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Melbourne real estate network, the Barry Plant Group has 100 jobs on offer throughout its 80 office network.
The tally came after a survey of its current recruitment ads.
The survey found that there were positions available for 60 sales people, 16 property managers, eight administration staff and 16 mortgage brokers.
Barry Plant CEO Mike McCarthy said the offices were targeting candidates with and without industry experience.
"Contrary to the trend in the market, the Barry Plant Group has sold more properties this year than last year and is looking for both experienced and new to industry people.
"Also with over 25,000 properties to manage, we are seeking people wanting careers in property management."
The experienced mortgage brokers were being sought following the launch of their new mortgage broking division.
The dates and locations of careers evenings are on the website <a href="https://www.barryplant.com.au">www.barryplant.com.au</a>.  
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Barry Plant Group has 100 jobs on offer

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The historic Victoria Street residence Overcliffe has been finally sold at about $2.75 million. It recently passed in at auction on a $2.8 million vendor bid.
It’s the 1876<a target="_blank" href="/news"> Potts Point</a> cottage of master mariner George Kenny.
The landmark house was restored by the Fink family, who built a modern rear three-storey extension designed by architects Clinton Murray and Shelley Penn.
Leon Fink had previously secured permission to substantially demolish the timber cottage but then had second thoughts for the 299-square-metre block.
Before Fink it was the barrister Charles Waterstreet who'd bought the cottage in 1980 for $112,000, selling it reluctantly to the Fink family for $842,000 in 1988.
It was the house briefly in the headlines when actress Kate Fitzpatrick unsuccessfully sought Supreme Court orders in 1996 claiming a 10% stake dating back to her relationship with Waterstreet between 1979 and 1982.
The latest vendors were Bob and Helen Hargreaves, who were the 1985 founders of Le Forge, the hand-forged furniture manufacturers.
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.mcgrath.com.au/buy/house-potts-point-nsw-2011/164149/?searchID=22949841">Overcliffe</a> had been listed through with initial $3.7 million-plus hopes in February 2012.
It sold through McGrath agent Chris Chung.
It last traded at $3.1 million in 2009.
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 Historic Overcliffe in Potts Point sold

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In Melbourne's eastern suburbs, the 1920s house, Bellarine, at 29-31 Deepdene Road, Deepdene was sold by Marshall White at auction for $4.55 million.

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It was the weekend's highest result with the Real Estate Institute of Victoria reporting a clearance rate of 62% compared to 60% last weekend and 53% the same weekend last year.
There were 695 auctions reported to the REIV this weekend, with 431 selling and 264 being passed in, 155 of those on a vendor bid.
Four parties bid on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.marshallwhite.com.au/?pagecall=property&amp;propertyID=2168270">the 2,250 square metre Deepdene property </a>which was placed on the market at $4.05 million.
The gardens with a circular driveway have a north-south synthetic tennis court and solar-heated in-ground pool.
The home features a wide parquetry entrance hall, gracious formal living and dining rooms, plus library and study.
There are five upstairs bedrooms.
Auctioneer James Tostevin labelling its "one of the district's finest streets"  took a $3.3 million opening bid, according to the James Buyers Advocates report.
At its 1995 auction it was passed in at $918,000 and later sold for $935,000.
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Deepdene's Bellarine sold by Marshall White for $4.55 million

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A significant test for the Melbourne auction property market will occur this weekend. It's a super Saturday for auctions.
Around 1,200 house and unit auctions are expected across Melbourne, the highest weekend number since December 2010.
The auction volumes across Melbourne have  been slightly down on the same October weekends last year, suggesting agents might be able to cope with the influx.
Its the first super Saturday since autumn, when Melbourne’s estate agents secured a commendable 60% Saturday success rate from the 1,040 auctions.
Sydney doesn't have a super Saturday, with Australian Property Monitors having just the 530 listings on October 27.
Sydney's last super Saturday was the weekend before Easter this year, when a weaker 53.8% clearance rate was recorded from the 730 auction listings.
Last year there was just the one super Saturday held in late November with close to 1,000 auctions in Melbourne and 650 in Sydney.


