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The London-based former foreign minister Alexander Downer and wife, Nicky secured $1,125,000 when Brampton House, their Adelaide Hills ­family home sold mid-last year.
Downer is currently serving as Australia's high commissioner to Britain, a job his father did in the 1960s.
The sale was among the $243 million in house sales last year in the Adelaide Hills municipality. There were 550 houses sold, according to RP Data, at a $430,000 median. There was a $440,000 median in 2013 and a $460,000 median in 2010.
The busiest year, with almost 600 houses sale, was 2013.
Brampton House is named after the Derbyshire town where Nicky Downer was born. 
<a href="https://www.toop.com.au/details.asp?id=17367" target="_blank">Toop &amp; Toop agent Arabella Cooper</a> was expecting $1.2 million plus for the five-bedroom, ­two-bathroom home set on four hectares where six cross bred Dorper sheep kept the grass down.
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The one-storey house, 20 minutes up the South Eastern Freeway from Adelaide, has a pool, tennis court and spring-fed dam.
There are views north-east over the Onkaparinga Valley.
The Downers found the land at Mount George in 1988 while living in Macclesfield.
They are empty nesters as their four children no longer live at home.
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London-based Alexander Downer sells Adelaide Hills home

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The bookmaker Tom Waterhouse has emerged as the confirmed $13 million buyer of a beachfront Balmoral residence.

It was snapped up in October within two weeks of its listing which sought $11 million plus, Property Observer previously reported.

<a href="/news/diners-reckon-bookie-tom-waterhouse-behind-11-million-plus-balmoral-beachfront-buy">Purchase rumours began</a> after nearby beachfront diners advised sighting the young Waterhouse heading into the property sold by the Woods family in mid-November.

Settlement papers were lodge last week with financing from the ANZ, along with second mortgage finance from TW Securities.

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The new Australian head of William Hill's operation has long loved the Balmoral promenade, along with other members of the racing industry family.

The close knit Waterhouse clan started taking bets in 1898.

Waterhouse, who is the fourth generation of Australia's most famous bookmaking family, and wife Hoda, who had their first child daughter Rose in May 2013, were in need of suitable accommodation. They own a prestige duplex apartment on the beach too. It cost $3.5 million in 2008.

It is 918 square metres of terraced tropical gardens with a 1930s home redesigned in the early 1990s by architect builder Ian Reeler.

It was offered through Richardson &amp; Wrench Mosman. Its sale preceded publication as the SMH Domain House of the Week.

Inspectees were told more than $11 million would secure the <a href="https://www.rwm.com.au/4-wyargine-street-mosman-nsw/1807001/" target="_blank">Wyargine Street, Mosman</a> property that last sold in 1983 for $550,000. 

A harbourfront Curraghbeena Road, Mosman, trophy home took Mosman's mantle for 2014's top sale when sold for $16.3 million by Nick Bain, former head of infrastructure at Allco Finance and now chief executive of Graphite Energy, and his wife Katherine.

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There were needless concerns anorther prestige nearby Mosman sale was reputedly unlikely to get to settlement after the buyer's share holding value in a publicly listed company tanked since exchanging contracts in early spring, though its  late 2014 settlement is now officially recorded.

The media website Mumbrella reported yesterday the Tom Waterhouse brand was set to be wiped out with UK bookmaker William Hill confirming it is launching locally with a $10 million brand push.

Customers for all three of its Australian businesses, Sportingbet, Centrebet and TomWaterhouse.com will be migrated to the William Hill platform. Waterhouse is the Australian boss.
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Bookie Tom Waterhouse's $13 million punt on Balmoral Beach property

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Property developer Stockland is set to construct two new residential towns on the Melbourne metropolitan fringe.
Stockland will commence construction in the next few months on its $4.6 billion Cloverton residential development 35 kilometres north of Melbourne, creating 11,000 new homes.
Previously known as the Lockerbie sheep station, the 30 year project has been described as the largest masterplanned residential community development it has ever undertaken in Victoria.
It is on 1,141 hectares at Kalkallo in Melbourne’s northern growth corridor, on the eastern side of the Hume Highway. The site encompasses parts of the Hume, Whittlesea and Mitchell LGAs.
More than 30,000 residents are expected to take up residence in Cloverton. The first land sales will occur shortly with settlements scheduled in the 2016 financial year.
Andrew Whitson, the CEO residential at Stockland, said the project was aligned with the economic opportunities that existed in Victoria, given the state’s 21.4% contribution to national GDP and 24.8% share of the national population.
Whitson hopes Stockland can replicate and expand on the success achieved at the multi-award-winning <a href="/expert-insights/building/stockland-s-highlands-residential-community-in-craigieburn-to-be-blueprint-for-all-future-projects">Highlands residential community at Craigieburn</a> where public-private partnerships facilitated the construction of a regional hospital, childcare facilities, new public and private schools, and a regional tertiary institution, the Hume Global Learning Centre.
Craigieburn's Highgate Reserve features an MCG-sized football oval and hosts regular VFL games. The Richmond Football Club have also used the ground as a second training facility.
The Lockerbie Sheep Station was purchased by Stockland for around $300 million, Australia’s largest ever individual land transaction when announced in 2010. The Burgess family had previously been in exclusive negotiations with developer, Delfin Lend Lease, for development rights, but the deal did not get to requisite signatures.
The furniture making Burgess family had bought the bulk of the property in 1979, paying about $920,000, with the property sold by the daughters.
Stockland has also acquired 65 hectares of residential zoned land at Clyde North in Casey, in the south-east of Melbourne.
The group said it will create a new masterplanned community at the site over a six-year period, with around 800 new homes, at a $128 million development cost.
Stockland said construction on the project in the Clyde Creek Precinct Structure Plan area will begin in 2017, with the first settlements in the 2019 financial year.
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Stockland plans house and land city north of Melbourne

