high tea. This weekend its cocktails.
They have also commissioned award-winning videographer Rob McDonald to create <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/https://vimeo.com/121641800" target="_blank">walk-through footage</a>. 
“We love this place, it has been very hard to make the decision to sell," Peacock said.
"But we are consummate renovators; if we continue renovating here we will have the full acre covered in rooms we can’t use!
"We’ve never built from scratch, and yes we may be crazy, but it’s an itch, so we are going to take on that challenge before we’re too old, so yes we will be staying around.”
 
 
 
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High tea and cocktails at Kalimna Farm, Burrawang open for inspections

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As the RBA warns investors to watch their yields, the first Victorian mall sale has been recorded this year on a sharp passing yield of 5.4%.
Late 2014 sales were at yields of 6.3% and 6.9%.
CBRE research data noted the compression in yields correlates to the decline in the cost of debt, along with the falling 10 year bond rates.
CBRE's director of retail investments, Mark Wizel, tips a record sub-6% yield for sub-$100 million, non-discretionary retail centre transactions this year.
The latest sale was $13.3 million for the <a href="https://www.realcommercial.com.au/property-retail-vic-croydon+north-501463703" target="_blank">Maroondah Village Shopping Centre</a>, a neighbourhood shopping centre in Melbourne's outer north east.
The 3,092 square metre shopping centre is anchored by a 2,074 square metre Coles supermarket.
The property failed to sell when taken to market in 2012, when there were only three years remaining on the Coles lease.
Coles recently renewed its lease for another 10 years, plus options.
The net income was advised as $844,000 annually at June 2016.
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Coles lease helps secure 5.4% yield for Melbourne mall

A trio of Queensland property groups have unveiled plans for a $300 million mixed-use redevelopment of the former Noosa Bowls Club site, a proposal that would deliver more than 200 new homes in one of the Sunshine Coast's most supply-constrained markets.

Kilter Property, Frank Developments and Calile Malouf Investments are behind the plans for the 1.8-hectare site at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/99-noosa-drive-noosa-heads-qld-4567">99 Noosa Drive</a>, which would transform the long-vacant site into a new residential precinct featuring 208 apartments, retail, hospitality and public space.

The proposal comes as Noosa continues to grapple with housing affordability and a shortage of permanent accommodation, particularly for key workers. The site's location in Noosa Junction, close to shops, public transport and employment, aligns with the direction of Noosa Council's Housing Strategy, which encourages higher-density housing within established activity centres rather than continued urban expansion.

The draft plans include 48 affordable-by-design apartments and 48 rooming accommodation units aimed at key workers. Around 2,000 sqm of ground-floor retail and food and beverage space would activate the street frontage, alongside a new public town square and landscaped open space.

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Frank Developments Founder and Director Frank Licastro said the development would continue the company's focus on architecturally-led residential projects while addressing one of the region's biggest challenges.

"Not only will this project exude a sense of luxury, it will also enhance not only the built environment but also the surrounding community," Licastro said.

"Noosa's success relies on the people who live and work here. Providing well-designed accommodation for key workers is critical to supporting the local economy and ensuring the Shire can continue to thrive."

Kilter Property Co-Founder Huw Williams said the focus was on delivering additional permanent housing while creating a mixed-use destination that benefits both residents and the wider community.

"Our focus is on delivering a well-considered mixed-use project that provides more permanent housing options, supports local workers and businesses, and delivers an exceptional product for the local market," Williams said.

"The redevelopment vision aligns with the long-term evolution of Noosa Junction as a vibrant activity centre, creating a destination that enhances the area's character while delivering significant economic and community benefits."

Calile Malouf Investments, best known for its role in Brisbane's James Street precinct and The Calile Hotel, will bring its place-making experience to the project. The company recently commenced construction on The Calile Noosa hotel and says the residential development will complement its growing investment in the region.

CMI Director Cal Malouf said the aim was to create a walkable precinct combining housing, retail and hospitality while remaining true to Noosa's character.

"We see a similar opportunity in Noosa to deliver a vibrant, walkable destination that combines exceptional housing, hospitality and retail in one integrated project," Malouf said.

Brisbane-based Cavill Architects has been appointed to design the project.

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Noosa Bowls Club to be redeveloped into mixed-use apartment precinct

One of Brisbane's last major riverfront redevelopment opportunities has taken a significant step forward, with Lendlease selected as the Queensland Government's preferred development partner for the former Visy site in South Brisbane.

The seven-hectare industrial site, positioned between South Bank and West End and 1.3 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD, will be transformed into a mixed-use precinct expected to deliver more than 4,000 new homes alongside extensive public open space and riverfront parkland.

The project is one of the largest urban renewal opportunities currently planned in Brisbane and is expected to play a key role in accommodating the city's growing population ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Plans for the precinct include a network of riverfront promenades and boardwalks, new public plazas, parkland, amphitheatre-style gathering spaces and shared pedestrian and cycling links designed to reconnect the long-isolated site with the Brisbane River.