Sydney's record 779-auction weekend was in November 2010, the biggest auction day in the state's history.

It’s well short of Melbourne's biggest auction day, with a record 1,400 properties, which was in March 2008.
 
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No super Saturday for Sydney, but Melbourne vendors spring to life

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The Waverton terrace occupied by the celebrated Australian poet Henry Lawson has been sold for $780,000.
It is one of the several 1860s Waverton semis with links – formally recognised with a plaque – to Lawson.
Its sold subsequent to its September auction through Tom Scarpignato of Sydney Boutique Property.
Lawson spent his last days at Abbotsford in 1922, but lived on Euroka Street between 1914 and 1921.
Locals suggest he rode billycarts up and down the hillside cul-de-sac.
He also helped maintained a<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/new-south-wales/henry-lawson-s-former-waverton-abode-listed/2012090556413"> community vegetable patch in the garden of the house </a> at 31 Euroka Street, which was the one for sale.
Set on a 177-square-metre block, <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.sydneyboutique.com.au/buying/NSW/North-Shore-Lower/Waverton/Terrace/1P1623">the cottage </a> had been tipped to fetch $800,000 plus.
 
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Henry Lawson's Waverton veggie patch house sells

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After just two weeks on the market, Geoff Cousins, the adman-turned-environmental activist and author, has sold his six-bedroom beach house at Whale Beach.
With its rolling lawns flowing directly onto the sandy beach, the property's undisclosed snappy sale came as the offer price exceded its $13 million-plus expectations.
There were high hopes as its selling agent, <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/new-south-wales/geoff-cousins-seeks-%2413-million-plus-whale-beach-buyers/2012100857046">Raine &amp; Horne Palm Beach listing agent Glenn Lee</a>, was billing it as arguably one of the best beach houses in Australia.
Cousins paid $1.45 million for the Whale Beach Road property in 1987 and commissioned architect John Crawford to design the home, which on completion in 1991 with quintessential Australian beach elements was featured in Vogue Living.
Designed as three pavilions with living spaces adjoining vast timber decking, the weekend retreat suited the large family and stream of international guests who would visit over the summer.
<a href="https://www.palmbeachrealestate.com.au/sale/275whalebeach.htm">Offers were due November 14 </a>,with Lee now bettering the existing Whale Beach record of $13 million achieved for 245 Whale Beach Road in May 2007. Coincidentally that had been Cousins' previous northern beaches weekender, having sold to the late international photographer Richard Bailey for $1.5 million in 1994.
Cousins is the former head of Optus. As an environmental activist he helped mastermind the campaign against the Gunns pulp-mill in Tasmania.
He also authored The Butcherbird, a thriller novel.
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Geoff Cousins snappily secures $13 million-plus Whale Beach buyers

