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The much-anticipated listing of the Sydney Harbour home of the late arts patron Ann Lewis has made its way onto the market.
The 1909 residence, Amaroo, comes with direct access to a sandy beach and private deepwater jetty. There is also a boat pen for large cruiser, one of only two in Rose Bay.   Luciano Pavarotti was just one of many dinner guests at Lewis’ three-level villa, which would not look out of place overlooking the Mediterranean.
It was her home for about 55 years, and has now been listed for October 27 auction by her four children, Amanda Zsebik, Tony Lewis, Annalise Scanlan and Daniel Lewis, following her death in May.
The internal photos of the house were taken before much of her contemporary art collection was donated to various regional galleries.
It included a massive John Olsen painting that hung from her dining room ceiling for 45 years, but now hangs at the Newcastle Regional Gallery.
Her home town of Moree was given 65 works by indigenous artists.
Mossgreen is set to sell the contents at a forthcoming auction.
A Mungindi grazier's daughter, Ann Livingston met building construction magnate John Lewis on the dance floor at Prunier's in Woollahra.
Title Tattle, the Property Observer weekly Friday column on the property comings and goings of Australia's movers and shakers, <a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/news/title-tattle-jackie-o-swaps-paddington-pad-for-highlands-hideaway/2011071450812" target="_blank">heralded the listing in mid-July.</a>
The Australian Financial Review speculates its pricing will exceed Rose Bay's $18.2 million top sale.
It has been listed by Ken Jacobs at Christies International in conjunction with the local agency, McGrath Estate Agents.
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Ann Lewis' Sydney Harbour home ready for its next patron

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Frasers Property Australia has released 1,500 square metres of prime office space within its highly awarded Lumiere property at 101 Bathurst Street, Sydney.
Bluehold Property Agents (formerly PDBA), which is based on-site, has been appointed to sell the strata lots.
They range between 20 square metres and 125 square metres, with prices starting from $175,000 plus GST.
Bluehold expects to sell to professional services consultancies and quite possibly existing occupants of Lumiere’s high-rise residential apartments.
It’s a rarity for strata office spaces to be for sale within a premium-grade building in Sydney’s CBD, Bluehold’s Ben Symond says.
The commercial owners will enjoy access to Club Lumiere’s resort facilities and 24-hour concierge.
Its facilities include cinemas, a 50-metre indoor/outdoor pool, steam and sauna rooms.
Lumiere Commercial comprises one complete, secure level of the iconic tower on the 12th floor above Bathurst Street.
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All the Lumiere Commercial suites larger than 100 square metres include a parking space with an estimated value of $100,000.
Headed up by brothers Jay, Luke and Ben Symond, Bluehold Property Agents was launched in 2010 under the name Property Development Brokers Australia (PDBA).
The Symond family has been established in the Australian property development and finance industry for over three decades.
The building complex designed by UK-based Foster + Partners includes Lumiere Residences, a multi-level retail centre, Fraser Suites Sydney apartment hotel and Lumiere Commercial.
Regent Place won the mixed use development category of the Property Council of Australia’s awards for innovation and excellence in 2009.
Frasers has recently sold two suites achieving a high of $8,800 per square metre for a 32-square-metre suite.
The stylish internal fitout of Lumiere Commercial is underway, with occupancy anticipated from November.
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Lumiere luxury a rarity in Sydney CBD office strata offerings