The Queensland Government is targeting delivery of the first homes and key public spaces before the 2032 Games, allowing the precinct to begin contributing new housing and public amenity well before the broader masterplan is complete.

The redevelopment is also expected to support more than 3,000 jobs across planning, construction and ongoing operations.

For Lendlease, the appointment adds another major urban regeneration project to its Queensland portfolio. The developer has operated in the state for more than 70 years and has delivered a number of large-scale mixed-use precincts in partnership with government.

Lendlease Development CEO Claire Johnston said the project represented one of Brisbane's most significant redevelopment opportunities.

"The transformation of the former Visy site represents a rare opportunity to reimagine one of Brisbane's most significant riverfront locations, deliver thousands of much-needed homes, and create long-term legacy," Johnston said.

"In partnership with the Queensland Government, we have the opportunity to create a new riverside destination that will help shape Brisbane's growth and how people experience the city for decades to come.

"This is exactly the type of large-scale, city-shaping development that will provide lasting benefits for Queensland, bringing together housing, jobs and world-class public spaces."

Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Jarrod Bleijie said the riverfront transformation would deliver a thriving new community precinct.

“The Crisafulli Government is delivering this golden opportunity to unlock a riverfront jewel for all Queenslanders,” Deputy Premier Bleijie said.

“This is a once-in-a-generation moment to reshape a significant slice of Brisbane and deliver lasting benefits – thousands of new homes, and public spaces for all Queenslanders to enjoy well beyond the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games – unlike Labor’s plan which would have delivered zero benefits and zero new homes.

“Queensland is well and truly open for business and through partnership with the private sector, we are accelerating delivery while ensuring strong housing, community and economic outcomes."

Early works on the precinct are expected to commence in April 2027.

Lendlease selected to deliver transformative South Brisbane riverfront precinct

Eddy Haddad's <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/level-33">Level 33</a> is levelling up its approved Wollongong development, as the coastal city south of Sydney continues to prove popular in the high-density development space.

Level 33, a longtime developer in the Wollongong area, has gone through the NSW Government's Housing Delivery Authority to upsize its approved two-tower development on the corner of Crown Street and Gladstone Avenue, just 100 metres from Wollongong Station.

The developer currently has approval for 252 apartments across two buildings rising to 19 storeys. It is now seeking approval for 33 and 38-storey towers that would deliver 467 apartments, including 67 affordable homes.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/bka-architecture">BKA Architecture</a>, the development would comprise apartments above a three-level podium with around 1,100 sqm of retail space, along with basement parking for 448 vehicles.

According to the Urban Design Report by BKA, the proposal has the capacity to "reinforce the precinct's identity by strengthening links between health, education, and transport services, while also contributing to Wollongong's ongoing evolution as a key regional centre."

Wollongong is somewhat in vogue. Between Level 33 and Urban Property Group, the two developers have several thousand apartments planned across the city.

Level 33 is currently delivering Easterly Wollongong, one of its most boutique projects to date with just 21 high-end apartments, as well as Atchison &amp; Kenny, a 329-apartment development due for completion later this year.

The developer plans to redevelop the 13,088 sqm WIN Grand megasite into <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/crown-square-216-238-keira-street-wollongong-nsw-2500">Crown Square</a>, a new $500 million precinct with nearly 600 apartments. It also has more than 900 apartments planned for the former Bunnings Warehouse site at the intersection of Gipps and Flinders streets.

Urban Property Group is also playing a major role in the city's transformation. Its five-tower Keira Place precinct will deliver more than 800 homes, and it has recently lodged plans for a further 300 apartments near Wollongong Station.

First look: Level 33 upsizes Wollongong apartment towers

Just a week after filing plans for the final stage of its major Keira Place masterplan, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/urban-property-group">Urban Property Group</a> has unveiled another significant housing proposal in Wollongong, this time targeting a prominent site opposite North Wollongong Station.

The developer has lodged a State Significant Development Application for a 38-storey mixed-use tower at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/4-4a-flinders-street-north-wollongong-nsw-2500">4-4A Flinders Street</a>, around one kilometre north of the <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/keira-place-wollongong-120-122-smith-street-wollongong-nsw-2500">Keira Place precinct</a> currently taking shape on the edge of the CBD.

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Designed by Studio.SC, the proposal comprises a 38-storey mixed-use development containing 303 apartments, including 45 affordable housing units, alongside 174 co-living residences. The scheme also includes ground-floor retail space, extensive landscaping and public domain improvements.

Studio.SC noted in the proposal it "outlines a vision for a landmark transit-oriented mixed-use development centred around North Wollongong Station, designed to support the city’s future growth while responding to the NSW Government’s housing and planning reforms."

The architecture firm said the proposal responds to the opportunities and constraints shaping future growth within the 400-metre catchment of the station and represents "a coordinated and future-focused approach to urban intensification, contributing to the long-term evolution of North Wollongong as a connected, walkable and high-density station precinct."