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Just as one luxury Circular Quay residential development gets put on hold, another is in the early stages of its long-anticipated office block redevelopment of the golden strip.
It follows the NSW government giving its provisional go-ahead for the demolition of the former Coca-Cola headquarters, at 71-79 Macquarie Street in what will be the final phase of the East Circular Quay redevelopment. 
AMP Capital's Louise Mason has asked five of the country's leading architectural firms to take part in the design competition for the property at the eastern end of Circular Quay adjacent to the Cahill Expressway.
AMP Capital and Mirvac have been negotiating with the NSW Planning Department and the City of Sydney given the tenants Coca-Cola Amatil moving to North Sydney two years ago.
Under the scheme, the dated office block at 71-79 Macquarie Street will be demolished making way for a "world-class" residential tower along with serviced apartments.
The proposed 19-storey tower will adjoin the hotel that was recently rebranded the Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour, having been initially known as the Quay Grand when developed by Mirvac. It was the former 1958 ICI House.
"This $300 million project will revitalise an important part of Circular Quay, significantly improving this landmark Sydney space for residents and visitors alike,” Mason says.
The development would "realise the original vision for the East Circular Quay precinct by completing the colonnade that extends along East Circular Quay from the Opera House”.
Ever since the early 1980s the then eight buildings along the East Circular Quay strip from 1 to 79 Macquarie were considered prime redevelopment space.
And by the late 1980s the bulk of East Circular Quay had been amalgamated by one of the long-term owners, the Melbourne-based life insurance office, Colonial Mutual Life.
It has cost the insurance company more than $250 million to buy three tired old buildings and two semi-dormant construction sites overlooking Circular Quay near the Opera House.
The grand scheme - which had been dreamed of for almost 20 years prior - was finalised when the Vaucluse property developer, Henry Roth, accepted an offer from CML's property investment manager, Fred Douglas.
Henry Roth had purchased the site in 1979 for a bargain $2.4 million and then had thwarted all attempts from developers to amalgamate the strip which runs from the Opera House forecourt to Moore Stairs, the sandstone steps that link the Botanic Gardens with the harbour.
The developer had once insisted he would sell only if the development included a penthouse for his use.
CML paid $86.8 million, a record $120,000 a square metre, for the nearby Unilever site which had been sold by the television newsreader-turned property developer David Brice who'd acquired the 1 Macquarie Street property site, in partnership with tourism supremo Adrian Zecha, from Peko Wallsend in 1988.
Among CML'S purchases was Hope House, which included the Sydney residence of the mining tycoon Lang Hancock.
The bulk of the amalgamated site became what's known as the Bennelong Apartments (aka The Toaster). 
Just along from East Circular Quay, last month the US private equity giant Blackstone shelved its prospective $1 billion luxury apartment project at Circular Quay.
The 1960s Goldfields House office block redevelopment has planning permission for the glitzy twin-tower development, 1 Alfred Street, which is set to expire in 2017. Last November <a target="_blank" href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/developments/shrouded-in-mystique-one-alfred-street-seeks-out-wealthiest-of-purchasers/2011111052313">Property Observer reported</a>
pricey apartments in the development were being marketed off market to multimillionaire Sydney buyers in a by-invitation-only marketing campaign.
The coveted 25-storey Sydney property overlooking Circular Quay has some of the best views in town and has been mooted for a luxury residential redevelopment for the past few years.
It’s one of the oldest office blocks on Circular Quay with property agents suggesting the value of apartments in and around Circular Quay would be upwards of $34,000 per square metre.
Apartments overlooking the Opera House have sold for as much as $16 million.
Blackstone secured the “super prime guru” Robert Booth, who had marketed Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, to test the depth of international interest but shelved the project, triggering speculation by The Australian Financial Review that the firm intends to offload the property at some point over the next few years.
 
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 The Retirement Village Association and Property Council of Australia have announced their intention to merge.
Property Council of Australia chief operating officer Ken Morrison says the merger will give the industry body political muscle.
"With Australia set to have 5 million people over the age of 65 within 30 years, we need responsive and focused housing options for older people in this country," Morrison said.
The two boards have agreed to create a new leadership group – the Retirement Living Council – as a division of the Property Council to spearhead advocacy for the industry.
It will have represenatives of 20 of Australia’s leading for-profit and not-for-profit retirement industry firms.
"After months of productive discussions, the RVA and Property Council Boards have now unanimously endorsed a model to merge our two organisations, bringing together the breadth and experience of the RVA with the strength of the Property Council’s advocacy and member services around the country," said RVA chief executive Andrew Giles.
Giles said that the next step will be further consultation with RVA members before a formal resolution put to the AGM at the RVA National Conference on November 14.
"This package has been designed to benefit the whole industry - from the small-scale operators to the largest institutions," Giles said.
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The Retirement Village Association and Property Council of Australia to merge 