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Ken Woolley's striking Modernist 1960s Pettit + Sevitt project home, built recently with 21st-century thinking, has been listed for October 8 McGrath auction with $1.18 million plus hopes.
The latest five-bedroom, two-bathroom Lowline house project by the veteran architect was built at the request of Val Sevitt, the widow of company co-founder Ron Sevitt.
Its design on the 960-square-metre block has been aimed at simplicity, timelessness and functionality taking the best of the past with current-day details.
It is three decades after the original building company closed its doors, and earlier this year the new-look Pettit + Sevitt was completed in the Sydney Hills district of Kellyville.
The house is built on a conventional concrete slab using brick veneer and features western red cedar windows and exposed wooden beams.
The original 1960s house design has been updated to meet modern building requirements.
It certainly incorporates a number of environmental features, including solar panels, reverse-cycle air-conditioning and in-ground rainwater tanks.
"It’s a new millennium version of a modernist cult classic," its McGrath listing agent Mark Vinogradov says.
"It enjoys a peaceful setting close to local shops and city bound transport with views to Castle Hill golf club.
"It has family functional architecture and premium quality additions," he notes.
Pettit + Sevitt relaunched in 2009 under the directorship of Ron Sevitt’s widow, Val Sevitt, and her children, Colin Sevitt and Carol Perry.
Ken Woolley who has had an ongoing association with the project home company, desgined the new prototype Lowline house.
Sevitt says the project  produced a prototype that could form the basis of another project, possible a split-level design.
She says there has been client interest in having the Lowline built on vacant blocks elsewhere in Sydney, but clients had yet to secure suitable blocks.
At one stage Pettit + Sevitt was building 400 of Lowline houses a year with about 3,500 built in the 1960s and '70s.
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Pettit + Sevitt home just as groovy in 21st century

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The 1966 Peter Muller-designed Bourke Street Hoyts Cinema Centre in Melbourne is being converted into strata offices.
It’s been re-launched as 140 East by its developers, Drapac Property.
CBRE agent Tom Tuxworth and David Combes of Alexander Robertson will steer the sale campaign
Whole and half floors as well smaller office ranging from 100 square metres to 605 square metres are being offered.
The cinema façade, which has strong Frank Lloyd Wright influences, is National Trust listed.
The building housed three cinemas on its opening. Drapac Property bought the building in 2004 after Hoyts moved its main theatre complex to Melbourne Central. The cinemas closed in 2004
The premium fit outs of the 7,000-square-metre space over the 10 floors will be designed by SJB Architects.
A half floor in 140 East has already been sold, with the level six strata space fetching $1.72 million, or $5,500 per square metre of building area.
Purchasers will also have the ability to buy car bays in the building which is accessed off Little Bourke Street.
Combes says the Bourke Street precinct has undergone a renaissance in recent years with the addition of the Southern Cross Office development diagonally opposite.
Tuxworth says with no other product like it in the Melbourne CBD he is expecting the project to be very well received.
"This precinct of the CBD currently – and historically – has the lowest vacancy rates, and there is no doubt rents are increasing and will continue to rise.'
Drapac Property purchased the building for $14.4 million. 
The anchor tenant of the lower levels will be Virgin Active health and fitness club. The adjoining 138 Bourke Street strata space was listed last October with $18 million hopes after the three-level complex was leased to Virgin Active on a 15-year lease returning about $1,542,000 a year.
The Virgin space did not find a buyer.
Muller also designed Hoyts drive-ins.
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Cinema centre begins sequel as strata offices