The site occupies a strategic corner bounded by Flinders Street, Station Street, Stafford Street and the Princes Highway, directly opposite North Wollongong Station.

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The proposal follows Urban Property Group's recent submission for the second and final stage of Keira Place, which would deliver a further three buildings comprising 657 homes opposite Beaton Park. It builds on the first stage, which features 150 apartments across two towers and recently commenced construction.

Urban Property Group CEO Patrick Elias said breaking ground on the first stage marked a significant milestone for Wollongong and reflected the developer's long-term commitment to regional cities.

"Today's groundbreaking is about turning approvals into homes and moving quickly to deliver much-needed housing in Wollongong's city centre," Elias said.

"Keira Place will provide a diverse mix of homes close to jobs, transport and services, while setting a high benchmark for quality, durability and consumer protection."

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/urban-property-group-unveils-trio-of-towers-for-next-stage-of-new-wollongong-precinct-keira-place">Urban Property Group unveils trio of towers for next stage of new Wollongong precinct, Keira Place</a>

First look: Urban Property Group plans next major Wollongong tower

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/arada">Arada Australia</a> has wasted little time expanding its ambitions in Campsie, lodging plans for a second major project in the rapidly transforming town centre just months after unveiling its three-tower One Campsie proposal on Beamish Street.

The UAE-backed developer has now taken aim at one of the suburb’s most strategically positioned sites, filing a State Significant Development Application for a <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/10-north-parade-campsie-nsw-2194">33-storey mixed-use tower</a> at 10 London Street and 43 North Parade, directly opposite the future Campsie Metro Station. The proposal is currently on public exhibition and represents another significant vote of confidence in Campsie's emergence as one of Sydney’s key transit-oriented growth centres.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/woods-bagot">Woods Bagot</a>, the development would deliver 156 apartments above a podium containing retail and commercial space, creating a new residential and commercial gateway to the town centre. The scheme also includes a four-level above-ground parking podium and a dedicated residential amenity floor featuring wellness and recreation facilities. At least 10 per cent of the apartments would be allocated as affordable housing for a period of 10 years.

The proposal occupies a 1,631 sqm site bounded by London Street, North Parade and Dispensary Lane, immediately adjoining the future Metro station precinct and just metres from Beamish Street’s retail and dining strip. According to the Urban Design Report, the project seeks to deliver "a great place that prioritises human-scaled experience and provides spatial improvements to the area."

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Woods Bagot describes the tower as a key marker within Campsie's next phase of growth.

"Located directly opposite the new Campsie Metro Station on North Parade, 10 London Street is a thoughtfully composed 33-storey mixed-use tower that contributes to the ongoing transformation of the town centre," the Architectural Design Report states. The report says the project is intended to provide "high-quality homes within a vibrant, connected urban environment, while helping define Campsie's future skyline."

A strong emphasis has been placed on the public realm. The ground floor incorporates over 500 sqm of retail space and active frontages along both London Street and North Parade, while the podium is wrapped by extensive landscaped planting intended to soften the building's scale and strengthen the pedestrian experience. The development would also widen surrounding footpaths and improve connections between the Metro station and the broader town centre.

Above the podium, residents would have access to more than 1,400 sqm of communal amenities, including a pool, gym and landscaped recreation spaces. A distinctive green-wall treatment extending across four podium levels forms a major architectural feature, helping differentiate the project within the emerging high-density precinct.

The tower's design is closely tied to the broader Campsie Town Centre Master Plan and the arrival of Sydney Metro. The Urban Design Report notes the proposal "directly supports the Campsie Town Centre Master Plan by delivering new homes in a location explicitly identified for growth, improved accessibility, and high-quality urban renewal." It adds that the project contributes to the master plan's vision for a strengthened town centre supported by thousands of new homes around the future Metro station.

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The application follows Arada Australia's recently lodged One Campsie project at 124–142 Beamish Street and 16–18 Ninth Avenue, where the developer is seeking approval for 346 apartments across three towers rising 24, 32 and 39 storeys. Together, the two proposals would cement Arada Australia as one of the most influential developers shaping Campsie's future urban form.

Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/news/nsw/first-look-arada-files-for-trio-of-apartment-towers-in-campsie-town-centre">First Look: Arada Australia files for trio of apartment towers in Campsie town centre</a>

Arada Australia entered the Australian market in 2024 and has rapidly assembled a significant development pipeline across Sydney. Alongside its Campsie holdings, the developer is soon to launch <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/wattle-green-2-fishburn-crescent-castle-hill-nsw-2154">Wattle Green</a> in Castle Hill, and has expanded its local operations following its acquisition of construction firm Roberts &amp; Co.

Located around 14 kilometres south-west of the Sydney CBD, the site sits at the centre of one of Sydney's fastest-changing middle-ring precincts. The Metro conversion of Campsie Station, combined with Canterbury-Bankstown Council's master planning framework, is driving significant residential intensification around Beamish Street and North Parade, with thousands of new homes expected over coming decades.

Jonathan Chancellor

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