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The back-pain specialist Sarah Key, the wife of bankrupt Sydney solicitor Russell Keddie, has offered $4.5 million to settle claims against her and her associated entities, according to the trustee of her husband’s bankrupt estate, Max Donnelly of Ferrier Hodgson.
The claims against her husband's bankruptcy estate total about $22 million. 
"I have recently become embroiled in circumstances not of my own choosing. In repaying my debts, I wish to make apology for any injustice or ill suffered," the physiotherapist says.
Key, who has been providing physiotherapy to the British royal family for 25 years, has offered:
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<li> The bankrupt’s 50% share in the Bungan Beach and Double Bay properties</li>
<li>Funds contributed by the bankrupt in capital improvements to the family trust property</li>
<li>Recovery of livestock sales banked to Fernleigh Enterprises</li>
<li>Recovery of 50% of assets owned by the Fernleigh Partnership</li>
<li>Keddie’s 2006 Range Rover</li>
<li>Plant and equipment valued at $26,000.</li>
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The financial woes of the Keddies' law firm, which was sold to Slater &amp; Gordon in 2010, stemmed from a Kate McClymont-reported Sydney Morning Herald investigation in 2008 that revealed the firm had previously overcharged many of its crippled and injured clients. About 100 clients have launched legal action. 
As the firm's principal, Russell Keddie was subsequently struck off for gross misconduct and declared himself bankrupt.
In August his bankruptcy trustee informed creditors that Keddie's attempt to ''defeat'' his obligations by transferring millions of dollars worth of property to his wife before his bankruptcy for $1 was likely to be overturned. For the sum of only $1 each, Russell Keddie transferred his half of his Double Bay home and a beach house overlooking Bungan Beach to his wife. She also took control of the couple's extensive rural interests, including Uloola, their cattle stud near Scone.
Taking pride of place at the end of an exclusive Double Bay cul-de-sac, the picturesque Wistonville was built in 1904 and recreated in the 1960s by distinguished architect Professor Leslie Wilkinson with harbour views. Set in gardens by Harris Hobbs Landscape Architects, it was briefly listed for sale in 2010 and could now fetch anywhere between its suggested $3.5 million value and $5 million. There is no suggestion yet of the likelihood of its relisting. It last traded at $430,000 in 1985.
The settlement does not include any claim the trustee may have on the London apartment that was transferred from Keddie to Key one month prior to his bankruptcy.
"This is a matter for further investigation," Donnelly says.
Donnelly says the payment will be in two tranches: $3 million within seven days and the balance of $1.5 million over a six-month period.
He expects the first dividend to be paid in December and the following dividend to be paid around May next year. A report to creditors detailing the situation is being sent out today.
"This is a very satisfying result, representing almost 100% of the claim the trustee had against Mrs Keddie and her entities without the cost or delay associated with litigation," Donnelly says.
"Mrs Keddie has been extremely cooperative and accepted the reality of the situation."
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Sarah Key, bankrupt solicitor Russell Keddie's repentant wife, offers creditors $4.5 million 

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The former TV personality Steve Vizard has sold his St Kilda mansion, Clendore.
The three-storey Italianate Victorian with 17 rooms and a rooftop pool was sold on October 5, although the website marketing has continued.
It's been bought by former champion skateboarder and streetwear fashion entrepreneur Peter Hill, who directs Globe International.
Vizard and wife Sarah renovated the seven-bedroom, 10-bathroom home after paying $3.96 million in 2004.
The sale ends a year-long campaign to sell the Fitzroy Street property, <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/victoria/melbourne-businessman-steve-vizard-sticks-with-%248-million-plus-hopes-for-st-kilda-mansion-clendore/2012070855470">which was listed with $8 million-plus hopes</a>. No sale price has yet emerged.
There is a rooftop Paul Bangay-designed garden above the grand colonnaded building, which sits on a 782-square-metre Fitzroy Street block.
The mansion has a 15-person Schindler commercial double-door lift that connects all four floors.
One of the original three adjoining terraces was the home of Sir Graham Berry, the distinguished radical politician, for several years.
The Vizard family sold their Orrong Road, Toorak, mansion for about $17.75 million in 2007 to The Good Guys boss Andrew Muir.
It was listed through Gross Waddell Melbourne commercial agents Andrew Waddell and Jonathan McCormack, given its potential as offices, hotel/leisure or medical consulting rooms. Jock Langley and Tim Derham of Abercromby’s are the conjunctional agents.
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Skateboarder Peter Hill snares Steve Vizard's Fitzroy Street St Kilda mansion

ASX-listed developer <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/stockland">Stockland</a>&nbsp;is continuing its push back into the new apartment market, filing plans for a prominent gateway site between Collingwood and East Melbourne.