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Bec and Lleyton Hewitt lost money on their three-storey Palm Beach retreat when it was sold late last year at $4.63 million.
The Palm Beach Road house cost $4.4 million in 2005, with $250,000 paid in stamp duty.
The $230,000 price gain over nine years suggests the couple paid too much on purchase.
The 33 year old, former world number one tennis player will be hoping for more luck when he takes on Chinese wildcard Zhang Ze in the first round of the Australian Open tonight.
The 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon champion will be contesting his 19th consecutive, and possibly last, Australian Open championship.
Its December 2014 settlement showed it has been bought by Cuthill Gibson Pty Ltd, a company associated with the Gibson transport freight group.
The couple initially were seeking more than $5.5 million, but the guidance was reduced over its seven month marketing through Raine &amp; Horne Palm Beach, as the second home prestige market remains in the doldrums long after the global financial crisis.
They married in July 2005, settling the property purchase just two weeks before tying the knot.
The couple, parents to three kids, Mia, Cruz and Ava, live mostly in the Bahamas, buying a home in Nassau in 2009 for $3.8 million.
Hewitt sold his former Adelaide home for $2,185,600 after six years on the market, for much less than the $3.2 million he paid for it in 2003.
That leaves Hewitt's Melbourne penthouse in St Kilda's Yve tower.
Having bought two apartments for $8.325 million in 2004 and reconfigured them into one super, six-bedroom penthouse, it was relisted in August with $10 million hopes, revised down from previous $15 million expectations of two years earlier.
They still own their Kenthurst acreage.
Hewitt is listed 51st on last year's BRW Young Rich list with a net worth of $39 million.
 
 
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Lleyton and Bec Hewitt fail to hit a winner with Palm Beach sale

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Hotelier Brendan O'Brien has paid around $10 million on Beaconsfield Parade, Middle Park.
Romanby at <a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-middle+park-118083015" target="_blank">261 Beaconsfield Parade, Middle Park</a>, was sold just prior to Christmas by Kay &amp; Burton.
It was sold by the Ripani family paid who $2.8 million for the house in July 2004 before its renovation and extension overseen by architect John Lochhead.
Romanby presents as a grand Victorian residence but has four bedrooms, four living areas and a self-contained studio atop a three-car garage.
The prior owners were Dr Jeff Long and his wife, Marjorie; Romanby was their home for 30 years.
Beaconsfield Parade's priciest property, the Italianate Hughenden is owned by Victoria's richest woman, Naomi Milgrom. It was formerly the Danish Club's Melbourne headquarters which sold for $12 million in 2009, with adjoining holdings subsequently added.
Middle Park's <a href="/news">current $1.64 million house median</a> is just below the 2014 peak, according to CoreLogic RP Data.
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Romanby, Middle Park sells for around $10 million

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One of Cronulla’s most admired homes, which topped out on a $4.2 million unsuccessful bid at its early 2014 auction, has been sold for $4.3 million to Shane Noble, the boss at Green's Foods.
The vendor builder Tony Bittar wanted $4.5 million for the ever futuristic Apollo Gate, an icon of the Sutherland Shire's waterfronts since the 1970s.
Nicknamed the <a href="/news">Cronulla</a> spaceship house, or the White House, it has a reputation that dates back to its completion, with its Reuben Lane design motivated by spiritual and architectural links to Mediterranean villages and with whitewashed buildings clinging to the coastlines.
It first changed hands for $185,000 in 1978 when sold by the Breen family who owned the Metropolitan Sand Company at Cronulla.
It featured in NSW Builder magazine, the official journal of the Master Builders' Association, in May 1975 (pictured below). It was built by CH &amp; CR Ellis with spiralling western red cedar ceiling.
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Source: NSW Builder, May 1975. 
Reuben Lane, who died in 2012, was inspired by the work of his mentor Oscar Niemeyer, the architect of the capital city of Brazil, Brasilia.
The property was marketed as a "one-off". 
The Cowra Place, Cronulla property had been renovated extensively since sold at $3.2 million in May 2013. 
It offers five bedrooms plus study, a double garage and two car spaces and guest quarters. There's an atrium lounge, an internal spa, and landscaped gardens. Its four bathrooms’ original tiles are sourced from the same suppliers as the Sydney Opera House.
The house, on a double block at the end of a cul-de-sac that overlooks Salmon Haul Bay, just inside the mouth of Port Hacking, sold through new agents, Highland Property Agents.
Shane Healy sold elsewhere in Cronulla for $2.45 million late last year.
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Oscar Niemeyer-inspired Apollo Gate, Cronulla sells