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There's been joyous celebration on the Cronin Island, the luxury Gold Coast location, just days after tears that followed an emotional auction elsewhere on the island enclave.
Nicole Bricknell, the former wife of the penniless former Billabong surfwear boss Matthew Perrin, has won her battle against the Commonwealth Bank, which was seeking to repossess her beloved family home.
The Queensland Supreme Court has found the former Billabong chief repeatedly forged the signature of his wife (and brother) to secure a $13.5 million loan from the Commonwealth Bank.
The ruling means the Commonwealth Bank cannot enforce its mortgage over the couple's Gold Coast mansion or enforce personal guarantees against Perrin's wife. Outside court, an emotional Bricknell, who is now divorced and who has reverted to her maiden name, said she was glad the proceedings were over.
Justice Philip McMurdo found Matthew Perrin went to "elaborate" lengths to forge his wife's signature. The court heard they were "very good forgeries."
In order to forge one document, he obtained a slip signed by his wife giving one of their daughters permission to take part in school sports, cut out the signature and "by a process of cut-and-paste" produced a backdated power of attorney, McMurdo found.
The $13.5 million was borrowed against the Cronin Island house when it was valued at $15 million in 2008.
"The plaintiff’s claim against the defendant (Perrin) will be dismissed," McMurdo ruled.
"The defendant has established that the register should be corrected to remove the bank’s mortgages.
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<a href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/queensland/former-equititrust-boss-mark-mcivor-lists-popov-designed-gold-coast-home/2011081651176" target="_blank">Meanwhile the luxury Gold Coast abode of the recently resigned managing director of besieged Equititrust, Mark McIvor</a> (pictured above), was passed in at weekend auction on a $4.9 million bid, well short of the wanted figure and reportedly $1.6 million beneath its most recent valuation.
After the two-storey riverfront home designed by Sydney-based architect Alex Popov was passed in the auction attendees noted McIvor's wife Stacey was in tears.
"It's a demonstration of a hard market given it is well below replacement cost," Mark McIvor told the local press.
"We are not in a hurry and we prefer to sell it to someone who appreciates what it has to offer, it is a magnificent home."
It’s one of the 33 properties on the island located just two kilometres inland from the coast.
McIvor, now managing director of Landsolve Partners, built the house on the $1 million block, which he bought in 1994.
The island’s highest sale was $8 million in 2004, when an older-style house on 2,300 square metres was sold.
Equititrust, which became known for using a Roman voussoir arch as its marketing logo to suggest structural stability, was among the many unlisted mortgage funds to take a battering following the 2008 financial crisis.
In April 2011 Equititrust confirmed it had stopped paying income distributions to unit holders in two funds housing more than $300 million worth of assets as it accelerated its debt repayments to its banks.
Equititrust investors have been through hell with their money frozen for more than three years, with interest payments stopped and the value of their units substantially devalue, and with no end in sight. Lawyers Piper Alderman continues to investigate the merits of a unit holder class action against Equititrust Limited.
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Nicole Perrin joyous, but Stacey McIvor distraught in Cronin Island home dramas

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China’s housing inflation eased slightly in August, according to the ANZ Bank.
The August figure reflected an annual rise of 4.1% against July's 4.3% annual increase, suggesting that the central government's tightening efforts are continuing to show modest results.
The Chinese National Bureau of Statistics reported that real estate prices in 46 out of the 70 largest cities either declined or remain unchanged in the month.
Of the 70 large and midsize cities covered in the government survey, 23 showed higher prices in August than in July, the National Bureau of Statistics says.
This was down on the 39 showing higher prices in July than June.
The ANZ report notes new home prices rose in Shanghai (+0.3ppt), Guangzhou (+0.6ppt) and Shenzhen (+0.2ppt); but were flat in Beijing.
On a month-to-month basis, housing inflation was flat nationwide, it notes.
Forbes reports month-on-month declines in new home prices in 16 cities in August, up from 14 cities showing declines in July.
In the latest effort to curb property prices, Beijing has required municipal and state governments to establish new home price control targets based on economic growth and increases in disposable income.
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China's housing inflation eases slightly in August: ANZ

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Darren Lockyer, the 36-time Queensland State of Origin team hero, has found the Brisbane property market as enduringly tough as his recent on-field experience.
His Paddington residence listed for early August auction remains for sale in the city’s challenging market.
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/queensland/darren-lockyer-s-brisbane-house-for-sale-in-tough-selling-season/2011072850958">The contemporary Paddington property</a> cost Lockyer $1.49 million in 2004.
It now comes with $2,275,000 hopes.
The five-bedroom, three-bathroom place had been expected to fetch $2 million plus based on the standard growth (and then decline) experienced in Brisbane over the past seven years. A nearby $2.15 million will have given Lockyer some comfort.
No official public price estimate has been given by its listing agents Tim Douglas and Gail Miller at Place Estate Agents.
In March the Broncos captain announced he will retire from all forms of rugby league at the end of the NRL season, his 17th season in first grade.
Brisbane’s auction clearance rates have hovered around 25% in the first nine months of this year, according to Australian Property Monitors, although for the past three weeks there has been a notable improvement from 25% to 30% and a 42% clearance rate last weekend.
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Darren Lockyer gives Brisbane market a try but can't get his house over the line