The development giant, which moved back into the new apartment space when it announced Stanton Place in Sydney's Rosebery and have since filed plans for a 50-storey tower, are jumping into the off the plan Melbourne market.

They are hoping to create a mixed-use neighbourhood precinct for <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/79-81-victoria-parade-collingwood-vic-3066">79-81 Victoria Parade</a>, replacing an existing commercial building with a scheme by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/john-wardle-architects">Wardle</a>&nbsp;for 478 apartments,&nbsp;ground-floor retail, new public open spaces and a publicly accessible pedestrian laneway.

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The design report identifies the public realm as a central driver of the proposal.

"Collingwood has limited access to high-quality parks and public open space, and the proposal delivers valuable new areas for respite, social interaction and fine-grain retail activity."

The development would deliver a diverse mix of housing, including studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments alongside townhouse-style residences. Two basement levels are proposed beneath the development, providing resident and retail parking as well as extensive bicycle facilities.

Wardle's design draws heavily on Collingwood's industrial character, using articulated building forms, brickwork and robust materials inspired by the suburb's warehouse and manufacturing heritage. The built form has been broken into a series of smaller volumes to better respond to the surrounding streetscape while extensive communal gardens, rooftop amenities and shared resident spaces are integrated throughout the project.

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The planning documents describe the existing office building as offering little engagement with the public realm, with the redevelopment intended to create a more permeable and active neighbourhood destination.

"The proposed scheme presents a significant opportunity to deliver a vibrant retail plaza and a local neighbourhood hub serving both existing and future Collingwood residents."

The 79–81 Victoria Parade site occupies a strategic location about 1.5 kilometres east of Melbourne's CBD, at the threshold between Collingwood and East Melbourne. It is well served by tram services along Victoria Parade and sits within walking distance of St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy Gardens, the Fitzroy activity centre and a broad range of employment, retail and hospitality destinations.

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Stockland plans new mixed-use neighbourhood precinct for Collingwood gateway site

An 1880s timber cottage that has survived Kangaroo Point's transformation from riverside suburb to high-density apartment precinct is set to become the centrepiece of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/zephyr">Zephyr Group</a>'s proposed Banksia development.

Rather than see the locally heritage-listed Alpha Cottage as an obstacle to navigate, plans integrate the landmark home into a new 18-storey residential tower, giving one of the suburb's oldest surviving residences a new role as the project's communal hub.

The development application covers a 1,177 sqm amalgamated site at 127-133 Lambert Street and 30 Shafston Avenue, where Zephyr Group plans to deliver 64 apartments above three basement levels. Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/joe-adsett-architects">Joe Adsett Architects</a>, the proposal carefully weaves the retained heritage cottage into a contemporary residential scheme, with the tower elevated above the historic building to preserve its presence within the Lambert Street streetscape.

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Named after the native Australian Banksia flower, the project draws inspiration from its distinctive form through curved balconies, sculpted planter boxes and cascading subtropical landscaping that soften the building's profile.

As the design report explains: "The tower's identity is defined by its feature facade, drawing direct inspiration from the Banksia wildflower. The building departs from traditional rigidity through the use of elegant, GRC-moulded planter boxes that appear as if shaped by the breeze."

Plans propose 64 apartments, comprising 32 two-bedroom and 32 three-bedroom residences, across an 18-storey tower. Residents would have access to rooftop amenities including a swimming pool, spa, gym, sauna, private cinema, dining spaces and landscaped recreation areas, while more than half the site is dedicated to planting and open space.

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The heritage component is the defining feature of the proposal. Constructed in the early 1880s and occupied from at least 1883, Alpha Cottage is recognised by Brisbane City Council as an important surviving example of Kangaroo Point's nineteenth-century residential development and as a representative transverse-gable timber cottage. Despite extensive redevelopment across the peninsula, the building has retained a high degree of its original form and internal fabric.

As part of the redevelopment, the cottage will be carefully relocated a short distance within its original allotment to facilitate construction before being returned to a prominent position along Lambert Street. Original verandah elements will be dismantled, catalogued and reinstated, while significant internal features, including timber flooring, wall linings, joinery, doors, windows and hardware, will be retained. Later additions, including the enclosed rear verandah, will be removed to better reveal the building's original form.