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Sydney metropolitian auctions return this weekend.
The Australia Day long weekend is typically dominated by coastal offerings.
But Tracey Yap at Epping has a four bedroom, two bathroom brick auction at 29 Fonti Street (pictured above).
"We have a few buyers, whose holidays are over," she told Property Observer.
Yap's agency also has 29 Benson Street, West Ryde for weekend auction.
Louis Carr has a Castle Hill auction with $1.7 million hopes for the<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-nsw-castle+hill-118598203" target="_blank"> five bedroom house on 2,000 square metres</a>.
It does come with a summery aspect, a palm tree next to the back yard pool.
Homebush and Merrylands also have scheduled auctions.
There are coastal auctions are on this weekend at Sussex Inlet, Fingal Bay, Tweed Heads, Mollymook and Brunswick Heads.
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Sydney metro weekend auctions resume early

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A two level New York penthouse of the One57 condominium tower has been settled with the price of US$100.5 million, a record for Manhattan.
Unit 90, which spans the 89th and 90th floors of the 306-metre tower, has almost 1,020 square metres of space at One57 West 57th Street.
Bloomberg reported <a href="https://www.one57.com" target="_blank">One57</a>, near Carnegie Hall, broke ground amid the global property crisis (or rout as the US called it) in 2009, then setting off a high-end residential development boom. 
Sales at One57 began in 2011 and have topped $1 billion. As of the end of September, 24 of the project's 94 condos were unsold.
Another duplex at the building, spanning the 75th and 76th floors, is under contract at more than $90 million to an investment group that includes Bill Ackman, founder of New York-based hedge-fund firm Pershing Square Capital Management. 
The luxury skyscraper apartment building designed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc.
Extell is listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, where the company sells debt to investors.
City records show the mystery buyer was listed as P89-90 LLC, the sale having been first announced in May 2012.
The deal sets a new bar for the Manhattan residential market, breaking a record set in 2012 when former Citigroup, chairman Sanford Weill sold his penthouse at 15 Central Park West for $88 million to fertilizer tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev.
The priciest closed sale of the year was hedge-funder Israel Englander’s purchase of the former French Ambassador’s residence at 740 Park Avenue for $71.2 million, the most ever paid for a NYC co-op. Broker Serena Boardman of Sotheby’s handled the listing, the realdeal.com reported.
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$100 million New York penthouse sale at One57

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Lawyer Peter Gordon and wife, Kerri have listed their Portsea retreat at 1 Pembroke Place hoping for about $4 million.
The property comes with modern five bedroom house with cabana, with outdoor fire, pool, spa, tennis court, gym and sauna.
The president and chairman of the Western Bulldogs Peter Gordon bought the 3,740 square metre holding for $3.35 million in 2007.
It has been<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-portsea-118729659" target="_blank"> listed by Kay &amp; Burton</a> agents Liz Jensen and Linda Boulter.
Portsea's median house price sits around $1.2 million, down on <a href="/news">its $1.6 million peak in 2011</a>, according to CoreLogic RP Data.
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Bulldogs president Peter Gordon lists Portsea retreat

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A two-level penthouse on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast has set a new Caloundra apartment price record of $4.25 million.
A local couple secured the 580 square metre apartment through Billie LeKich of ­Billie’s Prestige Selection.
It is in the waterfront building, Anchorage on Maloja Avenue, which is the millionaires’ row of Caloundra.
David Townsend's Shanlodge Pty Ltd completed the $40 million Anchorage on Maloja in partnership with former Brisbane Lord Mayor Dr Clem Jones AO.
The apartment with four bedrooms and three bathrooms bettered the price set for a penthouse in the Aspect building, which Billie LeKich sold in 2008. CoreLogic RP Datas indicates the Lower Gay Terrace block's highest sale was $3.15 million. There was also a $3.25 million sale in 2007 in Anchorage too.
Marketing on the project in 2007 but the global financial crisis prompted a four-year construction delay.
CoreLogic RP Data put the median unit price at <a href="/news">$497,500 at its 2008 peak</a>. It now sits around $354,000.
LeKich suggests the $4.25 million sale, which followed another $2.65 million in the same building last month, reflected a return to confidence in the area’s luxury market.
The remaining offerings (one picture above) are listed with several out of area conjunctional agents.
<a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-qld-caloundra-113086467" target="_blank">There are five of the development’s 12 </a>residences remaining for sale, including another two-level penthouse priced at $4.65 million.
The single storey apartments ranged from ­382-square-metre sub-penthouses to the 650 square metre dual level super-penthouses.
Anchorage has a lap pool, private jetty, lap pool and a 12-metre floating pontoon which is scheduled be completed later this month.
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Caloundra record penthouse sale at $4.25 million

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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