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A record $2,365,000 has been paid for a Millers Point terrace, part of Housing NSW's extended sell-off of historic terraces to raise funds for new housing estates in other Sydney suburbs.
Toxteth, built in 1869 in the grand Georgian style at the foot of Observatory Hill, came with the rare bonus of triple parking.
The townhouse with seven bedrooms has a 10-metre Kent Street frontage.
The sale was through by Andrew Stewart and Lorraine Crawford from Di Jones Real Estate.
Beginning in 2008, the Millers Point sales are part of a rationalisation by Housing NSW, which owns 80% of properties in the area, inherited from the Maritime Services Board in the 1980s.
More than $20 million has been recouped from the 20-odd sales, according to Australian Property Monitors.
The department does not have the funds to renovate them so has been using the proceeds to build public housing in the inner west for the elderly, families in need and the disabled.
The new leaseholders are required to restore them to their former glory, conforming with heritage guidelines.
The previous highest departmental sale was $2.1 million. The cheapest property in the group sold for about $840,000.
Privately held Millers Point houses have sold for much higher prices.
The former state Labor government's policy was that the Millers Point public housing estate remained an important part of the NSW government’s social housing portfolio. "However, as many of the department’s properties in Millers Point are of significant heritage value they require major financial investments to meet heritage requirements,” the department says.
"As the department has limited resources which must be focused on delivering homes for those most in need, meeting these heritage liabilities is increasingly challenging.
'By offering long-term leases on these properties to the private sector we will unlock their value whilst keeping government ownership of the property."
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The bare-knuckle political battle for the seat of Bennelong has had its property conclusion following a $1.76 million weekend auction result. The political victor, the former tennis great John Alexander, has finally offloaded his Lindfield home (pictured above) following his relocation into his lower north shore electorate.
But the sale price didn't cover his conveyancing costs.
The four-bedroom property, Lancaster House, set on the upper north shore had been initially expected to fetch more than $2 million on its failed March listing. Alexander had paid $1.7 million in 2007.
The Alexander family has bought a modern four-bedroom residence in Putney for $1,845,000.
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The former ALP MP Maxine McKew and her partner, political strategist Bob Hogg, sold their house in Epping (pictured above) in the Bennelong electorate for $1,065,000, and were the property victors.
With McKew and Hogg heading off to Melbourne, St Elmo, their 1902 three-bedroom house, had been tipped to fetch $950,000-plus at its March auction through McGrath Epping agent Wayne Vaughan. McKew and Hogg bought the property for $860,000 when they moved from Mosman before McKew's 2007 election victory over then prime minister John Howard.
McKew, now working with the not-for-profit organisation Social Ventures Australia, lost the seat of Bennelong to Alexander by 5,300 votes after a 4.5% swing.
McKew and Hogg’s price gain reflected 5.5% annual growth, compared with Alexander's 0.8% annual price growth.
McKew and Hogg have recently since spent $1.24 million on a Southbank residential/commercial office warehouse complex.
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The three-level building (pictured above) has fitted offices and caretaker residence only a short walk to the city and Yarra promenade.
It was marketed as offering a flexible floorplan plus double garage by its listing agent James Keep at Cayzer Real Estate when sold by Westmont Holdings Bruce Barron.
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John Alexander won Bennelong, but Maxine McKew takes the property points

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Far North Coast entrepreneur Eddie Phillips has placed a $2.5 million asking price on his redundant Brunswick Heads motel.
The River View Inn at 2 Brunswick Terrace, located opposite the river, has been on and off the market since 2006. In 2008 its hopes were $5 million.
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The motel is set on two separate lots of 872 square metres next to the Brunswick Hotel
The motel has 12 rooms, in-ground swimming pool, manager's quarters and licensed restaurant.
It has been listed through Raine &amp; Horne agent Janis Perkins as suitable for either improving or redeveloping.
Raine &amp; Horne has another motel on sale at $1,999,000. It’s the 12-room Chalet Motel, which sits on a 1,349-square-metre block of land.
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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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