Once restored, Alpha Cottage will accommodate the building manager's office, mail room and parcel facilities, providing an active everyday use that supports its long-term conservation rather than preserving it as a static display. The heritage strategy also maintains landscaped space around the building, allowing it to remain visually distinct beneath the new tower.

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The Heritage Impact Assessment concludes that "the proposal secures the ongoing occupation, maintenance and conservation of Alpha Cottage," finding the development would result in "no more than a minor impact on the cultural heritage significance" of the building while ensuring its long-term future.

Joe Adsett Architects have designed the tower to sit above the heritage building rather than overwhelm it, creating a clear visual separation between old and new. The development's flowing balconies, integrated planting and organic façade respond to Brisbane's subtropical climate while complementing the restored cottage below.

Banksia occupies a prominent corner in Kangaroo Point within walking distance of the Kangaroo Point Bridge, Brisbane River, ferry services, QUT, the CBD and the Woolloongabba precinct. The site also benefits from direct access to active transport infrastructure and sits within an area earmarked for continued higher-density residential growth.

Zephyr Group's Banksia to wrap new Kangaroo Point tower around 1880s Alpha Cottage

Buying into a masterplanned community often means committing to a vision still years from taking shape. At <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kew-tallawong-23-27-schofields-road-tallawong-nsw-2762">Kew Tallawong</a>, that vision is already visible.

Residents have moved into the completed first stage, landscaped spaces are established, and the next chapter is now underway. Stage 1 has been completed and settled, with Stage 2 now selling off-the-plan.

Designed by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/pbd-architects">PBD Architects</a>, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kew-tallawong-23-27-schofields-road-tallawong-nsw-2762">Kew Tallawong</a> combines attainable apartment living with sustainability initiatives rarely seen at this price point, including rooftop solar, battery storage and a resident EV-sharing program.

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Located on Schofi​elds Road, just moments from Tal​lawong Metro Station and Schof​ields Train Station, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kew-tallawong-23-27-schofields-road-tallawong-nsw-2762">Kew Tallawong</a> has been designed to appeal to a broad mix of buyers, from first-home purchasers looking for a foothold in Sy​dney's property market to downsizers seeking a connected, low-maintenance lifestyle.

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kew-tallawong-23-27-schofields-road-tallawong-nsw-2762">Kew Tallawong</a> has been conceived as a thoughtfully planned masterplanned community that will evolve over multiple stages, with buyers now able to secure one, two and three-bedroom apartments within a neighbourhood that is already beginning to establish its identity.

One of the project's defining features is its focus on sustainability. Solar energy systems, battery storage and future EV charging infrastructure have been incorporated throughout the development, reflecting a long-term approach to both environmental performance and everyday convenience.

Sustainability sits at the centre of the development's vision, with solar energy systems, battery storage and future EV charging infrastructure integrated throughout the community.

That emphasis on future-ready living extends beyond the technology. Landscaped communal gardens, outdoor gathering spaces and plans for a future retail precinct aim to create a neighbourhood where residents can access daily conveniences without travelling far from home.

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The apartments themselves have been designed with liveability front of mind. Rather than chasing maximum density, the focus has been placed on creating practical homes with generous natural light, usable layouts and strong connections to outdoor space.

Importantly, these design principles have been applied consistently across the one, two and three-bedroom apartment offerings.

The appeal of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kew-tallawong-23-27-schofields-road-tallawong-nsw-2762">Kew Tallawong</a> is also closely linked to its location within Syd​ney's rapidly evolving north-west growth corridor. Over the past decade, major infrastructure investment has transformed the area, with new transport links, business precincts and community facilities reshaping suburbs like Talla​wong and Schofiel​ds.

The agent says buyers are increasingly recognising the area's long-term potential.

"Typical buyers that we're finding across <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kew-tallawong-23-27-schofields-road-tallawong-nsw-2762">Kew Tallawong</a> especially are your first-home buyers, your investors, your upsizers as well as your downsizers," Hawes says.

Connectivity remains one of the project's strongest drawcards. Residents have access to both Tallaw​ong Metro Station and Schofi​elds Train Station, providing links to the Sydn​ey CBD, Norw​est Business Park, Macquari​e Park and other major employment hubs. Retail centres including Rous​e Hill Town Centre and Sch​ofields Village are also nearby, alongside schools, parks and future healthcare infrastructure.

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For Stage 1 resident Roji, it is the balance between convenience and comfort that has defined the experience of living at Kew.

"For me, it's a balance of quality and convenience," she says. "Everything I need is right here."

"If I wanted to catch the train, Scho​fields Station is just around the corner. Tallaw​ong Metro connects me to the city."

More importantly, she says, the development has delivered something that cannot be measured in floorplans or specifications.

"<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kew-tallawong-23-27-schofields-road-tallawong-nsw-2762">Kew Tallawong</a> feels like home."

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As Stage 2 enters the market, that lived experience may be one of the project's strongest selling points. Buyers are not purchasing into an untested concept or a future promise. They are joining a community that is already taking shape.

Ongoing investment in transport, retail, healthcare and public open space continues to strengthen the appeal of Syd​ney's north-west growth corridor, while <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kew-tallawong-23-27-schofields-road-tallawong-nsw-2762">Kew Tallawong</a>'s established first stage provides buyers with a tangible sense of the community's future direction.

For a limited time, buyer can secure a new home at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/kew-tallawong-23-27-schofields-road-tallawong-nsw-2762">Kew Tallawong</a> with just a $10,000.

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Kew Tallawong: A growing community taking shape in Sydney's north-west

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/freecity">Freecity</a> has received development approval for its 51-storey mixed-use tower at 153-157 Walker Street, North Sydney, set to be one of the tallest mixed-use residential-led buildings in one of Sydney’s most sought-after commercial and residential addresses.

Lodged as a State Significant Development Application (SSDA) through the Housing Delivery Authority (HDA) pathway and approved by the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure following a comprehensive public exhibition and submissions process, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/153-walker-street-north-sydney-nsw-2060">the project</a> will deliver 296 apartments, alongside a 170-room, luxury hotel, activated retail and significant public domain improvements.

Situated just 200 metres from Victoria Cross Metro Station, on one of the largest developable sites in North Sydney, the development will rise to 234 metres, making it one of the tallest buildings in the suburb. With an end value of approximately $1.5 billion, the project responds directly to the NSW Government’s mandate to accelerate housing delivery in well-located, transit-connected areas.

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The apartment mix will cater to a broad range of buyers, with 65 studio and one-bedroom apartments, 139 two-bedroom residences, 35 three-bedroom apartments, 48 four-bedroom homes, and nine penthouses. Residents will have access to a dedicated amenity level on Level 33, featuring a swimming pool with views towards the Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House and North Sydney CBD, as well as a gym, library, shared kitchen, lounge and outdoor entertaining areas.

The hotel will occupy the lower six levels of the building and include meeting and function spaces, a wellness centre with gym, yoga studio, swimming pool and sauna, further strengthening North Sydney's growing hospitality offering.

At ground level, the development has been designed to improve pedestrian connections through the precinct. More than 700 sqm of retail space will activate the street frontage, while a landscaped through-site link connecting Walker Street, Little Walker Street and Doris Fitton Park will provide new public open space with seating, paving and extensive native landscaping.

Freecity Group Co-Founder and Joint CEO Tony Sun said the project represents one of the most significant development opportunities currently available in North Sydney.

"This is one of the most significant development sites in North Sydney and it comes at a pivotal moment for the precinct," Sun said.

"North Sydney is undergoing a genuine transformation, and this project will contribute housing the city urgently needs while creating a landmark destination."

Executive Director of Development Michael Romano said demand for both residential and hotel accommodation would continue to strengthen as the Metro precinct matures.

"The structural demand for high-quality housing and hotel accommodation in North Sydney is compelling, and will only grow as the precinct continues to evolve around the new Metro station," Romano said.

Architectus has designed the tower, orientating the apartments to maximise views towards Sydney Harbour while introducing a sculpted façade intended to respond to light, wind and the surrounding skyline.

Architectus Principal Marko Damic said the design sought to create a tower that contributes to the public realm as much as the skyline.

"We wanted to design a tower that doesn't just sit in the skyline but actively participates and contributes to city life," Damic said.

First look: Freecity gets green light for mixed-use apartment and hotel tower in North Sydney

<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/abadeen">Abadeen</a> and <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developers/perifa">PERIFA</a> have celebrated the topping out of <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/putney-wharf-harbourfront-precinct-20-waterview-street-putney-nsw-2112">Putney Wharf,</a> marking a significant milestone in the delivery of one of Syd​ney's most anticipated waterfront communities.

Located on Sydney's harbourfront at <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/developments/putney-nsw-2112">Putney</a>, the project has now reached its highest structural point, with construction progressing strongly towards completion in 2027. 
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The milestone was celebrated on-site with project partners Phoenix Property Investors, Mitsubishi Estate Asia, Versatile Construction, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/architects/sjb-architects">SJB</a>, consultants and stakeholders, to recognise the collective effort behind the transformation of the historic waterfront site into a vibrant new residential, marina and lifestyle destination.

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<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/putney-wharf-harbourfront-precinct-20-waterview-street-putney-nsw-2112">Putney Wharf</a> will deliver a mix of waterfront residences and terraces, complemented by a private 36-berth marina, waterfront dining opportunities and a revitalised foreshore designed to reconnect the community with the river's edge. 
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Abadeen Executive Chairman and Founder Justin Brown said the project represented a rare opportunity to create the next chapter in Sydn​ey's long history of successful waterfront precincts. 
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"Throughout Sydney, some of the city's most sought-after addresses have emerged from carefully considered waterfront precincts such as Woolloom​ooloo Wharf, Walsh Bay and Breakfast Point," Brown said.

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"What makes these places so successful is that they become much more than residential developments," Brown said.

"They bring together homes, hospitality, marina facilities, public spaces and a strong sense of community in locations where future supply is incredibly limited."

Brown has long described absolute waterfront land in Sy​dney as "finite."

"Once these opportunities are developed, they are rarely replicated. That's why Syd​ney's waterfront precincts have consistently demonstrated strong demand and long-term value growth over many decades. 
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"<a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/putney-wharf-harbourfront-precinct-20-waterview-street-putney-nsw-2112">Putney Wharf</a> is one of the few remaining opportunities to secure a residence within a masterplanned waterfront community that combines direct water access, marina ownership opportunities and a genuine village lifestyle just moments from the Sy​dney CBD."

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PERIFA Founder and Managing Director Fabrizio Perilli said the project reflected a shared commitment to delivering exceptional places that create long-term value for residents and the broader community. 
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"The topping out milestone is a significant achievement for the Versatile Group and a testament to the collaboration between all project partners, consultants and contractors involved," Perilli said. 
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"Beyond the residences themselves, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/putney-wharf-harbourfront-precinct-20-waterview-street-putney-nsw-2112">Putney Wharf</a> will establish a new waterfront destination that celebrates the history, character and lifestyle of this unique location while creating a lasting legacy for future generations."

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Construction is being delivered by <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/builders/versatile">Versatile Construction</a>, with structural works now substantially complete across the precinct. Attention will progressively shift to the construction of the waterview terraces, apartment façades, services and interior fit-out works over the coming months. 
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With limited residences and marina berths remaining, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/putney-wharf-harbourfront-precinct-20-waterview-street-putney-nsw-2112">Putney Wharf</a> continues to attract strong interest from owner occupiers and downsizers seeking a premium waterfront lifestyle within close proximity to Putne​y Village, Rh​odes, Top Ry​de and the Syd​ney CBD. 
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As one of the last opportunities to secure a residence within a new masterplanned waterfront community on Sy​dney Harbour, <a href="https://www.apartments.com.au/new-apartments/putney-wharf-harbourfront-precinct-20-waterview-street-putney-nsw-2112">Putney Wharf</a> is expected to remain a highly sought-after address for years to come.

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Jonathan Chancellor

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